Shareholders Meeting
A senior manager at Hudson Motors has presented top management at his firm with his manufacturing strategy aimed at improving sales and profits. Based in Kentucky, Hudson Motors has always used American-made parts for its automobiles. However, sales and profits have slumped miserably over the past three years. The Hudson Motors senior manager asks top management to approve his strategy of internationalizing the company's value chain.
-The CEO refers to a primary supplier of headlights based in France, although the components would most likely be manufactured in ________.

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Shareholders Meeting 
A senior manager at Hudson Motors has presented top management at his firm with his manufacturing strategy aimed at improving sales and profits. Based in Kentucky, Hudson Motors has always used American-made parts for its automobiles. However, sales and profits have slumped miserably over the past three years. The Hudson Motors senior manager asks top management to approve his strategy of internationalizing the company's value chain.
-The CEO refers to a primary supplier of headlights based in France, although the components would most likely be manufactured in ________.

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The CEO's reference to a primary supplier of headlights based in France, but with components most likely manufactured in Mexico, suggests a strategy of internationalizing the value chain to include parts from countries with lower manufacturing costs or specific expertise, which is a common practice among global companies to optimize costs and supply chain efficiency.

Shareholders Meeting A Senior Manager at Hudson Motors Has Presented Top Management