The global facility location decision process occurs in a sequence of three stages: (a) country decision, (b) regional/community decision, and (c) site decision. List and briefly explain each critical success factor for the first decision stage of choosing the country

Location Decision: Country

Critical Success Factors:

Labor Climate-

Transportation cost-

Markets and customer proximity-

Competitors locations-

Sustainability factors-

Political environment-

Tax laws and structure-

Cultural and social factors such as language differences, norms and customs, religious holidays, customer attitudes and characteristics, and the standard of living-

Economic factors such as the stability of a nations currency, its exchange rates, interest rates, inflations rate, and employment levels-

Other factors such as utility costs, water and power supplies, infrastructure, and telecommunications-