The Need for Location Decisions

The Nature of Location Decisions

Strategic Importance of Location Decisions

Objectives of Location Decisions

Supply Chain Considerations

Location Options

Global Locations

Facilitating Factors

Benefits

Disadvantages

Risks

Managing Global Operations

General Procedure for Making Location Decisions

Identifying a Country, Region, Community, and Site

Identifying a Country

Identifying a Region

Identifying a Community

Identifying a Site

Multiple Plant Manufacturing Strategies

Geographic Information Systems

Service and Retail Locations

Evaluating Location Alternatives

Locational Cost-Profit-Volume Analysis

The Transportation Model

Factor Rating

The Center of Gravity Method

Case: Hello, Walmart?

Supplement: The Transportation Model