Strategic Management of Global Manufacturing Networks Aligning Strat
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
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Thomas Friedli Andreas Mundt Stefan Thomas
Strategic Management of Global Manufacturing Networks Aligning Strategy, Configuration, and Coordination
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Thomas Friedli • Andreas Mundt • Stefan Thomas
Strategic Management of Global Manufacturing Networks Aligning Strategy, Configuration, and Coordination
Thomas Friedli ITEM-HSG University of St. Gallen St. Gallen Switzerland
Andreas Mundt Stefan Thomas REHAU GmbH Muri b. Bern Switzerland
In collaboration with Richard Lu¨tzner Selected parts of the text were translated from German by Astrid Jannke and Felix Sherington-Kendall ISSN 2192-8096 ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-34184-7 ISBN 978-3-642-34185-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-34185-4 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014933697 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, 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. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgments
This book is the result of several years of research and numerous projects. Many colleagues and industry partners have kindly contributed to and made possible this book in the first place. In uncountable discussions with these persons, we have challenged and
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