You are the CEO of a domestic organization. Shareholders require that you develop a plan to reduce costs and increase revenue, as your competitors are capturing a major share of the industry's market. There is the talk of outsourcing/offshoring the manufacturing operations to reduce costs and capital expenses. You have Identified the Gel Blaster, a product line in you Toy company which has been decided to outsource and you need to start the portion of the operation to conduct a comparative analysis. Your analysis will determine the feasibility of outsourcing/offshoring or engaging ininternationaltrade for this product line.

These are the Topics to analyze:

1.Finance/Foreign Exchange

2.Competitive Advantage

3.Strategic Planning

4.Alliances and/or Acquisitions

5.Operations Management

6.Human Resources

7.Corporate Social Responsibility