Production Site Management as a New Core Competence for Globalized Companies

Global companies need a valid decision basis. The choice of a specific location is still not a standard decision within companies, but a mostly data-driven and finally strategic decision on top management level. The challenge there is to combine all single aspects according costs, qualitative and quantitative chances and risks to a conclusive picture. The decision process of production site management is an important strategic task, where as its quality can be significantly improved by using dedicated instruments.