Compare and Contrast the Factor-Rating System and the Transportation Method

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Essay

Compare and contrast the factor-rating system and the transportation method of linear programming as used in facility location decisions.

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Definitions:

Oceanic Trench

Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean floor formed by the subduction of a tectonic plate under another.

Mid-Ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics, that encircles the globe along the ocean floor.

Island Arc

A curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, above a subducting zone.

Linear Island Chain

A series of islands aligned in a straight line, often created by the movement of a tectonic plate over a stationary hotspot in the Earth's mantle.