Growth & Global Expansion

Global expansion—serving customers beyond the domestic market—is a key growth strategy. While any business venture must balance risk with rewards, the risks when expanding internationally can be less predictable and the rewards can be more elusive. To be successful, Actovian believes companies need to under take careful research and risk analysis followed by the development of in-depth business and implementation plans.
Actovian could assist you in global expansion goals. Our globally located consultants consistently employ four key strategies:

• Leveraging a competitive advantage of either skill or scale
• Pursuing a narrowly focused market entry strategy
• Aligning the organization and operations with globalization
• Managing globally and empowering locally

Actovian could help your organization in one or all of the following areas while planning and executing your global expansion strategy 

Building and Executing Your Global Business Strategy
Examining the economic and operational characteristics of a global enterprise and the necessity of developing your company’s Fundamental Economic Model (FEM) before globalization

Sourcing Globally
Good understanding of global supply economic considerations  and identifying key issues and risks of sourcing internationally

Manufacturing Globally
Learning the economics of global manufacturing and managing production quality in global factories

Selling and Distributing Globally
Building and understanding the economic considerations of global distribution and logistics

Serving and Servicing Globally
Understanding the economic considerations of global customer support and supporting global customers

Creating Your Global Research and Development Strategy
Looking for global R&D talent and finding superior local technical capabilities

Profitably Growing Your Global Business
 Understanding the economics of value-creation in global business and building a global expansion strategy.

Organizational and Behavioral Changes for the Global Company
Moving from a domestic thinking organization to a global acting business and reorganizing functions to support global business objectives…the ‘country management’ structure

To find out more about Actovian's work in this capability area, please contact the practice