The Process Has Changed Globalization and economic restructuring have led to changes in the site selection process. Corporations need to respond and adjust to changing market demands more quickly to maintain their position. This has resulted in increased relocations and expansions, as well as companies considering relocations to sites worldwide. But corporate downsizing has also eliminated location work from many corporations' internal management. Competition has increased the speed of the site selection process.
Selectors have to do their work within a very tight time frame.