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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"manufacturing location"”.
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From Offshoring to Reshoring: A Conceptual Framework for Manufacturing Location Decisions in a Slow-Steam World
<p>Reshoring, the act of moving manufacturing operations from an offshore location to the nation of the parent company, is rapidly becoming one of the most researched topics in business. Reshoring describes the reversal of a previous offshoring decision, whereby a firm either relocated its own …
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The impact of manufacturing offshore on technology development paths in the automotive and optoelectronics industries
… presents a two-case study of the impact of manufacturing offshore on the technology trajectory of the firm and the industry. It looks in particular at the automotive and optoelectronics industries. The dissertation uses an innovative combination of engineering modeling and qualitative …
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Using a total landed cost model to foster global logistics strategy in the electronics industry
… lower production costs. However, in choosing a location, companies often only consider labor cost and, as a result, overall costs may not be reduced. What other costs besides labor should be considered in locating a global facility? This research examines sourcing, manufacturing and distribution …
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Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain
This project focuses on Flextronics International manufacturing strategy regarding its global supply chain design, and its export strategy from India. It also focuses on the application of the Flextronics case to the question of India's role in global electronics manufacturing. Following China's …
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Discrete, recursive supply chain model for solar panel manufacturing
… bill of materials (BOM), (2) a set of candidate locations where to build the product and any or all of its subcomponents, and (3) other cost drivers. As a tool for expansion, the model accounts for an already-existing manufacturing location that can expand production of one or more of the …
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Three papers in economic geography
… centers on the current developments in the manufacturing and retail sector, and their impact on society. Chapter 1 identifies and explains the locational patterns of the retail trade in Lima by focusing on two different measures: concentration and co-location. Using various methods of …