The top management of SRVC in city L, announced its plan of relocation of its manufacturing and assembly unit to city M in October 2015. As a major producer of pickup campers and camper trailers the firm experienced declining profits for 5 consecutive years. The cost of raw materials, labor, utility cost, taxes and transportation expenses increases the production cost. The firm considered several geographical areas for its relocation. The prime reason for relocation is to minimize the transportation cost, tax structures, labor cost and other financial inducements. Out of many options, the firm considered city M as the most favorable location for relocation. Before two weeks of announcement of relocation, the firm chose R industrial park and began recruiting through state employement office and arrangement to sell or lease the property at city L was initiated. R industrial park offered 5 advantages SRVC in its relocation. Other factors like reduced labor cost, decreased utility cost, tax exemption also added weightage for relocation. To determine: The problems faced by a company in relocating in executives from a heavily populated industrialized area to a small rural town.

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The top management of SRVC in city L, announced its plan of relocation of its manufacturing and assembly unit to city M in October 2015. As a major producer of pickup campers and camper trailers the firm experienced declining profits for 5 consecutive years. The cost of raw materials, labor, utility cost, taxes and transportation expenses increases the production cost.

The firm considered several geographical areas for its relocation. The prime reason for relocation is to minimize the transportation cost, tax structures, labor cost and other financial inducements. Out of many options, the firm considered city M as the most favorable location for relocation.

Before two weeks of announcement of relocation, the firm chose R industrial park and began recruiting through state employement office and arrangement to sell or lease the property at city L was initiated. R industrial park offered 5 advantages SRVC in its relocation. Other factors like reduced labor cost, decreased utility cost, tax exemption also added weightage for relocation.

To determine: The problems faced by a company in relocating in executives from a heavily populated industrialized area to a small rural town.

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