Making Location Decision Based on Regional Industrial Capabilities: A Case of a Distributor

abstract

• This article presents a structured process to make facility location decisions based on regional industrial capabilities. It presents a framework for collecting business intelligence on major cities of the region of interest. In the next step, the collected business intelligence is incorporated into a quantitative decision analysis model for facility location. While the proposed framework is generic and builds on the existing international business and supply chain management literature, the article mainly focuses on the facility location problem of a distribution firm that is not well represented in the literature. Two cases-one each for new and established distributors who are trying to sell to the Mexican market-are presented in the article. 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

authors

• Natarajarathinam, Malini
• Nepal, Bimal

published proceedings

• The International Trade Journal

author list (cited authors)

• Nepal, B., Natarajarathinam, M., & Murillo, R.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Nepal, Bimal||Natarajarathinam, Malini||Murillo, Roberto

publication date

• January 2012

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• The International Trade Journal  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/08853908.2012.657591

start page

• 154

end page

• 180

volume

• 26

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1080%2F08853908.2012.657591