The Need for Location Decisions The Nature of Location Decisions Strategic Importance of Location Decisions Objectives of Location Decisions Location Options
General Procedure for Making Location Decisions Factors That Affect Location Decisions Newsclip: Foreign Workers Relocating to Pittsburgh Cope with Culture
Shock Regional Factors Community Considerations Site-Related Factors Multiple Plant Manufacturing Strategies
Service and Retail Locations Newsclips: Where to Put the New Store?
Vying for Patients, Hospitals Think Location, Location Global Locations Facilitating Factors
Newsclip: Congress Approves Three Free Trade Agreements Benefits Disadvantages Risks Managing Global Operations
Readings: How BP Could Have Avoided Disaster
Quiet Migration: Apparel and Textile Companies Head Out of China
Evaluating Location Alternatives Locational Cost-Profit-Volume Analysis The Transportation Model Factor Rating The Center of Gravity Method
Summary Key Terms Solved Problems Discussion and Review Questions Taking Stock Critical Thinking Exercise Group/Experiential Learning Exercises Problems Case: Hello, Walmart? Selected Bibliography and Further Reading Supplement: The Transportation Model |