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Product given to used: Almond Butter it is assuming that you are trying to improve sales operations, technology of making it, etc. I'm just as confused as you are but please help

Operations . Discuss the operational concerns. ldentify and examine as many practical issues, advantages and disadvantages that may be associated with each of the following activities Engaging in local sales efforts o Undertaking local manufacturing operations o Management by personnel from home or from the host nation o Include any additional activities relevant to your project. . Conduct each of the following activities as part of your operations analysis o Visit an online travel agency (such as Expedia and Travelocity) and calculate the cost of a typical, three-night business trip to the capital city of your nation. At a minimum, consider: - round-trip airfare in coach class - a three-night hotel stay a four-day rental car (if available if not, estimate costs for local transportation used) token gifts for local contacts (be sure they are appropriate gifts for this particular culture) - food and entertainment expenses o Access a shipping Website (UPS or FedEx) and calculate the cost of sending a four-foot-square crate of merchandise that weighs 100 pounds to the capital city of your nation. Price every available option, from the slowest to the fastest means of shipment. o Explain the relevance of such expenses and costs to your projections and project success Technology Explain how you will use technology to enhance and expand your operations o For example, will you have a website? How will you use this website? o Telephony systems o Wireless communications o Database o Any additional technologies you plan to use o Does the country's infrastructure support your planned technology? What technology protocols will you put into place?

Explanation / Answer

Selling or manufacturing a new product in a foreign country is always challenging. A company faces problems that they have never faced before because of the various cultural, language and other differences. The success of a company in a foreign nation is dependent upon how it handles these issues and how engaged are the local audience with its brand.

Operational Concerns:

Being a different country, things tend to be different than the home nation. A company will face many issues regarding the operational challenges. This includes but may not be limited to sourcing of the raw material, engagement of the local people or even resistance by the local population, Logistics etc.

Let's understand the Advantages of including local people in the population:

Now, Let's look at some of the disadvantages of including the local population in the equation:

According to Travelocity, a roundtrip from Newyork, U.S.A. to Pune, India will have following expenses:

According to the UPS website, there are three ways of shipping the parcel from Newyork to New Delhi, India. Those three ways are as below:

These high costs and expenses are only relevant if the scale of potential business in the foreign country is extremely large. The company needs to make sure that they will be able to cover all of this logistic cost when they enter the market in the host country as the expenses are very high as well as necessary to bear.

Note: Prices were not available on the UPS website.

Technology:

Technology will play an important role in making the business a success. Luckily, India has one of the fastest growing technological infrastructures. Following steps will be taken to ensure a smooth and secure use of technology:

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