We offer approaches, solutions, and the latest research results to address your challenges in the field of global production.
"Think global, act local... or global? Focussing on the plant-level and advancing local skills and know-how, or developing a global production network that integrates globally dispersed sites: Contradicting challenges and incompatible tasks?"
Managing global production is more than optimizing single sites. It is about unlocking the potentials of the whole production network. International studies show that improving the network structure offers significantly higher returns than optimizing individual sites. A fit between global production strategy, network configuration and network coordination is the key-prerequisite for a well-organized production network. Our science-based and practice-proven production network management approach builds the basis of many companies’ global production activities.
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Kaiser, J., & Friedli, T. (2024). Exploring the content of company-specific plant role models in international manufacturing networks. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 36(1), 69–92.
Gleich, K., Steier, G., Kaiser, J., Specht, F., & Lanza, G. (2024). Current topics in international manufacturing: Implications from industrial use-cases. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 119(1–2), 6–11.
Specht, F., Kaiser, J., Steier, G., & Friedli, T. (2024). Centralism or autonomy? Determining the decision-making structure in manufacturing networks. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 119(1–2), 23–29.
Kaiser, J., & Friedli, T. (2024). Company-specific plant roles: A reference process for the design and deployment. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 119(1–2), 30–35.
Schalm, K., & Friedli, T. (2024). Network capability configurations as a catalyst for competitive advantage. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 119(1–2), 36–40.
Saretz, B., & Friedli, T. (2024). Integrating risks into the analysis: Mapping and managing country-level risks in manufacturing networks. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 119(1–2), 41–47.
Specht, F., Häussler, M., & Friedli, T. (2023). Schweizer Standort trotz Kostennachteil. Die Volkswirtschaft, 15. Dezember.
Saretz, B., Kaiser, J., & Friedli, T. (2023). Internationale Standortwahl: Erschließung von Länder- und Wettbewerbsvorteilen am Beispiel eines Automobilzulieferers. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 118(12), 841–846.
Verhaelen, B., Kaiser, J., Remling, D., Peukert, S., Lanza, G., & Friedli, T. (2022). Standortspezifische Leistungsziele in globalen Produktionsnetzwerken: Empirische Erkenntnisse aus einer internationalen Benchmarking-Studie. Controlling: Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung, 34(2), 60–66.
von Dzengelevski, O., Netland, T., Specht, F., & Friedli, T. (2023). Reshoring and operational performance: The moderating effect of digitalization. In Proceedings of the 30th EurOMA Conference.