companies believe they should widely spread out activities to ensure
opportunities are captured. Intel Corporation (http://www.intel.com/?en_US_01)
uses very sophisticated models in its supply chain management to determine
answers to questions such as the number of locations and the assignment of
market areas and products to facilities. Explore the countries in which Intel
operates and the kind of operation in each country. Explain why Intel uses the
sources and locations it does. What are the geographical/location advantages
for operations in each country? Why do they think Intel selected those
locations? What are the benefits to the company as a whole of these multiple
locations?
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