PRACTICE (September 28, 2002)


[Listening, etc.] "Project X" (Shin)

Choose the best site for our oversea factory

These days, the activities of an enterprise is influenced not only by the domestic economy but also by the economic situations in other countries. Especially it is so when a company has decided to "go oversea".

Your mission of this week is a big project which will take place in three Asian (fictitious) countries. Let's get down to business !


Bright Electronics, a manufacturing company of the computer disk drive, has a plan to build a factory in an Asian country.
The members of the research department are now collecting the facts and figures (the detailed information) on prospective countries. You will play a role of Jeremy Wilson, one member of the department. The boss, Albert Green, will give you an instruction on how to find the best factory location ...

　Noram
% r p		Belasia
% r p		Verroa
% r p
Economic growth rate　　　
Inflation rate*　　　
Unemployment rate*　　　
Manufacturing growth rate　　　
Export growth rate　　　
Total points　　　
r=rank/p=point
 The criteria for choosing the best site are the five factors in the list. The rate for the factors with asterisk (*) should be as low as possible. Let's proceed with the project by filling in the newest data in the table.


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