The development of industries in an area depends upon the following factors: The industries which use heavy raw material and in a large quantity are generally located in the place of the centre of the raw material. For example, Jute Industries are located in West Bengal; Cotton Textile Industry is located in Mumbai and Ahmadabad.
Antarctica is the fifth largest of the earth’s seven continents. It has an area of nearly 14 million square kilometers. It is located entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, surrounding the South Pole and lies completely within the Antarctic Circle.
Africa stands second only to Asia in size. It occupies 22 per cent of the earth’s land area and straddles the equator on both the north and south. Most of Africa is an ancient plateau of what made up the Gondwanaland.
The location of office building is the first and foremost consideration of office manager because an unsuitable location of the office may result in much wastage of efforts and loss of time.
Different business houses require different types of location and as such no hard and fast rule can be followed in the location of an office. The following main factors are to be considered before, selecting the location of office building :