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Competitive Alternatives Highlights
KPMG's Guide to International Business Location
Executive highlights
Competitive Alternatives is KPMG's guide to comparing business
locations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
The Competitive Alternatives study is the most thorough comparison
of international business locations ever undertaken by KPMG. This
study contains valuable information for any company considering
their international business location options.
Competitive Alternatives 2008 compares business competitiveness
for more than 100 cities in ten countries: Australia, Canada, France,
Italy, Japan, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom,
and the United States. For the first time, the 2008 study includes
all three NAFTA countries and all 50 US states, in addition to its
traditional G7 coverage.
The primary focus of Competitive Alternatives 2008 is international
business costs. The study measures the combined impact of 27 significant
cost components that are most likely to vary by location, as applied
to 17 different business operations. The basis for the cost comparison
is the after-tax cost of startup and operation, over a 10-year planning
horizon. Results are based on the combined results for a group of
comparable cities in each country, and are expressed in comparison
to the baseline results of the United States.
The Competitive Alternatives report also presents a comparison
of a variety of non-cost factors that can also influence the attractiveness
of locations to business. Aspects of the business environment, such
as labor availability and skills, economic conditions and markets,
innovation, infrastructure, and the regulatory environment, as well
as personal factors, such as cost of living and quality of life,
are all discussed and compared in the main study report.
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