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    The document discusses the location decision of a facility (WIF). The WIF chose its current location because it is close to customers in a large industrial estate, has adequate infrastructure like transportation and utilities, and offers an accessible labor pool of cheap contract workers from a nearby city. While the location provides advantages like proximity to clients, transportation access, and supporting facilities, it also has disadvantages such as being far from bigger clients, having limited expansion options, and lacking nearby amenities like hotels and hospitals. Overall, the document argues the current location remains the best option compared to other industrial estates in the city due to its facilities and access to customers and services.

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    The document discusses the location decision of a facility (WIF). The WIF chose its current location because it is close to customers in a large industrial estate, has adequate infrastructure like transportation and utilities, and offers an accessible labor pool of cheap contract workers from a nearby city. While the location provides advantages like proximity to clients, transportation access, and supporting facilities, it also has disadvantages such as being far from bigger clients, having limited expansion options, and lacking nearby amenities like hotels and hospitals. Overall, the document argues the current location remains the best option compared to other industrial estates in the city due to its facilities and access to customers and services.

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    Facility Decision Location: Group 1

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    Sneha Lotia
    The document discusses the location decision of a facility (WIF). The WIF chose its current location because it is close to customers in a large industrial estate, has adequate infrastructure like transportation and utilities, and offers an accessible labor pool of cheap contract workers from a nearby city. While the location provides advantages like proximity to clients, transportation access, and supporting facilities, it also has disadvantages such as being far from bigger clients, having limited expansion options, and lacking nearby amenities like hotels and hospitals. Overall, the document argues the current location remains the best option compared to other industrial estates in the city due to its facilities and access to customers and services.

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    FACILITY DECISION

    LOCATION

    Group 1
    Why do you think your WIF decided to
    locate it in the place where it is?
    • Proximity to customers:
    • Close to the customers as there are a lot of companies in the vicinity
    • Located in the largest Industrial Estate of the state

    • Infrastructure:
    • Adequate road transportation available
    • Energy & telecom requirements are met

    • Labor:
    • Cheap labor available – contract labor is easy to avail
    • High bargaining power
    • Labor hired from closest city to the location
    Advantages & disadvantages of its
    current location?
    Advantages Disadvantages
    • Falls in the center of all the main • Bigger clients far from the
    cities of the state location
    • Good transport & other facilities • Located in the interiors of the
    available industrial estate
    • Lots of warehouse available • Transportation of heavy loads
    • Most of the clients are within have to follow a longer route
    the industrial estate • Expansion of infrastructure in
    • The industrial estate has its own the vicinity is not possible
    dedicated fire station, police • No hotels in the area
    station for emergency • Lodges are far from the firm
    • Airport is closer the location • No hospitals in the area in case
    • Banks are very close to the firm of emergencies
    Where should it be located according to you?

    • If compared to the other industrial estates within the city; than the
    current location of the firm would be the best
    • The current location has a lot of other facilities available thus
    making it the best location
    • Decent power availability, transportation service, water supply,
    living conditions & other services
    • Easy exposure to the companies around to attract new customers
    • Located close to most of its customers thus reducing the shipping
    cost
    THANK YOU

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