Facility Location Explained | How Companies Choose Where to Operate
Автор: Dr. Ashley Metcalf
Загружено: 2025-12-12
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What is Facility Location?
Where should a business locate its facilities — and why does it matter so much? In this video, Dr. Ashley Metcalf — The Ops Professor — explains the fundamentals of Facility Location and why these decisions are critical for both manufacturing and service operations.
You’ll learn:
🔹 Why facility location decisions have cost and service implications
🔹 How location choices differ for manufacturing vs. service organizations
🔹 How to use Load-Distance analysis to evaluate transportation efficiency
🔹 The basics of Center of Gravity calculations for optimal network placement
🔹 How Breakeven Analysis supports location decisions based on volume and cost
Facility location decisions shape transportation costs, responsiveness, and overall supply chain performance — making them some of the most strategic choices organizations make.
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