Factors impacting location decisions and international operations

 Factors impacting location decisions and international operations.  Then, explain why you agree or disagree with the following statement:  Energy and Utility firms at the beginning of the supply chain are far removed from final consumers.  

 Include a paraphrased summary, with cites and references from at least 2 peer reviewed journal articles.  These can be found either in the library or by selecting the pdf link to the right of your http://scholar.google.com search.  Provide cites and references for each of your discussion responses.