There Are Two Basic Strategies for Locating Manufacturing Facilities

question 48

Multiple Choice

There are two basic strategies for locating manufacturing facilities.These are:

• A)concentrate them in the optimal location and serve the world market from there,and concentrate them in markets that are parts of major trade blocks.
• B)locate at least one manufacturing facility in each continent in which the firm is active,and concentrate manufacturing at an optimal location.
• C)concentrate them in the optimal location and serve the world market from there,and decentralise them in various regional or national locations that are close to major markets.
• D)concentrate them in markets that are part of major trade blocks,and centralise them at a single location.

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