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Audio Links

Ethics and Challenges of Location Decisions
This audio clip describes how seafood from the Gulf of Mexico was affected after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, showing how a business's location decision can affect--or be affected by--environmental factors.
LO 8.4 Identify the effect of sustainability and ethics on the location decisions of firms and supply chains.

Video Links

The Location Decision Process
This video uses an example from the restaurant business to show what considerations a business will have in determining its location.
LO 8.2 Describe the phases in the supply chain design and location decision-making process.

Global Location Planning
This short animation gives an overview of McDonald's global strategy
LO 8.5 Identify the factors that can influence the choice of global locations.

Critical Thinking

Here’s the link to the article in the activity in the book.

Time to Head Home for Some Manufacturers 
LO 8.5 Identify the factors that can influence the choice of global locations.