Factor rating method

Factor Rating:
FACTORS RATING WEIGHTS (Relative)

Availability of Infrastructure 90 .28

Size of the Market 60 .18

Tax benefits etc 30 .09

Availability of cheap labour 30 .09

Climatie conditions 50 .15

Nearness to port 65 .20

Sum of all Factors 325 1.00

Rating of Each Location Against Each Weight:

FACTORS LOC 1 LOC2 LOC3 LOC4 LOC5

Availability of Infrastructure 20 40 60 35 55

Size of the Market 30 30 40 60 80

Tax benefits etc 80 20 10 20 20

Availability of cheap labour 70 70 45 50 50

Climatic conditions 80 30 50 60 50

Nearness to port 20 40 90 50 60
Ranking of Each Location:
FACTORS Relative Weights LOC 1 LOC2 LOC3 LOC4 LOC5

Avail of Infra. .28 20 40 60 35 55

Size of the Market .18 30 30 40 60 80

Tax benefits etc .09 80 20 10 20 20

Avail of cheap labr .09 70 70 45 50 50

Climatic conditions .15 80 30 50 60 50

Nearness to port .2 20 40 90 50 60

Overall Score for Locations: 41.23 37.54 54.77 46.46 56.15

Ranking of Locations: 4 5 2 3 1
Center of Gravity Method