Global Manufacturing Management: From Excellent Plants Toward Network Optimization (Hardcover, 2021)

1. ?Introduction.- Part I: The Basics of Global Manufacturing Management.- 2. The St.Gallen Management Model for Inter-national Manufacturing Networks.- 3. Operational Excellence ? The St.Gallen Model for Holistic Optimization.- Part II: Managing Manufacturing Site & Network Optimization.- 4. Managing International Manufacturing Networks in Today’s Business Environment.- 5. Unlocking Value With Production Network Optimization ? a Strategic Perspective.- 6. Deriving a Network Strategy.- 7. Site Selection Processes in Global Production Networks.- 8. Design for X ? Site-Specific Adaptation of Production Processes and Products. 9. Product-Mix Allocation.- 10. Order Planning.- 11. Adding an OPEX Perspective to Network Optimization.- 12. Process Quality Improvements in Global Production Networks.- 13. From Plants to Network: Digitalization as an Enabler for Global Manufacturing.- 14. Enabling Data-Based Applications in Manufacturing.- 15. Managing Manufacturing Network Performance.- 16. Operations Research in International Manufacturing Networks.- 17. The Role of the Plant Leaders.- Part III: Practitioner Contributions.- 18. Strategic Transformation and Operations Management at Buhler AG: A Holistic Approach.- 19. Global Manufacturing at CLAAS ? From a Local-For-Local Structure Toward Network Excellence.- 20. Applying a Regional Manufacturing Network Analysis for PALFINGER.- 21. Network Optimization in Five-Year Cycles at Lapp Group.- 22. Holistic Manufacturing Network Management Approach at Jenoptik AG, Division Light & Production.- 23. Global Traceability as a Competitive Advantage ? Model-Based Approach of a Tier-1 Automotive Supplier.