Restructuring manufacturing and logistics in multinationals: application of a design method in five case studies
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| adam_text | Contents
Figures and tables vn
Acknowledgements xu
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Internationalization of the world economy 1
1.2 Research questions 5
1.3 Structure of the book 9
2 Conceptual model 13
2.1 Integral chain of operations 13
2.2 Supply of input materials 15
2.3 Manufacturing process 18
2.4 Distribution of finished products 21
2.5 Cost consequences of variations in plant location
and annual plant capacity 25
2.6 Factors in a firm s international environment 26
2.7 Practical evidence 30
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3 Literature review
3.1 Explaining international manufacturing 33
3.2 Economies of scale *3
3.3 Quantitative allocation models 52
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4 Design method 61
4.1 Strategic decision making processes 62
4.2 Decision support systems 68
4.3 Design method for international manufacturing and logistics 73
4.4 Potential sources of evidence 80
5 Case studies 85
5.1 Application of the proposed design method in five case studies 86
5.2 Relocation of manufacturing in the metal working industry 87
5.3 Reallocation of manufacturing in the food processing industry 95
5.4 Capacity expansion in the manufacturing of chemical specialties 104
5.5 Capacity expansion in the manufacturing of basic chemicals 115
5.6 Case comparison 126
5.7 Reflection on applications of the design method 134
6 Evaluation of the design method 139
6.1 Evaluation in the five case studies 140
6.2 Evaluation in a workshop with experienced managers 150
6.3 Concluding remarks 160
7 Conclusions and recommendations 163
7.1 Conclusions 163
7.2 Implications for internationally operating firms 165
7.3 Recommendations for further research 167
Appendix A Background information on the metal case studies 171
Appendix B Background information on the Foodco case study 177
Appendix C Background information on the Chemspec case study 184
Appendix D Background information on the Chembasic case study 192
List of references l y
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Figures and tables
Figure 1.1 Example of a manufacturing and logistics structure 6
Figure 1.2 Outline of the book 9
Figure 2.1 Integral chain of operations 14
Figure 2.2 Conceptual model of a multinational s chain
of operations 15
Figure 2.3 Classification of input materials 16
Figure 2.4 Manufacturing process and its input requirements 18
Figure 2.5 Typology of labour categories 19
Figure 2.6 Main activities in the distribution process 22
Figure 2.7 Four basic types of international distribution
structures 23
Figure 2.8 Relevance of various types of distribution costs
based on the value density and packaging
density 24
Figure 2.9 Relationship between the independent variables
plant location and annual plant capacity
and total costs 26
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Figure 2.10 Effective corporate income tax burden in Dutch
multinationals 28
Table 2.1 Examples of decisions on the (re)design of
international manufacturing and logistics structures 30
Table 3.1 Ricardo s concept of comparative advantage 34
Table 3.2 Main locational determinants in Van de Ven s
case studies 43
Figure 3.1 Economies of scale at the plant level 45
Table 3.3 Engineering estimates of the minimum efficient
plant size in selected industries 48
Table 3.4 Summary of quantitative allocation models 53
Figure 4.1 Phase model of strategic decision making processes 63
Figure 4.2 Support in decision making processes 69
Figure 4.3 Proposed design method to support decisions regarding
a multinational s manufacturing and logistics structure 73
Table 4.1 Sources of evidence in applications of the
design method 81
Table 5.1 General data regarding the five case studies 85
Table 5.2 Application of the design method in five case studies 87
Table 5.3 Main differences between two relocation studies in
the metal working industry 88
Table 5.4 Summary of relevant costs in existing plants of
Metal 1 and Metal 2 90
Figure 5.1 Comparison of annual costs in Metal l s case study 92
Figure 5.2 Comparison of annual costs in Metal 2 s case study 93
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Figure 5.3 Foodco s annual sales and manufacturing output
(1989) 96
Figure 5.4 Supply and manufacturing costs in Foodco s plants 97
Figure 5.5 Labour requirements for four model plants 99
Figure 5.6 Capital requirements for four model plants 99
Figure 5.7 Manufacturing costs per unit in the four model plants
and in Foodco s existing plants 101
Figure 5.8 Estimated restructuring costs and discounted savings
over a five year period for three alternative
manufacturing structures in the food industry 103
Figure 5.9 Geographical breakdown of Chemspec s sales 106
Figure 5.10 Unit manufacturing costs in Chemspec s plants
(1990) 106
Figure 5.11 Labour requirements for an annual capacity of
300,000 units of chemical specialties in one
and two plants 108
Figure 5.12 Capital investments for an annual capacity of
300,000 units of chemical specialties in one
and two plants 108
Figure 5.13 Estimated annual profit before taxes at various
European locations of plant X 112
Figure 5.14 Manufacturing and supply costs in
Chembasic s plants (1990) 116
Figure 5.15 Labour and capital costs per unit in four model
plants for the manufacturing of basic chemicals 119
Figure 5.16 Effects of locational price differences within
Western Europe on the costs per unit of basic 120
chemicals
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Figure 5.17 Effects of a capacity expansion in Chembasic s
main European markets on the cumulative DCF 122
Figure 5.18 Effects of a capacity expansion in the southern part
of country 3 on the cumulative DCF 123
Figure 5.19 Estimated internal rate of return for various
capacity expansion scenarios 124
Table 5.5 Characteristics with respect to the plant capacity
variable 127
Table 5.6 Ranking of location factors and the values of
relevant ratios in the five case studies 130
Table 5.7 Sources of evidence consulted in the five case studies 134
Figure 6.1 Outline of the decision making process in Metal l s
case 141
Figure 6.2 Outline of the decision making process in Metal 2 s
case 143
Figure 6.3 Outline of the decision making process in Foodco s
case 145
Figure 6.4 Outline of Chemspec s decision making process 147
Figure 6.5 Outline of Chembasic s decision making process 149
Table 6.1 General data on the workshop s participants 151
Table 6.2 Main contents of the group processes 153
Figure 6.6 Judgement regarding the design method s value
in terms of decision support 155
Figure 6.7 Perceived value of the plant location analysis 156
Figure 6.8 Perceived value of the plant capacity analysis 157
Figure 6.9 Desirability of external support 158
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Figure 6.10 General impressions of the workshop s value 159
Table A.I Comparison of plants visited in Poland and the
Czech Republic 172
Table A.2 Comparison of two Chinese plants with Metal 2 s
existing plant 174
Figure B.I Foodco s European manufacturing structure (1990) 177
Figure B.2 Manufacturing processes for Foodco s type
of products 178
Figure B.3 Labour productivity in Foodco s
manufacturing plants 179
Table B.I Summary of data on Foodco s existing
manufacturing plants 180
Table B.2 Labour and capital requirements in four model
plants 182
Table B.3 Unit transportation costs for three alternative
structures 183
Figure C.I Main manufacturing and sales quantities in
Chemspec s industry (1978 1988) 184
Figure C.2 Chain of operations for chemical specialties 185
Figure C.3 Estimated annual capacity of the main European
manufacturers of chemical specialties (1990) 187
Table C.I Estimated effects of locational differences on the
operating profit 188
Table C.2 Estimated average transportation tariffs and
annual transportation costs for alternative European
plant locations 190
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Figure D.I Main competitive forces in Chembasic s environment 192
Figure D.2 Relationship between distance to customers
and transportation costs per unit of basic chemicals
(1990) 195
Table D.I Labour and capital requirements for four plant
capacity levels 196
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