1. Access to labour
1.1. Labour supply
1.1.1. Insufficient
1.1.2. Abundant
1.1.2.1. eg. labour-intensive industry
1.2. Labour costs
1.2.1. Low
1.2.1.1. eg. labour-intensive industry
1.2.2. High
1.2.2.1. eg. high-tech industry
1.2.2.2. presence of labour union
1.2.2.3. frequent strikes
1.3. Labour skills
1.3.1. semi-skilled
1.3.1.1. eg. labour-intensive industry
1.3.1.2. eg. assembling process in LDCs
1.3.2. skilled
1.3.2.1. eg. high-tech manufacturing firms
2. Access to markets
2.1. Heavy and bulky
2.1.1. eg. automobile manufacturers
2.2. Perishable
2.2.1. eg. bakery
2.2.2. eg. brewery
2.3. Fragile
2.3.1. eg. glassware-making industry
2.4. Up-to-date
2.4.1. eg. newspaper industry
3. Access to business partners
4. Transport and telecommunications
4.1. Transport network
4.1.1. Railway
4.1.2. Highway
4.1.3. Transported by air
4.1.4. Shipping
4.2. Telecommunications
4.2.1. exchange of information
5. Access to management
5.1. cut production costs
5.2. maximise profits
6. Footloose industries
6.1. industries that are not bound by the locational factors
6.1.1. relatively free choice of location
6.1.1.1. eg. IT industry
7. Government policy
7.1. Capital
7.2. Land
7.3. Infrastructure
7.4. Research & Development
7.5. Protection of intellectual property
7.6. Trade protectionism
8. Availability of capital
8.1. Financial capital
8.1.1. Capital-intensive industry
8.1.1.1. eg. Heavy industry
8.2. Venture capital
8.2.1. mainly used in R & D
8.2.1.1. eg. High-tech industry
8.2.2. high growth potential
8.2.3. usually obtain in large cities
8.2.4. provided by professionals and outside investors
9. Land attributes
9.1. Land area
9.1.1. Small
9.1.2. Large
9.1.2.1. eg. Heavy industry
9.1.2.1.1. installation of heavy machines
9.2. Land price
9.2.1. Low
9.2.1.1. eg. Heavy industry
9.2.1.1.1. installation of heavy machines
9.2.2. High
9.2.2.1. eg. High-tech industry
9.2.2.1.1. suburban industrial parks
9.3. Relief
9.3.1. Flat
9.3.1.1. eg. Heavy industry
9.3.1.1.1. installation of machines
9.3.2. Rugged
9.4. Location
9.4.1. Inland
9.4.2. Coastal
9.4.3. Proximity to universities and research institutes
9.4.3.1. eg. High-tech industry
9.4.4. Proximity to river water
9.4.4.1. eg. Iron and steel industry
9.4.4.1.1. access to river water for cooling process
10. Access to raw materials
10.1. Heavy and bulky
10.1.1. save transport costs
10.1.1.1. eg. iron and steel industry
10.2. Perishable
10.2.1. avoid costs of preserving raw materials
10.2.1.1. eg. canned-fish manufacturing
10.2.2. keep the raw materials fresh for processing
10.2.2.1. eg. sugar mills close to sugar cane fields
10.2.2.2. eg. food processing
10.3. Weight-losing industry
10.3.1. the product loses weight during the production processes
10.3.1.1. eg. sugar-refining industry
11. Access to power resource
11.1. coal
11.1.1. heavy and bulky
11.1.1.1. save transport cost
11.2. electricity
11.2.1. eg. aluminium smelting
11.2.1.1. close to hydroelectric power(HEP) plants
11.2.1.1.1. HEP is difficult to be transported
11.2.1.1.2. massive amount of energy consumption
12. Technology and innovation
12.1. Advancements in production technologies
12.1.1. use fewer raw materials
12.1.2. use substitutes
12.1.3. use fewer power resources
12.1.4. automation in production
12.1.4.1. eg. the use of robots
12.2. Advancements in transport technologies
12.2.1. bulk carriers
12.2.1.1. large capacity to transport heavy and bulky raw materials and power resources at low costs
12.3. Advancements in refrigeration technologies
12.3.1. enable perishable finished products to be delivered over a longer distance
12.4. Advancements in electricity transmission technologies
12.4.1. enable electricity to be transmitted over a long distance at low costs