Chapter 08
Location Planning and Analysis
True / Fal Questions
1. Location decisions are basically one-time decisions usually made by new organizations. FALSE
Difficulty: Medium
TLO: 1
Taxonomy: Knowledge
2. The fact that most types of firms are located in every ction of the country suggests that in many cas, location decisions are not overly important; one location typically is as good as another.
FALSE
Difficulty: Medium
TLO: 2
Taxonomy: Knowledge
3. You can't make a mistake by locating where labor costs are low.
FALSE
Difficulty: Medium
TLO: 4
Taxonomy: Knowledge
4. Advanced communications has aided globalization.
TRUE
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 3
Taxonomy: Knowledge
5. The first step in developing location alternatives is identifying important factors. FALSE海底地震
Difficulty: Hard
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TLO: 5
Taxonomy: Knowledge
6. An example of a regional factor in location planning is the location of our markets (either existing or potential).
TRUE
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 4
Taxonomy: Knowledge
7. A strategy that emphasizes convenience for the customers would probably lect a single very large facility.
FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 4
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8. For rvice organizations, the dominant factors in location analysis usually are
market-related.
TRUE
Difficulty: Medium
TLO: 4
Taxonomy: Knowledge
9. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) u the Center of Gravity method to establish starting grid co-ordinatesbyte
FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 4
Taxonomy: Knowledge
10. Labor laws are an important site-related factor.
FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 4
Taxonomy: Knowledge
11. Web-bad, retail business should be located near the customer to reduce their long distance phone charges.
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FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 4
Taxonomy: Knowledge
12. For rvice and retail stores, a prime factor in location analysis is customer access. TRUE
Difficulty: Medium
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Taxonomy: Knowledge
13. Retail business generally prefer locations that are not near other retailers, as this reduces their competition.
FALSE
Difficulty: Medium
TLO: 4
Taxonomy: Knowledge
14. Technology has made communication with global operations as easy as local communication.
FALSE
AACSB: RT
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 3
Taxonomy: Knowledge
15. Factor rating is limited to quantitative information concerning location decisions. FALSE
Difficulty: Hard
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TLO: 5
Taxonomy: Knowledge
16. As a result of the factor rating analysis, a manager may sometimes reject all of the alternatives under consideration when the composite scores are below the minimum threshold value.
TRUE
Difficulty: Medium国际高中
cfcTLO: 5
Taxonomy: Knowledge
17. The lower cost of foreign labor is often offt by lower levels of productivity.
TRUE
AACSB: MD
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 4
Taxonomy: Knowledge
18. The center of gravity method is a location planning technique that determines a composite score from weighted factor evaluation.
FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 5
Taxonomy: Knowledge
19. The center of gravity method is uful in location planning for the location of a distribution center.
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Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 5
Taxonomy: Knowledge
20. The center of gravity method of location planning is accurate only when the quantities to be shipped to each location are equal.
FALSE
Difficulty: Medium
TLO: 5
Taxonomy: Knowledge
21. Location decisions are cloly tied to an organization's strategies.
TRUE
Difficulty: Easy
TLO: 1
Taxonomy: Knowledge
