Strategic Management of Global Manufacturing Networks Aligning Strategy, Configuration, and Coordination /

• Main Authors: Friedli, Thomas (Author), Mundt, Andreas (Author), Thomas, Stefan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Management for Professionals,
• Subjects: Business.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Globalization.; Markets.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Operations Management.; Emerging Markets/Globalization.

The preceding process of globalization and the continuously rising competitive pressure on manufacturing companies in more developed economies unveiled the limits of classical site-focused optimization approaches. The focus of network optimization shifts ever more towards an integrative view of manu...