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- Explain why production and logistics decisions are of central importance to many multinational businesses.
- Explain how country differences, production technology, and product features all affect the choice of where to locate production activities.
- Recognize how the role of foreign subsidiaries in production can be enhanced over time as they accumulate knowledge.
- Identify the factors that influence a firm's decision of whether to source supplies from within the company or from foreign suppliers.
- Describe what is required to efficiently coordinate a globally dispersed production system.
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