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Industrial location analysis typically attempts to
a. reduce costs b. maximize sales c. focus more on human resources d. be environmentally friendly |
A
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Service location decisions typically attempt to
a. minimize costs b. consider global implications c. decrease labor costs d. be environmentally friendly e. none of the above |
E
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A location decision for an appliance manufacturer would tend to have a(an)
a. cost focus b. labor focus c. revenue focus d. environmental focus e. education focus |
A
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A location decision for a traditional department store (Macy's) would tend to have a(n)
a. cost focus b. labor focus c. revenue focus d. environmental focus |
C
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In location planning, environmental regulations, cost and availability of utilities, and taxes are
a. global factors b. country factors c. regional/community factors d. site-related factors e. none of the above |
C
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Which of the following is usually not one of the top considerations in choosing a manufacturing
location? a. availability of labor and labor productivity b. exchange rates c. attitude of governmental units d. zoning regulations e. entertainment opportunities |
D
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When making a location decision at the country level, which of these would be considered?
a. corporate desires b. land/construction costs c. air, rail, highway, waterway systems d. zoning restrictions e. location of markets |
E
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Which of these factors would be considered when making a location decision at the
region/community level? a. government rules, attitudes, stability, incentives b. cultural and economic issues c. zoning restrictions d. environmental impact issues e. proximity to raw materials and customers |
E
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When making a location decision at the region/community level, which of these would be
considered? a. government rules, attitudes, stability, incentives b. cultural and economic issues c. cost and availability of utilities d. zoning restrictions e. air, rail, highway, waterway systems |
C
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Which of these factors would be considered when making a location decision at the site level?
a. government rules, attitudes, stability, incentives b. cultural and economic issues c. zoning regulations d. cost and availability of utilities e. proximity to raw materials and customers |
C
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Tangible costs include which of the following?
a. climatic conditions b. availability of public transportation c. taxes d. quality and attitude of prospective employees e. zoning regulations |
C
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Intangible costs include which of the following?
a. quality of prospective employees b. quality of education c. availability of public transportation d. all of the above |
D
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Community attitudes, zoning restrictions, and quality of labor force are likely to be considered in
which of the following location decision methods? a. transportation method b. locational break-even analysis c. center-of-gravity method d. simulation e. factor rating method |
E
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Which of the following methods best considers intangible costs related to a location decision?
a. crossover methods b. locational break-even analysis c. factor rating analysis d. the transportation method e. the assignment method |
C
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Evaluating location alternatives by comparing their composite (weighted-average) scores involves
a. factor rating analysis b. cost-volume analysis c. transportation model analysis d. linear regression analysis e. crossover analysis |
A
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