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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2012 version)

  Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)

  Juan Alcacer and Kerry Herman

  In mid-2005, Intel is examining its options for where to locate its next assembly and test plant. On its short list of potential sites include locations in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each country has its own unique benefits and risks related to infrastructure, governance, education, business culture, intellectual property protection, labor markets, experience working with Western firms, and tax breaks and other incentives. Intel's General Manager for Assembly and Test, Brian Krzanich, has to consider all of these factors as well as Intel's criteria for its new facility's location and make his recommendation to the company's board of directors. Which country and location should Intel choose?

  Keywords: strategic positioning; Location choices; Location strategies; technology; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Technology; Strategy; Technology Industry; United States; China; India; Thailand; Viet Nam;

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  Alcacer, Juan, and Kerry Herman. "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 713-406, April 2013. (Revised from original September 2012 version.)

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  Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A)

  Juan Alcacer, Rasmus Karl Gustaf Molander, Rakeen Mabud, Juan Alcacer, Rasmus Karl Gustaf Molander, Rakeen Mabud, Juan Alcacer, Rasmus Karl Gustaf Molander and Rakeen Mabud

  The Finnish brewer Hartwall and the Swedish brewer Pripps had to decide how to react to the rapidly changing European political, economic, and business environment in 1989–1990.

  Keywords: Economics; Globalized Economies and Regions; Government and Politics; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Finland; Sweden;

  Citation:

  Alcacer, Juan, Rasmus Karl Gustaf Molander, and Rakeen Mabud. "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A)." Harvard Business School Case 710-430, February 2013. (Revised from original March 2010 version.)

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  Logoplaste: Global Growing Challenges

  Juan Alcacer and Anthony John Morrison Leitao

  In 2010, Logoplaste, a top 10 manufacturer of rigid plastic containers, was debating a more dramatic expansion strategy as a means to guarantee the company's continued success. The company, which began with a few plants in Portugal in the 1990s, now had 60 plants across five continents and was a valued partner to large multinational consumer goods companies, many of whom were pressuring Logoplaste to expand.

  Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Global Range; Global Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion;

  Citation:

  Alcacer, Juan, and Anthony John Morrison Leitao. "Logoplaste: Global Growing Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 711-411, February 2013. (Revised from original December 2010 version.)

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