Setting the right production strategy and network in consideration of main logistic parameters is important to companies as surrounding conditions are changing strongly: 

• Customers requirements for short lead times and availability
• Rising transportation cost due to oil shortage and emission trading 
• Major uncertainties in global manufacturing due to currency fluctuations, piracy on trade routes or environmental influences
• Strong increases on labor costs in low cost countries
• Developing best in class manufacturing setups
• Barkawi Management Consultants support companies in developing best in class manufacturing setups to ensure efficient supply of products to customers. Core areas of developments are the right level of vertical integration, make or buy decisions and the manufacturing footprint design.  

Barkawi Services:

• Data collection/ consolidation
• Current setup analysis 
• Make or buy decisions
• Depth of added value definition
• Vertical integration definition
• Total landed cost analyses
• Manufacturing footprint design
• Production location validation and selection
• Site ramp-up planning and support
• Manufacturing risk management

Hintergrundpapier_Zukunft globaler Produktion.pdf