Essays about: "manufacturing location decision."

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  1. 1. Reshoring in the Fashion Industry – An Actual Trend or Industry Window Dressing?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Svante Gummesson; [2023]
    Keywords : Reshoring; Fashion industry; Fashion conglomerates; Supply Chain Management; Manufacturing Sustainability; Global supply chains; Manufacturing Location Decision; Inditex; H M Group; GAP Inc; Fast retailing; Gap Inc.; PVH; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The research aims to determine whether there is a trend of reshoring among major fashion conglomerates and whether supply chain resilience and sustainable manufacturing may contribute to understanding this trend. The study takes a quantitative approach, using a combination of inference statistics and descriptive statistics. READ MORE

  3. 2. Establishing a battery manufacturing base in Sweden : Evaluating and analyzing the factors behind locational strategy of battery manufacturers

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Gustav Helenefors; Samuel Jakobsson; Marcus Uldin; [2022]
    Keywords : Manufacturing strategies; Battery manufacturing; Sweden; Due diligence; External environment; Strategic shift;

    Abstract : Background: In the last few years, many of the risks of operating in a global supply chain or an offshore manufacturing strategy have become evident as they have been disrupted by accidents, pandemics, and conflicts. Multiple parties in global trade have also increased their talks about autonomy in strategic sectors or production of strategically important components. READ MORE

  4. 3. Manufacturing Reshoring among Swedish Firms

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Negar Ghasemi Rad; [2022]
    Keywords : reshoring; manufacturing; reshoring drivers and barriers; reshoring trend in Sweden; Swedish firms’ expectations; offshoring; location advantages;

    Abstract : Due to the global nature of business, the dispersion of international geographical activities has increased and location decision-making has become a critical strategic decision for companies. Recent research, on the other hand, has begun to report on an opposite movement. READ MORE

  5. 4. Bringing it back home A multiple case study of how Swedish manufacturing firms implement reshoring

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Josefine Forsman; Ellen Karlsson; [2021-06-28]
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    Abstract : As a response to emerging disadvantages with global value chains, some firms have transitioned from offshoring to reshoring, i.e., bringing previously offshored production back home. In the shallows of Covid-19, reshoring has become a topical concern and the ongoing pandemic is recognized as a trigger for reshoring decisions. READ MORE

  6. 5. A system dynamic approach for manufacturing reshoring decisions.

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Industriell produktutveckling, produktion och design

    Author : Daniel Alejandro de los Rios Pérez; [2021]
    Keywords : reshoring; modeling; system dynamics; manufacturing; decision-making; location decisions;

    Abstract : During the last two decades, many companies have reshored their manufacturing operations to the home country, reversing previous offshoring decisions. Reshoring is a strategic decision for manufacturing companies because it is costly, complex, dynamic; thus, it is an important topic for research. READ MORE