When discussing multinational corporations moving operations offshore, there is an entity rationalization. Why this is important? There are benefits to moving/expanding an operation to other countries; and on the other side of the picture, there are times that it would be beneficial to reduce operations in other countries. List the key points for increasing a company’s presence in another country and the key points of reducing the operations in another country.

When discussing multinational corporations moving operations offshore, there is an entity rationalization.  Why this is important?  There are benefits to moving/expanding an operation to other countries; and on the other side of the picture, there are times that it would be beneficial to reduce operations in other countries.  List the key points for increasing a company’s presence in another country and the key points of reducing the operations in another country.