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Leading research programs on
global production |
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This section lists leading programs of
academic research on the management of global
production, looking into current trends in the geography of
production and the organisation of cross-border value chains. |
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Copenhagen Business School: |
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Department of Strategic Management and
Globalization |
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The Department undertakes theory-driven
research into the strategic behaviour of companies in an
increasingly globalized world, focusing on issues such as value
creation, location choice and entry mode. |
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Duke University: |
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The Duke University Global Value Chains Center |
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The Center employs global value chains
methodology to study the effects of globalization on topics such as
industrial upgrading, competitiveness and entrepreneurship. |
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Indian School of Business: |
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Munjal Institute for Global Manufacturing |
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The Munjal Institute is a pioneering
effort to raise the level of manufacturing in India and beyond
through operational excellence and innovation. |
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Kiel Institute for the World Economy: |
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Kiel Centre for Globalization |
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The Center works on an interdisciplinary
research agenda the evaluates the proliferation of global supply
chains as an important aspect of globalization. |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy: |
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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics |
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The Center is a solutions-oriented
environment where students, faculty, and industry leaders pool their
knowledge and experience to advance supply chain education and
research. |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy: |
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MIT Industrial Performance Center |
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The Center brings together
multidisciplinary teams of researchers to carry out applied research
on industrial growth and transformation, national economic growth
and competitiveness, and innovative performance. |
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RWTH Aachen University: |
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Global Production Management Center |
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Based on a long experience in the
planning and configuration of production in a global context, the
Research Group builds bridges between research and
application-oriented consulting. |
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Stanford Graduate School of Business: |
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The Value Chain Innovation Initiative |
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The Initiative brings together faculty,
students, and practitioners to advance the theory and practice of
gloval value chain innovation through research and knowledge
dissemination. |
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University of Cambridge: |
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Center for International Manufacturing |
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The Centre pursues a program of research
and real-world application of new approaches to for the strategic
configuration of global value networks, working closely with a
community of industrialists, policamakers and academics. |
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University of Hong Kong: |
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Asia Global Institute |
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The Institute undertakes
business-relevant research on global issues from Asian perspectives.
In the field of trade and investment, it focuses on the role of
global value chains and evolving patterns of production, trade,
investment and consumption. |
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University of St. Gallen: |
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Production Management | Institute of
Technology Management |
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The Competence Centre addresses the
challenges of companies acting in a worldwide dispersed
manufacturing environment. Integrated approaches are developed to
configure and coordinate global operations in line with the overall
manufacturing strategy. |
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University of Tennessee: |
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The Global Supply Chain Institute |
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The Institute coordinates the
University's spectrum of supply chain offerings and fulfills
industry's need for information and best practices relating to
global supply chains. |
