Please answer all three (3) discussion questions. Use the concepts discussed in the book. Answer the questions in at least 400 words with good content demonstrating your knowledge of the topic

(1) What is the framework for evaluating alternative site locations? What are the qualitative and quantitative factors involved in site selection?

(2) What are the various facility layouts used today in manufacturing and service operations? What are some of the characteristics of a good layout? What type of layout does your work use? Why does your work use this layout?

(3) Provide a paragraph summary of your term paper's preliminary findings. Ensure that you mention the two types of QM tools (charts) you will use in your paper with a title. Make sure that you will have numerical data for performance metrics.