AI LOCATION
Location Assessment: Pinpointing Your Next Global Hub for Success
Choosing the right location for your Global Capability Center (GCC) is one of the most critical decisions you will make. The right choice can unlock exponential growth, optimize costs, and secure top-tier talent. The wrong choice can lead to significant financial and operational risks. At Tholons, our Location Assessment service is an AI-first, data-driven methodology that eliminates guesswork, ensuring your next global hub is perfectly aligned with your strategic objectives. Our approach is built on two decades of proprietary data and real-world expertise, transforming the complex process of location selection into a precise, risk-mitigated strategy.
Our Three-Stage Methodology for Strategic Location Selection:
Our process is designed to move you from a broad global scan to a final, actionable recommendation with speed and confidence.
Comprehensive Location Identification
We begin by developing a tailored needs assessment for your specific business. Our AI models leverage our global network and extensive database of over 200 cities and 50 nations to identify a wide range of potential locations. We prioritize these based on your key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring we focus on locations that offer the best strategic fit.
Rigorous Shortlist Refinement
Once we have a list of potential locations, we perform a deep dive to refine the shortlist. This stage involves:
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In-Depth Talent Analysis: We evaluate the size, quality, and skill profile of the local talent pool, including churn rates and salary trends.
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Operational Environment Evaluation: We assess the business ecosystem, infrastructure capabilities, and regulatory environment to identify any potential risks or benefits.
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Business Ecosystem Analysis: We evaluate the local ecosystem, including the presence of top universities, innovation hubs, and the competitive landscape.
Deep Dive Analysis and Recommendation
In the final stage, we conduct detailed city-level evaluations, including on-site due diligence and negotiations for incentives and compliance. We develop a tailored recommendation that goes beyond simple cost analysis, focusing on:
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Talent Quality, Scale, and Cost: A holistic view of the local workforce.
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Business Catalyst: Government incentives, ease of doing business, and the competitive landscape.
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Infrastructure: Connectivity, real estate quality, and technical infrastructure.
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Risk & Quality of Life: Political and social risks, as well as the overall quality of life for your employees.
Tholons Location Evaluation Model
Our proprietary model is a modular tool tailored to your geographic evaluation needs. It's powered by diverse data inputs across key categories, enabling strategic decision-making to enhance profitability, elevate customer experience, and unlock new revenue streams through innovation, AI, and digital transformation. Our data is refreshed and published annually, ensuring you have the most current information available.
TALENT, SKILLS & QUALITY
Assesses the quality, scale, availability, and cost of the local talent pool.
COST
Analyzes salaries, real estate, and other operating expenses.
DIGITAL & INNOVATION
Evaluates AI/Cloud adoption, startup diversity, and local innovation policies.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Examines public transport, airport connectivity, quality of office spaces, and technical infrastructure.
RISK & QUALITY OF LIFE
Considers political, social, and commercial risks, along with expat-friendliness and social infrastructure.
Tholons offers a unique combination of deep domain expertise and a powerful AI-driven ecosystem. Our decades of experience building GCCs globally give us the context to identify meaningful locations, and our AI-powered predictive models and proprietary data give us the tools to deliver precise, data-driven recommendations that mitigate risk and ensure your strategic success.