Chapter 10 - Facility Layout Location Discussion 3:The study of facility location problems, also known as location analysis, is a branch of operations research and computational geometry concerned with the optimal placement of facilities

Chapter 10 - Facility Layout Location Discussion 3

The study of facility location problems, also known as location analysis, is a branch of operations research and computational geometry concerned with the optimal placement of facilities to minimize transportation costs while considering factors like avoiding placing hazardous materials near housing, and competitors' facilities. The techniques also apply to cluster analysis.

Conduct your own research and discuss with the group the following:

Discuss Max & Minimum Locations.

 To post in the discussion board you must do the following:

1) Using APA format create a new thread. Use guidelines indicated above to help you write your post. Your initial response should be about 250-300 words

2) Select AT LEAST 2 other students' threads and post substantive comments on those threads. Your comments should extend the conversation started with the thread. 

ALL original posts and comments must be substantive. (I'm looking for about a 3-4 paragraphs - not just "I agree.")

References:

Reid, R.D., and Sanders, N. (2016). Operations management. 6th ed. Wiley.  ISBN: 978-1118