Part 1 Introduction: internationalization of the world economy; research questions; structure of the book. Part 2 Conceptual model: integral chain of operations; supply of input materials; manufacturing process; distribution of finished products; cost consequences of variations in plant location and annual plant capacity; factors in a firm's international environment; practical evidence. Part 3 Literature review: explaining international manufacturing; economies of scale; quantitative allocation models. Part 4 Design method: strategic decision-making processes; decision support systems; design method for international manufacturing and logistics; potential sources of evidence. Part 5 Case studies: application of the proposed design method in five case studies; relocation of manufacturing in the metal working industry; reallocation of manufacturing in the food processing industry; capacity expansion in the manufacturing of chemical specialties; capacity expansion in the manufacturing of basic chemicals; case comparison; reflection on applications of the design method. Part 6 Evaluation of the design method: evaluation in the five case studies; evaluation in a workshop with experienced managers; concluding remarks. Part 7 Conclusions and recommendations: conclusions; implications for internationally operating firms; recommendations for further research. Part 8 Appendices: background information on - the metal case studies, the Foodco case study, the Chemspec case study, Chembasic case study.
