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Jens Kaiser
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Kaiser
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PublicationCentralism or Autonomy? Insights into the decision allocation within International Manufacturing Networks( 2024-02)
;Gwen Louis Steier ;Kevin GleichGisela LanzaThe right balance between centralization and autonomy in International Manufacturing Networks (IMNs) is the subject of an intensive debate within academic literature and practice. As part of a focus group with 18 industry experts at IMN management, we examined this topic in more detail. We could contribute to the scientific discussion with the latest insights from industrial challenges by identifying and evaluating the most critical challenges and the decision allocation within 14 diverse manufacturing companies.Type: journal articleJournal: Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen FabrikbetriebVolume: 119 -
PublicationEntscheidungsfindung in der Gestaltung und Koordination von globalen Produktionsnetzwerken(Hanser, 2022-09-01)
;Khan, Zara ;Steier, Gwen ;Seeger, TomLanza, GiselaType: journal articleJournal: Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen FabrikbetriebScopus© Citations 2 -
PublicationType: journal articleJournal: Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen FabrikbetriebVolume: 117Issue: 12
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PublicationStandortspezifische Leistungsziele in globalen Produktionsnetzwerken-Empirische Erkenntnisse aus einer internationalen Benchmarking-Studie(Beck, 2022)
;Verhaelen, Bastian ;Peukert, Sina ;Lanza, GiselaType: journal articleJournal: Controlling: Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte UnternehmenssteuerungIssue: 2 -
PublicationManaging International Manufacturing Networks in Today’s Business EnvironmentTo profit from cost differences, growth opportunities in emerging markets, lower transaction costs, and fewer trade barriers, manufacturing companies have strongly driven their internationalization efforts over recent decades. Today, these companies produce at globally distributed manufacturing sites and the individual steps of the value chain take place at different locations in the network. However, uncertainties caused by shifting economic forces, conservative winds, and protectionism as well as events such as the COVID-19 pandemic reveal the strong vulnerability of International Manufacturing Networks. Consequently, companies are reevaluating their optimization efforts of often opposing target dimensions such as efficiency, flexibility, time, and quality. In this chapter, we examine today’s business environment of International Manufacturing Networks and its implications on the management of those networks by presenting relevant success factors.Type: book section
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PublicationCompany-Specific Plant Roles - A Reference Process for the Design and Deployment( 2024-02-11)The interaction between a firm’s headquarters and its plants is crucial to ensuring that the manufacturing network generates a competitive advantage. The concept of plant roles, first introduced by Ferdows (1989), is a suitable tool to facilitate the headquarters-plant relationship. Although many articles deal with Ferdows’s plant roles, hardly any can be found that discusses how companies can design and deploy their own plant roles. Thus, this article proposes a step-by-step guide for network managers.Type: journal-articleJournal: Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen FabrikbetriebVolume: 119Issue: 1-2
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PublicationCurrent Topics in International Manufacturing - Implications from Industrial Use-Cases( 2024-02-11)
;Kevin Gleich ;Gwen Louis SteierGisela LanzaDesigning the strategy, configuration and coordination of international manufacturing networks is a complex task, influenced by a variety of internal and external factors. Therefore, there is no one-size-fits-all approach for the design and management of international manufacturing networks, especially with the rising volatility of the last years. For this purpose, four different industrial use cases are presented to show topics in international manufacturing that companies are currently dealing with and how they are addressing them.Type: journal-articleJournal: Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen FabrikbetriebVolume: 119Issue: 1-2 -
PublicationInternationale Standortwahl: Erschließung von Länder- und Wettbewerbsvorteilen am Beispiel eines Automobilzulieferers( 2023-12)Zur Erschließung neuer Märkte, zur Risikomitigation oder um Zugang zu günstigen Kosten zu erhalten, erweitern Unternehmen ihre Produktionsnetzwerke mit neuen Standorten. Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt eine systematische Standortauswahl passend zur Netzwerk- und Standortstrategie. Neben der Länderattraktivität wird in dem Auswahlprozess die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Unternehmens in dem jeweiligen Land berücksichtigt. Die Standortauswahl wurde für einen deutschen Zulieferer in der Zielregion Südostasien durchgeführt.Type: journal-articleJournal: Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen FabrikbetriebVolume: 118Issue: 12
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PublicationBenchmarking: Global Production Strategies. General ReportWith 69 participants, the study provides an informative insight into global production strat-egy. Therefore, the results can be used as a guideline for building competitive advantages through a sustainable production strategy.Type: work report