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

by Andreas Mundt, Thomas Friedli, Stefan Thomas

Book Overview

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 manufacturing networks, striving for a harmonization of the strategy-, configuration- and coordination levels. This book presents such an integrative approach...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642341845
• ISBN13: 9783642341847
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"