Plant Location Selection Techniques

Edwin M. McPherson

• Publisher: William Andrew
• Year: 1995
• eBook ISBN: 9780815518594
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Industrial Management
• Index: Business

This book ties together history, legislation and economics to create an awareness of what chances an individual will have when he selects a location for a plant. Key costs are discussed including those mandated by the environment and by legislation. The impact of cultures, both past and present, upon the opportunity for economic success are reviewed. It is a ""How To"" and a ""Beware"" presentation of plant location, both domestic and international.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 do's and don'ts of plant location are dealt with from both the current and historical prospective. The impact of legislation upon manufacturing costs and thereby industry location is covered by both current and past examples.Examples of failed locations from both industry and site planners perspectives are provided. 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 present and potential impact of OSHA, ADA, EPA and other national mandates is covered.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Plant Location Selection Techniques
• Copyright Page
• CONTENTS
• Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 2. EVALUATING TOOLS
• Chapter 3. PLANT LAYOUT
• Chapter 4. BUSINESS PLAN
• Chapter 5. ENVIRONMENT/NATURAL RESOURCES
• Chapter 6. POPULATION —LABOR SUPPLY
• Chapter 7. MARKETS
• Chapter 8. UTILITIES
• Chapter 9. TOPOGRAPHY—ACREAGE
• Chapter 10. BUILDINGS
• Chapter 11. TRANSPORTATION
• Chapter 12. TANGIBLE VERSUS INTANGIBLE FACTORS OF LOCATION
• Chapter 13. DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ECONOMIC DATA SHEETS
• Chapter 14. FUNDING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
• Chapter 15. EARLY CREATION OF CITIES
• Chapter 17. GEOPOLITICS—EXPANDING SELF–SUFFICIENT PIVOTAL REGIONS
• Chapter 18.UNITED STATES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
• Chapter 19. SUMMARY OF PART THREE—HISTORICAL BASIS FOR THE GROWTH OF CITIES
• Chapter 20. THEORIES OF PLANT LOCATION
• Chapter 21. PUBLIC POLICY IN RESPECT TO LOCATION
• Chapter 22. HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES—PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVENESS
• Chapter 23. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
• APPENDIX I: ANALYZING A LOCATION IN AN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY–A CASE STUDY
• APPENDIX II: 807 TARIFF CONVENTION
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INDEX