ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses a methodology for analyzing the reuse of an existing defense industrial facility to produce a new marketable product. It examines the matching of the workforce characteristics of the existing operation and the physical attributes of the existing facility with the locational needs of various industry groups by Standard Industrial Classification codes. A key component of the normal industry reuse process is the identification of major industrial sectors with a strong likelihood of locating to the Blaw-Knox facility. Local, regional, and national economic factors were utilized to aid the target industry analysis. Industry data available at the four-digit manufacturing level was applied systematically to eliminate those industries unlikely to choose a location within the Blaw-Knox environs for either expansion or relocation. The plant reuse process requires a number of Separate and distinct tasks sequenced in the proper order to facilitate the change in the most timely and efficient manner.
