Analyze the process originally used by the company to outsource the manufacturing task. Explore why and how the company engaged in global business and analyze factors, such as price and quality, leading consumers in the U.S. and in the current country of manufacture to a purchase decision. Common strategic reasons for outsourcing include lower costs of inputs, including the cost of labor, lax regulations regarding sustainability and environmental protection, preferential treatment for tax purposes (tax holidays), and improved access to local markets. In completing the project you will discuss the impact of the decision to go global on an organization’s functions.

In this project, you will conduct research on strategic manufacturing of an individually selected product. The product should be 1) simple, to assure project completion within the allotted time, and 2) currently manufactured outside of the United States. The objective of the project is to come up with a recommendation as to whether or not […]