A new firm, Bit Technology Inc., is deciding where to locate its facilities. If this firm is a high-tech manufacturing firm: What factors should be considered in this decision? How does the fact that Bit Technology is an international Corporation affect which factors are important? If you were in charge of determining a location for a new high tech manufacturing facility, what location would you choose? This location can be local, national or international. Please provide your reasoning for this location. MAKE SURE YOU ADD THE REFERENCES
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the factors which i would consider to make facility decision for bit technology incs would be-
Demand of the market. this is one of the factor in which the product and service demand of my bit technology company would be high then i would choose such location because i want to locate my facility in such location so that my bit technology will be able to meet the demand of my customers. like in business and corporate area where web cloud and management system services are in high demand.
the second factor which i would consider would be location where i can find talented and skilled employees because employees are very important part for my bit technology. i want computer experts, system analyst , marketing analyst and executives who can help my company to run effectively in such location.
the third factor which i would consider to locate my bit technology inc is availability of proper infrastructure like access to internet, transports, buildings and offices to accommodate my business and its technical operations..
i think for my bit technology, the national location like India where demand of high end technical and management services are in high demand and employees are also talented.
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