Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Global Operations
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OBJECTIVES
Forces of globalization
Global supply network design
Factor rating system
Added complexities/uncertainties in global
operations
Global supply chain strategies
Offshoring, postponement
Considerations in global service operations
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Forces of Globalization
Global market
forces
Political and
macroeconomic
forces
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Technological Forces
Production economics
Costs of labor and materials in different places,
economies of scale, economies of scope
Political and macroeconomic conditions
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Proximity to customers
Time-based competition, shipping costs, and
trade agreements
Total costs
Inbound and outbound logistics costs, regional
costs such as labor, land, construction, taxes
and energy
Infrastructure
Transportation, energy, communication
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Added Complexities/Uncertainties
in Global Operations
Added Complexities/Uncertainties
in Global Operations (Contd)
Added Complexities/Uncertainties
in Global Operations (Contd)
Offshoring
Postponement in global supply chain
management
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Offshoring