Supply chain design for the global expansion of manufacturing capacity in emerging markets

Any decision a company takes concerning the global expansion of its value network has major economic implications and is highly complex. Many diverse aspects must be taken into consideration when such a decision is made to ensure that a robust network is configured which will allow the company to be economically successful in the future in spite of the volatile environment it is affected by. It is against this context that the LMP and the wbk jointly developed a decision support method for the configuration and evaluation of the global expansion of value networks. The successful implementation and application of the approach are shown on the basis of a practical case study.