3. Labour

4. Transport

5. Markets

6. Services

7. Capital

9. By products

13. Employees

15. CPU

16. Hard disk

17. Monitor

18. Keyboard

20. Shelving

21. Selecting

22. Assembling

23. Quality control

24. Testing

25. Packaging

27. Monitors

28. Keyboards

29. Software

30. Waste

32. 2

33. 3

34. 4

35. 5

36. Buildings

37. Employees

39. 2

40. 3

41. 4

42. 5

43. Quality control

44. Packaging

46. 2

47. 3

48. Waste

50. Heavy inputs

51. Bulky outputs

52. Heavy outputs

53. Large factories/plants

55. Small inputs

56. Light products

57. Small products

58. Small factories in industrial estates

59. Eg PC PRO, Cork

62. Water

63. Electricity

67. Labour

68. Transport facilities

69. Markets

70. Services

71. Capital

72. Gov’t and EU policies

73. Personal preferences

79. Bulky products - less transport costs

80. Perishable products – less chance food will go off

84. Packaging - research

85. Courier - catering

89. IDA and Enterprise Ireland encourage industry to locate in Ireland

90. EU provides Structural Fund to improve services and attract industry

93. Especially family businesses

97. E.g Steel industry was near coal mines – coal was too bulky to transport – coal used for power

98. Industry had to be near towns/cities – workers had to walk to work

100. E.g Electricity provides power and available everywhere

102. E.g PC PRO Computers, Cork

103. Dell Computers, Limerick

104. Cadbury’s, Dublin