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Name three methods for evaluating location options
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Cost-benefit analysis, quantitative scoring, break-even analysis, investment appraisal (payback/ARR).
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CBA, scoring, break-even, appraisal
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Name three reasons a business might relocate
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Closer to customers/growing market, reduce costs, better infrastructure, forced by external factors.
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Customers, costs, infrastructure, forced
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How to structure a location comparison exam answer?
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Identify key factors → Argue FOR Option A → Argue FOR Option B → Evaluate → Justified conclusion.
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A → B → Evaluate → Conclude
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Methods: cost-benefit, scoring, break-even, ___
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Investment appraisal (payback/ARR) — comparing long-term returns.
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Investment appraisal
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Common exam mistake with location questions?
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Listing generic factors without linking them to the specific business in the case study.
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Must apply to the business
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Name three risks of relocation
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High moving costs/disruption, loss of skilled staff, loss of customers, time to establish in new area.
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Costs, staff loss, customer loss, time
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When comparing locations, use both ___ and ___ arguments
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Quantitative (numbers) and qualitative (judgement) — for a balanced answer.
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Quant + qual
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Relocation: can cut costs + access new markets but is ___ and ___
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Risky and expensive — disrupts operations and may lose staff/customers.
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Risky + expensive
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Stakeholder analysis for location asks ___
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How will each option affect employees, customers, shareholders and the local community?
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Impact on each stakeholder
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Location exam: always use ___ and give a ___
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Case study data; justified conclusion.
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Data + conclusion
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Relocation is a ___ risk, ___ reward decision
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High risk, high reward — must be justified by long-term benefits outweighing short-term costs.
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High-high
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Quantitative scoring for location works by ___
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Assigning numerical scores to key factors for each option and comparing totals.
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Score + compare totals
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External factors forcing relocation include ___
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Lease expiry, natural disaster, government policy changes.
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Lease, disaster, policy
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A justified conclusion is essential for ___
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Top marks in 10-mark questions — state which option and explain WHY.
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10-mark top marks
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Compare locations using both ___ and ___ factors
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Quantitative and qualitative — numbers AND judgement.
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Quant + qual
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Break-even analysis for location calculates ___
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How many sales are needed at each location to cover costs — lower BEP = safer.
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Sales to cover costs
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Quick: Relocation = high ___, high ___
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Risk, reward.
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Risk + reward
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Always use ___ data in location exam answers
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Case study data — specific numbers and facts from the scenario, not generic knowledge.
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Case study data
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Investment appraisal for location uses ___ or ___
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Payback period or ARR — comparing long-term returns from different locations.
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Payback or ARR
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Loss of skilled staff during relocation happens because ___
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Some employees cannot or will not move to the new location — losing experience and knowledge.
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Won't/can't move
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