Scaling impact: facility location selection for social enterprises

Abstract

Migration crises and climate change pose numerous challenges to countries and international agencies. Nonetheless, social enterprises represent a change in the industry that fights these challenges. This thesis aims to elaborate on the expansion processes of social enterprises while focusing on the Facility Location Selection problem by presenting a model which can be used as a guide for companies operating in the social sector. Having had the opportunity to intern at Makers Unite, a social enterprise acting in the apparel industry, this firm will exemplify the theory throughout this thesis.