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How can
geographic deployment support attainment of key business
objectives? |
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What are the best
and least performing facilities in the enterprise, as
measured by
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Operational
performance |
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Business
costs |
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Human
resources |
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Real estate
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Risk
potential |
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Vendor access
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Customer
access |
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What are the most
and least favorable characteristics of each facility?
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Operational
measures |
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Staffing
profile |
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Real estate
metrics |
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Locational
profile |
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Which facilities
should be targeted for
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Expansion
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Downsizing
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Status quo |
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Given business
growth plans, what will be the need for new facilities?
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What geographies
(e.g., countries or regions within a country) should
comprise priorities for new (greenfield) facilities? |
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What should be
the overarching criteria for siting new facilities?
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Location
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Human
resources |
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Real estate
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Other |
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If downsizing is
required, which facilities should be closed?
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What is the ideal
number of facilities for the business?
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What are the
impacts of consolidation on
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Operations
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One-time costs
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Recurring
cost savings |
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Real estate
disposition |
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Employee
attrition/retention |
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Which business
units should be represented on cross-functional teams to
oversee execution of location strategy?
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Who should be
responsible for coordinating the team?
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