Learning Activity 6.3: Location Decisions
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Learning Activity 6.3: Location Decisions
Introduction and Purpose of Assignment
Many factors are involved in the decision to locate an organization. Many organizations have been forced to close because of their wrong location. Knowing how to make location decisions is another skill that Operations Management can offer the manager.

Objectives

• Examine the issues involved in making location decisions. (6.3)

Theory and Context
Considering how the product is moved from the first acquisition of raw material to the end user requires decisions all along the supply chain. Where facilities are located is one of those decisions that needs to be determined when considering how products reach their final destination.

Resources

W. P. Carey School of Business. (2010). Module 4: Move it: Transportation and logistics [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZpHiMTwOdM
Instructions
1. Prepare the following for your initial post in this activity’s forum:
a. Provide a brief overview of the importance of location analysis and decision-making for organizations.
b. Consider an organization that you are familiar with and evaluate the importance of this organization’s location
c. What factors do you think management considered when placing the organization there?
d. What factors do you think management should have considered when determining location?
e. How successful has this organization’s location been?
f. What recommendations would you make to this organization regarding location?
2. Post your responses in the discussion forum titled Wk6 Location Decisions.