Global Production A Handbook for Strategy and Implementation
What is the best configuration for a global production network? What are the different dynamics in low-cost vs. high-cost countries? Getting the answers right is key to building a competitive and efficient global production network. Centers of economic ac
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Global Production
Eberhard Abele • Tobias Meyer • Ulrich Näher Gernot Strube • Richard Sykes Editors
Global Production A Handbook for Strategy and Implementation
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eberhard Abele Technische Universität Darmstadt Institut für Produktionstechnik und Spanende Werkzeugmaschinen Petersenstr. 30 64287 Darmstadt Germany [email protected]
Dr.-Ing. Tobias Meyer McKinsey & Company 3 Tesmasek Avenue #18–03 Centennial Tower Singapore 039190 Singapore [email protected]
Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Näher McKinsey & Company Roppongi 1st Bld. 1–9–9 Roppongi Minato-ku Tokyo 106-8509 Japan [email protected]
Dr.-Ing. Gernot Strube McKinsey & Company Sophienstr. 26 80333 Munich Germany [email protected]
Richard Sykes McKinsey & Company 21 South Clark Street Suite 2900 Chicago, IL 60603-2900 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-540-71652-5
e-ISBN 978-3-540-71653-2
DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-71653-2 Library of Congress Control Number 2007936682 © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Production: LE-TEX Jelonek, Schmidt & Vöckler GbR, Leipzig, Germany Typesetting: PTP-Berlin Protago-TEX-Production GmbH, Berlin, Germany Cover-Design: WMX Design GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper 987654321 springer.com
Preface
Global Production summarizes McKinsey & Company’s extensive thinking on one of management’s most complex and risk-laden topics in our increasingly networked world. It is based on a large-scale survey originally conducted by McKinsey’s German Office together with Darmstadt University of Technology. The “ProNet” (production network) survey included interviews with over 100 managers at 54 companies, yielding a wealth of data on best practices used by global leaders, as well as the pitfalls to avoid. The empirical data is validated by a theoretical computer model that uses all the relevant input parameters for productio
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