摘要：Lew Smith, the chairman of a privately owned Canadian processor, must decide whether hiscompany will build a plant in the United States. He has been asked to do so by one of his majorcustomers, Loblaw. The company has been making many improvements to its operations but it'sperformance has been hurt by the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States. Thecompany has been doing very well, however, as it shifts its focus from making private label tocontrolled label. Is now the right time to expand the business into a foreign market. . 2002 ElsevierScience Inc. All rights reserved.
