Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Description of Location Factors
• Labor Climate
• Transportation Availability
• Proximity to Markets/Customers
• Quality of Life
• Taxes/Industrial Development Incentives
• Supplier Networks
• Land Costs/Utilities
• Company Preference
• Linear Programming Spreadsheet Model
  • North Dakota Location Case Study
  • Possible Location Outside North Dakota Case Study
• Conclusion

North Dakota Strategic Freight Analysis - Item II. Logistical Factors Influencing the Success
of Value Added Processing Facilities

Prepared by

Brenda Lantz

Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota

October 2001

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