Structuring the Network Design Decision

Chopra and Meindl (2007) published a framework (Fig. 6.2) that integrates the hitherto presented aspects of international network design into a decision-making procedure. The framework consists of four succeeding phases, of which only those phases not already elaborated above will be discussed in greater detail. 

6 CM4 Activity Allocation and Supply Chain Process Definition 

On the basis of the presented categorization for managing the internationalization of a company, Ferdows (1997) refines the rather broad categories and puts forward six roles that a production facility abroad can take on within a corporation s planning. 

Finally, lead factories take the approach of outpost factories further by acquiring local-area capabilities and directly implementing them into their own processes. Obviously, these factories are of the highest importance for the corporation and endow it with a significant knowledge gain. 

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