Purchase Solution

Factors involved in opening new manufacturing plants

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

What labor-market-oriented factors should be used to help an organization decide where to open a new manufacturing and assembly facility within the United States?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

This solution provides the learner with an overview of the various factors to take into consideration when making the decision to open a new manufacturing or assembly plant.

Solution Preview

There are a number of factors that should be taken into consideration when deciding where to open a new assembly facility. First and foremost, would be the availability of the necessary workforce. This means available citizens to be hired to work in the facility. A major factor that should be ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
SWOT

This quiz will test your understanding of the SWOT analysis, including terms, concepts, uses, advantages, and process.

Accounting: Statement of Cash flows

This quiz tests your knowledge of the components of the statements of cash flows and the methods used to determine cash flows.

Organizational Leadership Quiz

This quiz prepares a person to do well when it comes to studying organizational leadership in their studies.

Production and cost theory

Understanding production and cost phenomena will permit firms to make wise decisions concerning output volume.

Academic Reading and Writing: Critical Thinking

Importance of Critical Thinking

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Excel Solver: Toy Manufacturing Company

    603524 Excel Solver: Toy Manufacturing Company A toy manufacturing company currently maintains plants in Atlanta and Tulsa that supply to retail centers in Los Angeles and New York.

  • Sally is considering opening her own beauty salon. She antic

    Bassett furniture manufacturers close all manufacturing plants in North Carolina, USA and outsource their furniture production to manufacturing plants in China. d. General Motors purchases new equipment to replace depreciating equipment. 1.

  • This post addresses U&L new facility in China.

    It is true that the cost of labor and associated labor costs would be cheaper in China, which is why many U.S. based manufacturing companies and other industries are moving operations or opening additional plants in China.

  • The ENRON Dilemma: Using Symbolic Model in Critical Thinking

    If keeping your manufacturing plants in the USA is not profitable then you should not keep the plants in the USA. However, keeping your manufacturing plants in the USA is profitable. Thus, you should keep the plants in the USA. 2.

  • This posting addresses opening a business in India.

    What are some economic, social, environmental and technological factors the ABC manufacturing company should consider before opening an operation in India? Would you include any other factors? What analyses would you conduct?

  • Financial Analysis Problem of Acme

    What factors should Turner's manager and her supervisor, the VP of operations, consider in deciding whether to go forward with the expansion? Show any necessary calculations. Acme Manufacturing is a decentralized corporation.

  • Difference between service facilities & manufacturing plants

    In a service facility location, decisions are not affected by the factors like cost and resource availability like in facility locations of manufacturing plants.

  • Memory chip manufacturer relocating one of their existing plants

    Customers are not involved in the manufacturing processes, so the facility can appear simple also, but its importance in boosting employee morale and commitment needs to be emphasized.

  • Expansion

    445335 Expansion What factors should Huddle's manager and her supervisor, the VP of operations, consider in deciding whether to go forward with the expansion? Cisco Manufacturing is a decentralized corporation.

View More Related Solutions