LGMT 685 Group Project Format Israel I. Executive Summary Sabrina II. Environmental Assessment (for entire country) Ryan Physical Setting Map of country Population density and distribution Major cities and possible sites for locating operation Economic Factors Current employment rate Minimum wage and prevailing wages Average income, in local currency and US$ equivalent Purchasing power parity Income distribution Membership in regional trading blocks Major industries and products Labor Force Labor unions (if any) Quality and availability of labor force Population education, literacy levels, and skills Special issues affecting expatriate workers (if any) Government sponsored training programs Legal and Political Environment Assessment of political stability and risk Employment law that may impact your business plans or strategies Requirements of any trading block memberships Immigration law Work permits for foreign workers Work rules for spouse of expatriate workers (if any) Culture Language (s) Religion (s) Dominant cultural values Work motivation and practices Values, beliefs, and attitudes Gender attitudes and issues Hofstede dimensions (optional) Other cultural issues for expatriates Page 1 of 3 III. Logistics Infrastructure Assessment (for entire country) Chris Transportation infrastructure Highways Rail Water Air Pipelines Intermodal Warehousing and distribution infrastructure Communication infrastructure Utilities, etc. IV. Location recommendation and rationale, which may include one or more of the following: Sabrina Proximity to raw materials and/or markets Availability of land, labor, or other resources Quality of the local infrastructure Availability and quality of suppliers Availability and quality of third party service providers Tax holidays or other incentives Quality of life for employees Other factors that may be relevant for your site -- which you think may provide your firm with some form of competitive advantage. V. Logistics and supply chain management plan (to support the site selected above) which should include, but not be limited to: Ryan Planning and forecasting strategy Sourcing and procurement strategy Inbound and outbound transportation strategy Warehouse/distribution center strategy Inventory management strategy Outsourcing/3PL strategy IT strategy Organizational structure for the logistics function HR strategy including: Recruitment and selection plan that addresses who will run the operation (i.e., parent country nationals or host country nationals) and where other labor will come from Training and development plan, including pre-departure training and orientation if necessary Compensation and benefits strategy Employee performance management plan (i.e., is performance managed using local standards or parent country standards or some mix) Labor relations strategy Repatriation strategy, when required Page 2 of 3 Performance management strategy High level logistics and supply chain metrics How you will know if you have succeeded VI. Next Steps -- a short list of next steps to be taken once the plan is approved. Chris Page 3 of 3 
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