F or some companies, there may be no operate at optimal ef ciency while tting adeptly into a shipper’s overall distribution network can have an outsized impact on a company’s bottom line. However, site selection decisions are rarely easy and require a sophisticated analysis and comparison of possible locations. Jay Garner, president of Garner Economics, a more important decision to the success of their supply chain than selecting the sites for warehouses and distribution centers. Choosing locations and facilities that can Georgia-based rm that offers economic development consulting, says when his rm assesses a potential location for a distribution center, it typically examines more than 70 variables with key considerations including transportation access, building or site con guration, operating costs, labor availability and the overall business climate pertaining to the state and speci c location.
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