Task: Assume that you are an international-business consultant to Lazybones, a small Australian firm producing women's and children's clothing, bedding and homewares. Lazybones products are stocked by a number of established retailers internationally and the firm has substantial online sales. The firm has also recently opened a retail outlet in Los Angeles and is considering opening another outlet in Canada. Given the increased demand, Lazybones is considering sourcing products from China or India using contract manufacturing.
Your task is to analyse the political, economic, and business environments, including the production potential of the two countries. You will also develop a weighted index. (There is an example of a weighted index in the ASSESSMENT/Country Analysis Report section of Blackboard.) Write a report justifying which is a better country choice for the firm to source garments from.