Least likely to be used by both product and service firms

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Review Chapter 8. Your text notes many factors for evaluating location decisions that are used by both product and service firms. Heizer, J. Render, B. (2013), Operations management, (11th ed.), Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0-13-2921145.

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Identify the factor that is the:

1. Most likely to be used by both product and service firms. Explain.

2. Least likely to be used by both product and service firms. Explain.

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