LOCATION FACTORS FOR FACTORIES

LOCATION FACTORS FOR FACTORIES

RAW MATERIALS

WORKFORCE

ENERGY

MARKET

CAPITAL

GOVERMENT AID

TRANSPORT NETWORK

SITE

Even if nowadays the transport is cheaper, if we produced perishable foods or cheap goods, could be cheaper if we produce them near a big city and don´t waste money in transport.

Depending of the production the company will need many or few employees and these can be skilled or unskilled.

If an industry needs many raw material to be near them can be very important especially to some basic industries that use lots of mineral.

Necessary to provide the power to operate machines, and depending on the quantity of energy need, the location of a business can change

The place you need in order to build the factory

Basic to take materials and employees to the factory and also to take the goods to the market.

The money or support that a government gives to a business in order to determine the location of a factory in a certain place or country is very important in the beginning.

Money that pays all the initial costs and materials.