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Title Global manufacturing management : from excellent plants toward network optimization / Thomas Friedli, Gisela Lanza, Dominik Remling, editors
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021

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Description 1 online resource
Series Management for professionals
Management for professionals.
Contents Intro -- Foreword -- Perspectives on Global Manufacturing -- Integrating Strategic and Operational Perspectives -- Adding the Policy Perspective -- ̀̀Is Manufacturing Leaving the Rich Countries? ́́ -- ̀̀Are the Global Manufacturing Footprints Over-Extended? ́́ -- Final Words -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Importance of Manufacturing -- 1.2 Managing Manufacturing Today -- 1.2.1 Global Markets: Global Value Chains -- 1.2.2 The Steady Pressure on Costs
1.2.3 How to Deal with Trade-Offs: The Importance of the ̀̀Sand Cone Model ́́ -- 1.2.4 The Impact of the Industry 4.0 Discussion -- 1.2.5 The Necessity of Systematic Management of Operational Excellence -- 1.2.6 Adding the Global Dimension: From Site to Network Optimization -- 1.2.7 Summary -- 1.3 Aim and Structure of the Book -- References -- Part I: The Basics of Global Manufacturing Management -- 2: The St.Gallen Management Model for International Manufacturing Networks -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Manufacturing and Network Strategy -- 2.2.1 Unit of Analysis -- 2.2.2 Manufacturing Priorities
2.2.3 Network Capabilities -- 2.2.4 Strategic Gaps -- 2.3 The Configuration Lever -- 2.3.1 Site Portfolio Framework -- 2.3.2 Operationalizing the Site Portfolio -- 2.3.3 Application of the Site Portfolio -- 2.4 The Coordination Lever -- 2.4.1 Centralization and Standardization -- 2.4.2 Information and Knowledge Exchange -- 2.4.3 Resource Sharing Framework -- 2.4.4 Incentive System Framework -- 2.5 Toward Harmonization -- 2.6 Summary -- References -- 3: Operational Excellence: The St. Gallen Model for Holistic Optimization -- 3.1 A Refined Definition of Operational Excellence
3.2 An Operationalization of Operational Excellence -- 3.3 The Technical Components -- 3.4 The Managerial and Social Components -- 3.5 Application of the Model: Understanding Real Excellence in a Balanced Way -- References -- Part II: Managing Manufacturing Site and Network Optimization -- 4: Managing International Manufacturing Networks in Todayś Business Environment -- 4.1 Exposure to Environment -- 4.1.1 Macro Environment -- 4.1.2 Task Environment -- 4.2 Success Factors -- 4.2.1 Improve Network Decision-Making -- 4.2.2 Define Degree of Centralization and Standardization
4.2.3 Increase Network Flexibility -- 4.2.4 Mitigate Risks -- 4.3 Summary -- References -- 5: Unlocking Value with Production Network Optimization: A Strategic Perspective -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Network Capabilities -- 5.3 Configuration and Coordination -- 5.4 Network Capabilities as Value Drivers -- 5.5 Summary -- References -- 6: Deriving a Network Strategy -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Requirement: A Sound Production Strategy -- 6.3 Network Strategy -- 6.4 Strategy Context -- 6.5 Strategy Content -- 6.6 Strategic Process -- 6.7 The Alignment of Different (Sub- )Networks at One Site
Summary Using site-specific optimization approaches in international manufacturing networks is increasingly proving insufficient. To solve this problem, several holistic and integrated alternatives have been developed to reflect a global perspective. This book presents advances in the St. Gallen Global Manufacturing Network Model and its application in numerous industry-, benchmarking- and research projects. The contents combine data-driven solutions with qualitative management frameworks for the strategic optimization of international manufacturing networks. In the first part, the book addresses the foundation of manufacturing network management and further describes the St. Gallen Operational Excellence approaches to manage plant performance. On this basis, the authors show how plant- and network-level performance can be enhanced via key improvement domains (e.g., strategy, configuration, coordination, performance management, digitalization). In turn, the second part demonstrates the application of the constructs in manufacturing companies from various industries. By combining research and practice, the book offers unique perspectives on the management of global production striving toward higher performance on manufacturing site and network level
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 11, 2021)
Subject Industrial management.
Industrial management
Form Electronic book
Author Friedli, Thomas.
Lanza, Gisela
Remling, Dominik
ISBN 9783030727406
3030727408