GEOG101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Kitimat, Location Theory, Outsourcing
1 Jun 2016
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Industrialization; mass production in efficient, divisions of labour and specialization, quality of goods rose, prices dropped, limited diffusion. Costs of these are dependent on the location. Gold) vs. variable costs (non-union labour, energy, taxes, transportation) Location of aluminum production; kitimat, british columbia, canada. Cheap local energy (hydro) and deep water port is what makes this a prime location vs. other areas like. Industrial location theory: least cost theory: point at which total of all costs associated with industry are minimised, triangle (simple, plane table (simple, computerized modeling complex, modern 1 s of changing variables. How to identify the best manufacturing location: computer models. Industries that locate near each other - agglomeration i. ii. iii. monopolize the market ii. Offshoring: moving operations from high to low cost countries. Minimum wage (ontario . 50 an hour, bangladesh sh. 19 an hour) High tech industry: specialized class of secondary activity. Sometimes both ie. apple: different location forces.
