Managing in the Global Economy: A Field Project

Select a well-known manufacturing company that does business across a variety of national boundaries. Nike. Assume that this company is in the planning stages to build a new manufacturing facility overseas. You have been asked to take the lead in identifying two possible locations for the facility in two different regions of the world and then prepare an analysis of the pros and cons of locating the facility in each of the two sites. The new venture will require skilled, dependable local workers. Product quality, operating costs, long-term operational stability, and ease of delivery to targeted markets will be the principal determinants of success in this new venture. With this in mind, please include the following in Part 1 of your report: