Business Location
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Business LocationAS Business Studies
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Aims and ObjectivesAim:• Understand the factors influencing location
decisions.Objectives:• Explain demand and supply factors • Analyse the benefits of choosing the right business
location.• Evaluate what the success of location decisions
may depend on.
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Starter
Why is a businesses location important?
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Why Location Matters• Choice of location has a direct effect on costs.
• Location also potentially affects ability to generate sales and deliver customer service.
• A poor choice of location is costly to change.
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Location Factors
What factors would affect a businesses’ location decision?
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Three Key Location Factors
Costs of The Operation
Desired Customer
Service Level
Potential Revenues
Supply Factors These are mainly concerned with the operating costs of the location.
Demand Factors These factors mainly affect customer service and revenues.
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Location Supply Factors
Labour Costs
Land and Building
Costs
Energy Costs
Transport Costs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19924010
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Location Demand FactorsCustomer
Convenience
Labour Skills
Site SuitabilityImage
Expansion Potential
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlMFkSt9rAU
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Qualitative and Quantitative
Qualitative Factors• Image• Tradition• Personal preferences
Quantitative Factors• Costs• Customers• Size of market• Suppliers
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Benefits of Good Location
In groups decide on the benefits of a good business location.
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Benefits of Good Location
• Optimal revenue opportunities – customer service is not inconvenienced through a choice of location.
• An acceptable rate of return on investment – all business projects compete for uses of cash, business location is no different.
• Access to labour force – which enables the business to achieve the objectives of the firm through production and raising revenues.
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Costs of Relocating
What costs may be involved in the relocation
of a business?
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Costs of Relocation• Recruiting and training staff in the new
location.
• Duplicated property costs – e.g. remaining period on the original lease + upfront payments on new lease.
• Costs of physical transfer – moving of assets and stocks.
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Multi Site Locations
Multi-Site: where a business operates from more than one location.
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Examples of Multi-Site Businesses
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Examples of Multi-Site Growth
• Retailer expands by launching the same format in other locations nearby and then across the UK.
• Manufacturer establishes regional distribution centres.
• Franchisor expands by selling geographical territories to franchisees.
• UK bank opens a call centre operation overseas.
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Examples of Multi-Site Growth
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Examples of Multi-Site Retrenchment
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Depends on….• What does the success of locating successfully
depend on?
• Target market is right?• Research conducted into location• Costs of the location being manageable
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January 2011
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