Introduction Being a manager of a large footwear company, Tedra, the vice-president of the supply chain, needs to be careful when deciding on the construction of a new distribution center. A variety of factors should be taken into consideration when building such a center. First of all, it is necessary to analyze the location of supply sources as well as markets selling them (Chopra & Meindl, 2013). Secondly, such elements as market demand forecast and transportation costs should be scrutinized. Further, tariffs and taxes should be analyzed. Next, the supply chain vice-president has to pay attention to the costs needed for labor, facilities, and materials (Chopra & Meindl, 2013). Finally, the desired response time has to be evaluated. Main body Taking into consideration all of these aspects, a good location would be the one situated close to the labor force and supply materials. Also, an important place in choosing the location would belong to transportation. Apart from that, Chopra and Meindl (2013) outline product availability as a highly significant constituent of a successful choice of the location. A high level of product availability is good because it enables the company to attract consumers and enhance the supply chain’s responsiveness. However, it is necessary to be cautious when setting this level too high because it will require substantial inventories (Chopra & Meindl, 2013). As a result, there is a risk of supply chain costs’ rise. Thus, it is recommended to look for a location that would guarantee a balance between inventory costs and the availability level. A bad location would be the one to and from which it would be difficult to deliver goods. For instance, constructing the distribution center in a remote region only because the land is cheaper there would not produce beneficial outcomes. Transportation costs would be higher than the cost of building the center in an area close to a big city. Also, customers and distributors would find it difficult or even impossible to visit the center located very far. Such factors as product type, transportation mode, and geographical location play an important role in choosing the location of the distribution center. The type of a product is one of the most decisive factors since some goods cannot be stored for a long time. Thus, even if transportation conditions are favorable, and products can be delivered to and from the center without any difficulty, they still cannot stay there for a long time lest they should become spoiled. In the case of a footwear company, the factor concerned with product type should not present any difficulties. Shoes can be stored for a long time in the relevant humidity and on other appropriate conditions. The transportation mode and geographical location present more difficulties than the product type does. These two issues are closely related, and it seems that their combination would have the largest impact on Tedra’s decision. In their research, Tuan and Hien (2017) outline several criteria influencing the choice of the distribution center location:   * the availability of material;   * the proximity to the demand market;   * the possibility of the expansion;   * costs of investments;   * human resources;   * the availability of transportation. As can