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 …

Die globale Wirtschaft ist seit Jahrzehnten geprägt von zunehmend internationalen
Verflechtungen, was dazu führt, dass eine Vielzahl von Unternehmen die Herstellung von …

In this chapter we present our approach for the management of production networks in more
detail. After a short introduction to our framework model, its three design layers strategy …

Offshoring concerns the relocation or a transfer of a company's business activities to another
country. When a company decides to offshore their business to another location it involves …

The objective of this study was to examine the technology transfer between Japanese parent
company and Thai subsidiary companies by using structural equation model (SEM). The …

Actors in the automotive industry use global manufacturing networks to produce and supply
customers around the world. The capital-intensive industry is sensitive to long lead times …

Products and processes are the fundamental building blocks of a company's operations, and
they play a major role in determining the competitive positioning of a company. A product …