Jens Kaiser
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Centralism or Autonomy? Insights into the decision allocation within International Manufacturing Networks

2024-02 , Fabian Specht , Jens Kaiser , Gwen Louis Steier , Kevin Gleich , Thomas Friedli , Gisela Lanza

The 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.

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Standortspezifische Leistungsziele in globalen Produktionsnetzwerken-Empirische Erkenntnisse aus einer internationalen Benchmarking-Studie

2022 , Verhaelen, Bastian , Kaiser, Jens , Remling, Dominik , Peukert, Sina , Lanza, Gisela , Friedli, Thomas

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Internationale Standortwahl: Erschließung von Länder- und Wettbewerbsvorteilen am Beispiel eines Automobilzulieferers

2023-12 , Benedikt Saretz , Jens Kaiser , Thomas Friedli

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.

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Entscheidungsfindung in der Gestaltung und Koordination von globalen Produktionsnetzwerken

2022-09-01 , Khan, Zara , Kaiser, Jens , Steier, Gwen , Seeger, Tom , Friedli, Thomas , Lanza, Gisela

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Strategic site reasons re-visited, digging deeper in the rationale of global manufacturing networks: An empirical study from a headquarters perspective

2022-08 , Kaiser, Jens , Saretz, Benedikt , Friedli, Thomas

The site role concept developed by Ferdows and empirically tested by Vereecke et al. discusses the specific advantages of globally distributed manufacturing plants. It conceptualizes the primary reasons for manufacturing sites to exist–the strategic site reasons. This article presents the results of a multiple case study further examining the reasons to establish a site, the sites' main advantage today, and related contingency factors. The findings show that the main reasons to establish or acquire a manufacturing site are access to low-cost labor, new technologies, and reliable transportation. The most stable reason over time is access to skills and know-how.

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Benchmarking: Global Production Strategies. General Report

2022 , Friedli, Thomas , Kaiser, Jens , Miedler, Philipp , Helbling, Jessica Rebecca , Schalm, Karl Gerhard

With 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.

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Globale Produktionsstrategien in der Praxis –Strategieformulierung und -implementierung Empirische Erkenntnisse aus einer internationalen Benchmarkingstudie

2022-12 , Schalm, Karl Gerhard , Kaiser, Jens , Friedli, Thomas

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Company-Specific Plant Roles - A Reference Process for the Design and Deployment

2024-02-11 , Jens Kaiser , Thomas Friedli

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.

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