How do companies decide where to locate their manufacturing? This study uses insights
from manufacturing company executives collected by means of in-depth interviews with 50 …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the strategic consequences of manufacturing
location decisions, with a focus on understanding the link between collocating …

This paper explores the network synergies available from the configuration of highly
dispersed, global production networks (GPNs). Synergy theory from the literature on intra …

This paper analyzes the internationalization of new multinationals from emerging countries.
It also focuses on Production's role in firm internationalization, a subject seldom addressed …

Economic globalisation and pressures to reduce costs have fuelled a steady increase in
offshoring activities. Offshoring decisions mainly involve economic factors. Sustainability …

Statistical data and information from industry interviews are used to build a picture of the
implications of, and responses to, globalization in the key industry of electronics contract …

The nature of the relationship between how international a company is (multinationality) and
its performance has been studied for over forty years with conflicting results. This paper …

What was once seen just as production is now production, research, design, and service
provision. When thinking about value it is easy to assume it is the same as profit or revenue …

Process development is an important aspect of biopharmaceutical development. 1, 2
Through studies in the pharmaceutical industry, Pisano suggests that companies able to …