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FACILITIES LOCATION

7. Suitability of land and climate:

The geology of the area needs to be considered together with climatic conditions
(humidity, temperature). Climate greatly influences human efficiency and behaviour. Some
industries require specific climatic conditions e.g., textile mill will require humidity. Now, with

the development in air-conditioning facilities the climatic condition can be controlled but at a
high cost.

8. Supporting industries and services:
Nowadays the manufacturing organization will not make all the components and parts by

itself and it subcontracts the work to vendors. So, the source of supply of component parts
will be the one of the factors that influences the location. The various services like
communications, banking services professional consultancy services and other civil
amenities services will play a vital role in selection of a location.

9. Community and labour attitudes:
Community attitude towards their work and towards the prospective industries can
make or mar the industry. Community attitudes towards supporting trade union activities are
important criteria. Facility location in specific location is not desirable even though all factors

are favouring because of labour attitude towards management, which brings very often the
strikes and lockouts.

2.3 Distance Measure

The distance measure involved in a facility location problem is an important element

in formulating an analytical model. Distance measures can be categorized as:

1. Rectilinear

 Distance are measured along paths that are orthogonal (or perpendicular) to
each other.
 Figure 2.1 shows the distance from point A to point B using rectilinear
distance.

 Example :
Material transporter moving along rectilinear aisles in a factory

dAB = │ xA – xB │+ │ yA – yB │

Formula 2.1: Rectilinear distance

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