GEOG 106 Lecture 11: Geog_106_-_Lecture_11
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Alfred weber model / material index model (least cost theory) Optimal location of a manufacturing plant is a location that minimizes costs of transportation and labor to yield max profit. Model tried to account for an minimize: Manufacturing of a single product to be shipped to known location with 1 market. Mi (material index) ratio between the weight of raw material and the weight of the finished product. The weight of the materials to be shipped along with that of the final products to be taken to market. The distances over which both the materials and the end products had to be transported. Mi = (total weight of materials used to manufacture a product) / (total weight of the finished product) Mi > 1 factory near materials (material oriented) Mi < 1 factory near market (market oriented) When we have multiple raw material sites, balance the weight of the two materials weber"s triangle.
