PLANT LOCATION IN HINDI | Need & Procedure for selection of plant/facility location | Factors affecting | BBA/MBA | ppt

This video consists of the following:

   1. Meaning & Concept of plant or facility location: The problem of how many facilities to have and where they should be located is encountered by service and product organizations in both the public and private sectors.

Banks, restaurants, recreation agencies and manufacturing companies are all concerned with selecting sites that will be best enable then to meet their long-term goals.

The success of location planning both affects and is affected by organization and control activities. Since the operation manager fixes many costs with the location decisions, both the efficiency and effectiveness of the conversion process are dependent upon location.  

   2.    Need for selection of facility locations:

i.                     To start new business

ii.                   To expand the business

iii.                 To have new branches

iv.                 Due to completion of lease period

v.                   Due to social, political or economical reasons

vi.                 Revenue, fixed cost and variable costs

   3.    Procedure for facility location planning:

      1. The preliminary screening

      2. Detailed analysis

      3. Location models - Factor rating, Point rating, Break - even analysis, Center of gravity, Analytical Delphi

   4.  Factors affecting choice of plant location:

  1. Proximity to customers

  2. Suppliers or raw material

  3. Infrastructure availability

  4. Quality of labour

  5. Transport facility

  6. Government policy

  7. Business climate

  8. Total costs

  9. Competitive advantage

Reference books for Production management

   1.       Production and Operations Management by S. Chary (Author) - https://amzn.to/2qheyi5

   2.       Production and Operations Management by Panneerselvam (Author) - https://amzn.to/2GL3rJ5

   3.       Modern Production / Operations Management, 8ed - by Buffa (Author), Sarin (Author) - https://amzn.to/2uWe2LV

   4.       Production and Operations Management by Kanishka Bedi (Author) - https://amzn.to/2qfbQKK