Acme Home Improvements Inc
I. Executive Summary
Acme Home Improvements Inc., founded in 1982 in Raleigh, N.C., has recently decided that an expansion into Canada and Mexico is essential. Acme currently has 125 U.S. locations with annual sales of $5,400,000,000 with $280,000,000 net income. Acme Home Improvements Inc. immediate expansion into Mexico City is in the interest of seeking greater profits and buffering against downturns in the U.S market.
Acme’s Chief Operating Officer, has decided to sponsor the project to follow Home Depot and its other competition into Mexico City, allowing for additional revenue and international penetration. Acme Mexico City (AMC) has purchased a site in which the new location will be built and contracted CSL Project Management Corporation to oversee management and construction. Funding for this location will be $100000000100000 and it is to take no longer than 12 months to complete. The location will resemble Acme’s other locations with 100,000/sq. ft. of indoor space and 10,000/sq. ft. of additional exterior space for garden products. Since this will be Acme’s first venture into an international market, cultural differences will require a partnership with local advisors and contractors to supplement the team’s current knowledge and its current cross-cultural US-Mexico team. Buffers have been added to ensure that the project will follow the correct path and be completed on time and within budget.
This plan will outline the responsibilities of CSL Project Management Corporation’s development of the Acme Mexico City location. Because Acme has created a strong scope, budget and timeline for AMC, it is crucial for CSL to develop a working roadmap for execution and completion. The plan will identify CSL’s responsibilities of obtaining permits, site construction, staffing, training and opening of the Mexico City location. I. Introduction
Acme Home Improvements Inc. (AHI) was founded in 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Currently there are 125 locations
Acme Home Improvements Inc., founded in 1982 in Raleigh, N.C., has recently decided that an expansion into Canada and Mexico is essential. Acme currently has 125 U.S. locations with annual sales of $5,400,000,000 with $280,000,000 net income. Acme Home Improvements Inc. immediate expansion into Mexico City is in the interest of seeking greater profits and buffering against downturns in the U.S market.
Acme’s Chief Operating Officer, has decided to sponsor the project to follow Home Depot and its other competition into Mexico City, allowing for additional revenue and international penetration. Acme Mexico City (AMC) has purchased a site in which the new location will be built and contracted CSL Project Management Corporation to oversee management and construction. Funding for this location will be $100000000100000 and it is to take no longer than 12 months to complete. The location will resemble Acme’s other locations with 100,000/sq. ft. of indoor space and 10,000/sq. ft. of additional exterior space for garden products. Since this will be Acme’s first venture into an international market, cultural differences will require a partnership with local advisors and contractors to supplement the team’s current knowledge and its current cross-cultural US-Mexico team. Buffers have been added to ensure that the project will follow the correct path and be completed on time and within budget.
This plan will outline the responsibilities of CSL Project Management Corporation’s development of the Acme Mexico City location. Because Acme has created a strong scope, budget and timeline for AMC, it is crucial for CSL to develop a working roadmap for execution and completion. The plan will identify CSL’s responsibilities of obtaining permits, site construction, staffing, training and opening of the Mexico City location. I. Introduction
Acme Home Improvements Inc. (AHI) was founded in 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Currently there are 125 locations
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