Plant Location Selection Techniques--------jaico
The book is designed to provide chief
executive officers, manufacturing vice presidents, chief engineers and
engineers a checklist of things to do in analyzing a potential plant
site. It is also designed to provide state and local industrial
development staffs guidance in their efforts to obtain industry. New
entrepreneurs will find this book to be useful in making presentations
to financial agencies.
The book shows how to choose the best location in a country through
arraying the basic economic and social facts in an orderly manner. Both
tangible and intangible cost analysis and factor weighting are covered.
Included are the impact of customs, legal systems, ways of doing
business upon costs, management style and plant efficiency.
Current legislation’s potential impact upon plant location is evaluated.
This review includes GATT, NAFT A, CBI and other international direct
and indirect influences on markets and costs. Also the potential impact
of OSHA, ADA, EPA and other national mandates is covered.
