ORION model potential in research on the location of the commercial enterprises – an example of simulation research

Michał Krygier

doi:10.5277/arc160305

Abstract

The main purpose of the article is to present a potential of the decision-simulation ORION model in the commercial use for supporting decisions about the detailed location of a company. In the first part of the article basic concepts of the location theory and issues in research location are discussed; the fundamental part of the article approaches the basic mechanisms, procedures and parameters contained in the ORION model, with a special emphasis on interpretation and possibilities of applications in commercial research. In the last part of the article, in reference to the cited aspects and theory, an example of a theoretical simulation research for the optimal location of a bakery is presented. The article is addressed first of all to entrepreneurs, activists, local government units, scientists as well as researchers dealing with location problems, spatial planning, economics and simulation.