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JPR Productivity is our middle name |
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Jackson Productivity Research Inc. |
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JPR Productivity is our middle name |
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Jackson Productivity Research Inc. |
Expansion in the US?
Typical Sequence
Site search projects vary in scope, but they will usually follow a common sequence of evaluation of alternatives.
The site search team may have a wide or narrow geographical mandate, a short or long timeline, an extensive or restricted project scope. The work plan will however usually include the following actions, more or less in this order.
1. Learn the scope from management
a. Scope of project, facilities involved, timetable, budget
b. Criteria, both objective and subjective.
c. Geographic scope of site search, where does management want to go.
2. Establish a mechanism to maintain confidentiality inside and outside the company.
3. Preliminary site search, to create a short list
a. Quantify the costs of objective criteria elements in different geographic areas
b. Evaluate the low cost communities against Quality of Life criteria
c. Combine results into a short list of favored communities
d. Estimate operating cost differential due to location-sensitive costs
e. Present findings to management
4. Final site search, to identify optimum locations
a. Visit and survey of the short listed communities
1. Objective criteria
2. Support technology and services available
3. Logistics
4. Taxes and offsetting incentives including face to face discussions
5. Sites and construction costs including specific sites
6. Quality of life analysis of communities
b. Summarize final information for a decision
1. Potential benefits
2. Potential costs, project and operating
3. Ramifications of relocation
4. Relative suitability of communities considered in the phase
5. Go / no go decision, and community of choice
Timing for the steps will vary, according to the complexity of the search. ThyssenKrupp reportedly "spent tens of millions on site evaluation alone, and the final decision did not boil down to a single factor." But even that evaluation had to begin with a preliminary search, comparing locations to the list of important factors.
JPR typically conducts a successful preliminary search by telephone and the internet, pretty quickly. JPR generates a comparison of how well, and at what relative cost, various communities meet the selection criteria. Management then selects a short list of candidate communities for further comparison.
The final search will include site visits of course and a more detailed analysis of the advantages and drawbacks of each candidate location, objectively and subjectively.
Success in international site search is easier with experienced, objective, confidential assistance in the destination country. JPR does not work for communities or states, to avoid conflict of interest. Our objective is to find the most satisfactory solution for our clients.
Please contact Jack Greene to discuss your situation and possible actions. There is no obligation for discussions or proposals.
843-422-1298
