Memorias de investigación
Capítulo de libro:
Relationship Between the Relocation and Operation of Global Firms
Año:2019

Áreas de investigación
  • Ingenierías,
  • Empresa,
  • Economía internacional

Datos
Descripción
The authors address the importance of the operation of manufacturing networks in order to explain why a company brings its previously offshored facilities back. Fundamentally, this chapter stresses the relevance of network operations in the context of relocation, and hence, the linkage of network-manufacturing capabilities to the reshoring phenomenon. First, it focuses on investigating the relevance of strategic objective of international manufacturing to the management/network operations of international manufacturing network (IMN). Second, it explores the role of strategic capabilities of network-manufacturing on the phenomenon of reshoring. The empirical foundation of this research builds on data from multiple in-depth interviews at companies? headquarters in Spain and Sweden. The results showed the relevance of strategic capabilities of network-manufacturing to reshoring. The authors also provide the guidance for decision making in the operation of international manufacturing.
Internacional
Si
DOI
10.4018/978-1-5225-8906-8.ch011
Edición del Libro
Editorial del Libro
IGI
ISBN
9781522589068
Serie
Título del Libro
Handbook of Research on Corporate Restructuring and Globalization
Desde página
234
Hasta página
250

Esta actividad pertenece a memorias de investigación

Participantes
  • Autor: Ahmed SAYEM Handbook of Research on Corporate Restructuring and Globalization
  • Autor: Andreas Feldmann Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
  • Autor: Miguel Angel Ortega Mier UPM

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  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Ingeniería de Organización y Logística
  • Departamento: Ingeniería de Organización, Administración de Empresas y Estadística