One area of operations management that it is deals directly with the succes of business and the profits that it can make is the area of facility location.
Every business has the problem of where to start and really how much it costs to start-up.
Some businessess have their owner decide on the location, especially if the business is small. Others have their location determined by where they are in the United States. A business would have a hard time making a go of it if they were trying to rent scuba equipment in Wyoming. Business climate-a favorable business climate would be preferred to one that is in a recession. In business, the lower the total cost, the easier it is to survive in the long run.