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Assignment: Identifying future opportunities and markets for Easy Chairs.

In the past year and a half, Dwight and Ike have expanded Easy Chairs (EC) into the Asian Marketplace and increased their online presence to be more globally appealing. They have also sought to keep manufacturing in the USA. Dwight and Ike have concerns about opening manufacturing operations abroad stemming from their fear that the quality of the products they make will be lesser than those produced in the US, the culture clash may be too hard to overcome, and the business will become too large. It is also part of their culture to employ wounded US veterans first. This may be hard to accomplish abroad. Additionally, EC is a small family firm, and expanding abroad would make it hard for managers and leaders to keep that "I belong" feeling that the family embodies.

Dwight and Ike want your thoughts on expanding manufacturing operations abroad. They would like to get fresh ideas on the subject. Using a memo format, create a no more than 2-page memo with an answer which considers the following:

Use the following template for your memo: Memo Format. Ensure the memo is audience-appropriate, concise, coherent, readable, uses appropriate terminology, is professional, provides a factual tone (no opinion and no recommendations), and is visually appealing. You can consult the resources at Memos: General Introduction for guidance on drafting a memo.