It still a big (enjoyable) challenge for their bean counters and strategists

It still a big (enjoyable) challenge for their bean counters and strategists.

Once you step outside ‘home turf’ for production, all the big MNE issues come flooding into the equations, namely Transfer pricing, Tax advantages and their longevity, environmental and cultural issues in foreign countries, quality standards, and primarily the perception of the business goals by ‘non home turf’ players as senior executives.

This ain’t garments, trainers or automobiles to plan for, it is the future large Fixed (Tangible) assets of major revenue earners across the globe.:cool:

The biggest planning involved is deciding on an exit strategy (at the outset) from ‘non home turf’ investments – and this is being seen for real in the Customer Service (Call Centre) arena where off shoring costs of local salaries (‘non home turf’) is currently escalating hence many large firms are bringing business back ‘home’.:rolleyes: