Business Location AS Business Studies Aims and Objectives
Business Location AS Business Studies
Aims and Objectives Aim: • Understand the factors influencing location decisions. Objectives: • Explain demand supply factors • Analyse the benefits of choosing the right business location. • Evaluate what the success of location decisions may depend on.
Starter Why is a businesses location important?
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.
Location Factors What factors would affect a businesses’ location decision?
Three Key Location Factors Costs of The Operation Supply Factors Desired Customer Service Level Potential Revenues These are mainly concerned with the operating costs of the location. Demand Factors These factors mainly affect customer service and revenues.
Location Supply Factors Labour Costs Transport Costs http: //www. bbc. co. uk/new s/magazine-17543356 Land Building Costs Energy Costs http: //www. bbc. co. uk/new s/business-19924010
Location Demand Factors Customer Convenience Expansion Potential Image http: //www. yout ube. com/watch? v=Rl. MFk. St 9 r. AU Labour Skills Site Suitability http: //www. 527 o xfordstreet. com/e xperience/Enlarge d. Video/
Qualitative and Quantitative Qualitative Factors • Image • Tradition • Personal preferences Quantitative Factors • Costs • Customers • Size of market • Suppliers
Benefits of Good Location In groups decide on the benefits of a good business location.
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.
Costs of Relocating What costs may be involved in the relocation of a business?
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.
Multi Site Locations Multi-Site: where a business operates from more than one location.
Examples of Multi-Site Businesses
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.
Examples of Multi-Site Growth
Examples of Multi-Site Retrenchment
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
January 2011 Plan your answer first using the planning sheet
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