Location strategy: When does it make sense to have several business locations?

Do you operate a group of companies with several manufacturing sites? Then it makes sense to think about the location strategy.

There are two questions to be differentiated. First: Does it make sense to continue operating several sites or is it sensible in the long term to bundle manufacturing at one larger site? Second, what are the short-term impacts of site consolidation, and can/should they be borne?

Site consolidation promises advantages, but it can also bring disadvantages. It may even be completely unreasonable.

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Basic determination of industrial construction
Even if the construction and development costs of a new site are lower in value than the plant investment, it makes sense to involve the responsible department head / interim manager construction already in the preparation of the business plan.   Contents The briefing describes the steps that can be taken on the part of ...
Technical site inspection
Especially in Asian countries, it is still possible to negotiate good technical conditions when establishing a location – and to discover expensive pitfalls from the outset if you address the right issues. These are typically commitments to structural facilities for wastewater pretreatment, firewater catch basins, stormwater detention basins, or two parallel piping systems for piped ...
Business plan checklist (PDF)
This checklist will give you an orientation on how your business plan should be structured and what statements it should contain. Contents This checklist will guide you to prepare a good and complete business plan in a form that is usually expected by commercial banks. You will learn in detail how you should build your ...
Quick Check: DDIM “Readiness for Project Management”
Do you want to know if your organization is well equipped to meet the demands of project management? Then perform this quick check.
Calculation application for the assessment of the location question
It is often not possible to determine at first glance whether a site merger makes sense. With this application, this issue can be assessed objectively.
Investment Invoice Template
Preformed Excel application for investment calculation
Briefing on the topic of objectives
How you can achieve goals in the company
Briefing on the company as a system
Insight into the valuable view of companies as social systems
Briefing on decisions in the company
Briefing on the relevance and quality of decisions in companies
Functional Descriptions Logistics and Shipping
Here you get examples of function descriptions for logistics and shipping
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