You manage supply chain & purchasing for a Chicago, IL based

You manage supply chain & purchasing for a Chicago, IL based middleware & networking company. You are shipping all components directly to your 477 customers throughout Europe from the USA. You think there is enough “critical mass” to establish a distribution center and light assembly operation somewhere in Europe. You are about to present the idea to the executive committee consisting of the VP of Law, Marketing, Operations, CEO, Human Resources and Finance. Choose one of these colleagues, and state some information you would want from them as you implement this new expansion.