Int Trade Paper - 2,5 pages (half a page for each question) see instructions - 5 questions

Please provide examples of the four International Trade Drivers and why they’re important in today’s global marketplace: a. Cost Drivers –increased sales to recover high investment costs b. Competition Drivers—entering into foreign markets c. Market Drivers—customer expectations of companies d. Technology Drivers—Internet of Things (IoT) Within your analysis please highlight if all these drivers are independent from one another or are they reliant on each other for maximum financial returns? 2. Containerization has changed the way we move goods in this country and around the global marketplace— but there’s always future challenges with goods movement when conducting national and international commerce: a. policy, b. financing, c. security legal documentation, d. trade compliances Please provide examples of three of four mentioned above—define each in today’s economy. 3. How have ports (port infrastructure) changed today’s infrastructure landscape –what are the benefits of having such capacity including but not limited to: a. Water draft—dredged port b. Cranes – for Post-Panamax ships c. Operations –workforce/organized labor 4. What are some of the main differences in franchising in the U.S. and franchising oversees—do the same rules and models apply to both markets? Examples could include McDonalds and Yum Brands (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC) 5. Why has intellectual property grown so much in the past several years? How has “protection” and “International agreements” played into this dialogue? What do you think the future of patents and copyrighted materials/ideas are within third world countries?