ICA is an independent and leading provider of global location effective supply chain optimization and location selection services to multinationals that are not only exploring new markets, but also optimizing their existing location portfolios and value chains. Hereby we combine our pragmatic approach and state of art FDI Technologies. We assist your firm in corporate investment decision-making in the following four phases:
Activities - Review Business case
- Understand business activities
- Define Project criteria
- Translate into location benchmarking factors
- Draft Human resource profiles
- Understand Supply Chain Management factors
- Highlight Knock-out criteria
|  | Approach - Strategy meeting (2 days) – including (if applicable):
- Site selection expert
- Industry expert
- Human resource expert
- Supply Chain expert
- Tax and transfer pricing expert
| | Deliverables - Communication plan
- Project Management plan
- Final list with countries/cities
- Final list with location factors
- Final list with knock out criteria
- Final human resource profiles
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Activities - Prepare data uploads in LocationSelector.com
- Prioritize location factors
- Prepare location benchmark models
- Possess key cost indicators
- Quality / Sanity check
- Save reports in LocationSelector.com
| | Approach - Four different location benchmarking techniques in LocationSelector.com:
- Benchmark module
- Weighted module
- Cost – Benefit module
- Operating expense module
| | Deliverables - Fact based benchmark report including:
- Results of four benchmarking techniques.
Comprehensive city profiles Risk report – including SWOT and forecasting modelling Final recommendations with cities to visit in next phase
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Activities - Introduction meeting with local government
- Briefing on sites to visit
- Qualified site visits
- Meeting with former investors
| | Approach - Local Workshop, including:
- Local accounting principles
- Local taxation factors
- Logistics and 3rd party
- Local real estate solutions
- Human resource solutions
- Business setup assistance
| | Deliverables - Workshop sessions
- Organized site visits
- Overview of SWOT per site
- Shortlist of most favourable sites
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Activities - Incentive maximization
- Cross cultural management training
- Supplier selection
- Sourcing solutions
- Factory audits
- Recruitment services
- Tax, Legal and TP solutions
| | Approach - ICAincentives.com deal database
- Interim Management
- Senior Associates
- Local network of alliance partners
| | Deliverables - Incentive deal fact sheet
- One Stop Shop Solution
- Smooth implementation process
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