School of Business
Department of Management Information Systems
BMIS360: Operations Management
Chapter 8 | Part 1
Location Decisions
Spring 2020 - 2021
BMIS360 - CHAPTER 8
,Learning Objectives
1. Identify and explain seven major factors that effect location decisions
2. Compute labor productivity
3. Apply the factor-rating method
4. Complete a locational break-even analysis graphically and mathematically
5. Use the center-of-gravity method
6. Understand the differences between service- and industrial-sector location analysis
BMIS360 - CHAPTER 8
, The Strategic Importance of Location
One of the most Increasingly global in Significant impact on fixed Decisions made relatively
important decisions a firm nature and variable costs infrequently
makes
BMIS360 - CHAPTER 8
Department of Management Information Systems
BMIS360: Operations Management
Chapter 8 | Part 1
Location Decisions
Spring 2020 - 2021
BMIS360 - CHAPTER 8
,Learning Objectives
1. Identify and explain seven major factors that effect location decisions
2. Compute labor productivity
3. Apply the factor-rating method
4. Complete a locational break-even analysis graphically and mathematically
5. Use the center-of-gravity method
6. Understand the differences between service- and industrial-sector location analysis
BMIS360 - CHAPTER 8
, The Strategic Importance of Location
One of the most Increasingly global in Significant impact on fixed Decisions made relatively
important decisions a firm nature and variable costs infrequently
makes
BMIS360 - CHAPTER 8
