Question

Emerson is a global manufacturing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The company employs almost 130,000 workers at its 250 manufacturing facilities located on five different continents. Emerson manufactures a wide range of products including air-conditioning compressors, garbage disposers, and automotive parts. Emerson's Asian operations employ over 50,000 people at manufacturing facilities in Asia. Emerson needs to build a new manufacturing facility to produce automotive parts for cars manufactured in Detroit. Emerson executives are considering whether to build the new facility in China or in the United States. Which of the following questions is LEAST relevant to Emerson's decision regarding where to build a new facility? Group of answer choices How will e-commerce affect Emerson's ability to export products from China? How will China's underdeveloped infrastructure affect Emerson's ability to manufacture and ship products? How is China's political and economic agenda likely to affect Emerson's investment? What is the likelihood of expropriation occurring to Emerson if it builds in China?

Answer 1

How will e-commerce affect Emerson's ability to export products from China?

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer above is the least relevant question that Emerson should think about before taking the decision of either building the facility in China or in the United States.

The reason is that exporting goods that are ordered online, from China to the United States, should not represent any significant problem, since the United States already imports billions of dollars in goods from China every year (the United States has the largest trade deficit in the world, with China precisely).

The Chinese economy is built for exporting. What Emerson should decide is the city where to locate the facility. Ideally, it should be a city with good infraestructure like Shanghai or Shenzhen.