Despite the warm welcome by Chinese consumers, the opening of the first Costco store in Shanghai was a scene of chaos. Shoppers lined up for hours to get into the store upon opening. Finally, the store had to shut down early on its opening-day.

Given the very different market environment from the U.S., Costco has been faced with challenges and difficulties in dominating the grocery business in China. Indeed, global project management is very difficult. Considering the case for Costco (U.S. and China), please describeTWOchallenges associated with managing its international expansion (2 marks for each challenge with reasons). Which organizational information systems would you recommend to enhance the management of global projects? NameTWOrecommendations and explain with valid reasons (1 mark for each proposed IS).