Design and management of (multi-site) global operations networks by using Ferdows’ factory role model

Miguel Mediavilla; Sandra Martínez; Kepa Mendibil

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-5646-8_6

Design and management of (multi-site) global operations networks by using Ferdows’ factory role model

Miguel Mediavilla^*
, Sandra Martínez
, Kepa Mendibil

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In the current global economy, with an increased international presence of all type of organisations, the design and management of global operations networks (GON) plays a vital role in organisational competitiveness. Whilst all type of organisations are facing significant challenges for managing increasingly complex global operation, current literature on global operation networks is still limited in its scope. The aim of this chapter is to discuss the development and evaluation of a construct for assessing the strategic plant role and developing of an improvement roadmap in GONs. This research makes a contribution to current knowledge on global operations by extending the model proposed by Ferdows (Harvard Bus Rev 75:73–88, 1997a) and operationalising it to enable its application for the design and optimisation of global operations networks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Operations Networks
Publisher	Springer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages	81-104
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9781447156468
ISBN (Print)	9781447156451
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5646-8_6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Akondia framework
Global operations network
Strategic plant role
Value chain

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