Read the Polaris Industries Inc.: Global Plant Location case study in your course text (p. 449). For your Group Discussion this week, do the following:

By Day 3

Post a 250- to 350-word response that addresses the following:

• What factors should the management team consider when making the manufacturing location recommendation?
• Besides the quantitative reasons for choosing a site location, there are several qualitative parameters that can be assessed. Identify a minimum of three qualitative factors and explain their importance in the decision-making process.
• After all discussion, debate, and analyses, which of the three locations do you recommend and why?