Understanding Business
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ISBN: 9780078023163
Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9.4, Problem 8TP
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To determine: The major criteria of the facility location.
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Facility location is the perfect location for the set up the manufacturing industry where all the inputs are easily available for the production such as raw material, skilled labor, equipment and many others.
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