Problem: The ability to realize cost economies from global volume is greatest in the case of:
(1) products that need to be customized to local requirements
(2) commodity-type products that serve universal needs
(3) low-weight, high-value products that can be differentiated by global companies
(4) products that can be economically manufactured in small batches
(5) companies competing in dusturies where they face a large number of mulinational competitors