Question

1.) Select a service or manufacturing business and discuss the key factors to consider in locating a new facility.

2.) What data should you collect and how do you collect the data to be able to evaluate your location options?

Answer 1

1) Suppose manufacturing business like company of pharmaceutical products and while locating a new facilities company should consider the points like location must be cool , hilly , space tax holiday announced by the government while establishing , easy transportation , other pharmaceutical firms existence and eay movement of materials possible.

2) I will collect data like major location , government support for these locations , major competitors location , infrastructure and efficiency in supply of materials to different locations. Through the government agencies , internet , competitors firms analysis and through the survey and visits. Through these ways I will collect the data and analysed and after all take the decisions to establish the manufacturing units.