| Chapter Objectives (See related pages)
Describe the impact facility decisions have on profitability and value. |
| | | Identify common decision criteria for business location decisions. |
| | | Explain why geographic information systems (GISs) benefit location decision making. |
| | | Use multifactor rating as a decision-making tool. |
| | | Compute the breakeven point when comparing alternative locations. |
| | | Describe the strengths and weaknesses of process-oriented, product-oriented, and cellular layouts. |
| | | Use the cut-and-dry method and systematic layout planning for a process-oriented layout. |
| | | Determine the theoretical minimum number of work centers and balance a line in a production-oriented layout. |
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