Strategies for Locating the Service Hub and the Manufacturing Operations of Going Inc Airline and Aircraft Manufacturing Operations

This write-up presents a discussion about ideas related to location strategies for Going Inc’s airline service hubs and its aircraft manufacturing operations. Going, Inc. has a manufacturing division that produces small, privately owned airplanes. The company faces production problems that are likely to introduce delays in the manufacturing system for new aircraft and already the aircraft manufacturing division’s workforce is working overtime, but the production deadlines cannot be met. A shortage of parts persists and other problems related to capacity, quality ratings, flexibility in manufacturing, lead times for manufacturing and order accuracy together with high manufacturing overheads plague the manufacturing division of Going Inc.