The preceding process of globalization and the continuously rising competitive pressure on manufacturing companies in more developed economies unveiled the limits of classical site-focused optimization approaches. The focus of network optimization shifts ever more towards an integrative view of...

Im Bestreben nach einem nützlichen Managementmodell zum Gestalten, Lenken und Weiterentwickeln von Operational Excellence (OPEX) Initiativen konnten anhand einer vergleichenden Fallstudienanalyse an acht europäischen Standorten eines weltweitführenden Pharmaunternehmens neue Erkenntnisse zum...

1. Introduction -- Part I: The Basics of Global Manufacturing Management -- 2. The St.Gallen Management Model for International Manufacturing Networks -- 3. Operational Excellence: The St.Gallen Model for Holistic Optimization -- Part II Managing Manufacturing Site & Network Optimization -- 4....

Development of Production Management- from Site to Network Optimisation -- A Model for Network Design -- Clarification of the Initial Strategic Situation -- The Network Configuration -- Network Coordination -- Analysis and Design of Networks in Practice -- Outlook and Summary.