The potential benefits from manufacturing footprint strategy are huge. Top consultants quote potential landed-cost savings of up to 45 per cent  for some industries. Reducing corporate risk and gaining access to emerging markets and the best resources are equally important in securing global leverage and competitive advantage. The companies that get this right may gain leadership positions for a generation or more. Those that get it wrong are likely to fade from view or be swallowed up in ongoing consolidation.

Further resources:

Listen to the podcast

Two page briefing

• Read the 2-page briefing 'Manufacturing footprint strategy: Making the right things in the right places'
• Read the 2-page briefing 'Tailored approaches to manufacturing footprint strategy'

Report ISBN: 978-1-902546-61-2 

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Event: Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium

The annual Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium is the chance to hear from world-leading business figures and thinkers on the challenges facing modern manufacturing. It is a unique event that brings together senior industrialists and leading academics to share approaches and experiences in this strategic domain.