Production Footprint Choices

Jean-Pierre Jeannet, Thierry Volery, Heiko Bergmann and Cornelia Amstutz
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Jean-Pierre Jeannet: International Institute for Management
Thierry Volery: ZHAW School of Management and Law
Heiko Bergmann: University of St. Gallen
Cornelia Amstutz: University of Lucerne

Chapter 14 in Masterpieces of Swiss Entrepreneurship, 2021, pp 151-163 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract How SMEs decided on how to arrange their production footprint, trading-off production in Switzerland vs. offshoring, and how they decided on component sourcing, as well as how they dealt with asset plays related to production, is reviewed in this chapter. Starting as exporters, some firms have retained an exclusively Swiss-based production footprint. As companies grew, they increasingly adopted a modified Swiss manufacturing footprint with core steps still produced in Switzerland. Beyond, some firms have adopted both Swiss and international production where some international markets are supplied with Swiss produced products. Some of the largest firms in the research have pursued a globally distributed production where only a small portion of value added is produced in Switzerland. Offshoring, with no production operation in Switzerland, is the adopted model of very few companies.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65287-6_14

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