Service Location Strategies and Goods-Producing Location Strategies Rely on Very

question 216

Essay

Service location strategies and goods-producing location strategies rely on very different sets of assumptions. What are the assumptions associated with goods-producing locations? How do these assumptions lead to a location strategy?

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Definitions:

Business Necessity

A legally established reason that allows employers to make decisions that might otherwise be considered discriminatory, such as in hiring or work assignments, if essential for the operation of the business.

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

A U.S. law that reinforces workers' rights to fair pay, particularly addressing gender-based pay disparities.

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Unfair treatment of an individual based on their sexual orientation, prohibited in many jurisdictions.

Defense Marriage Act

A U.S. federal law enacted in 1996 that defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman for federal purposes, but was ruled unconstitutional in parts by the Supreme Court in 2013.