Hybrid decision factors with category descriptions
| Decision factor | Description |
|---|---|
| Customer demand | MS: To access market opportunities by exploring the preferences, wishes and demands of customers ES: To enable cost-efficiency production by accurate customer demand forecast SAS: To harness the capability to satisfy different customer demands and preferences |
| Customization strategy | MS: To enhance the capabilities to meet the customized-drive market. ES: To enable satisfying customers’ changing needs with lower waste through a customization strategy SAS: To exploit firms’ capability and functionality of customization strategy |
| Government incentives | RS: To access incentives offered by governments ES: To exploit incentives offered by governments to release financial burden (e.g. tax reduction, grants) SAS: To harness strategic assets by leveraging government-provided incentives |
| Industrial agglomeration | MS: To enable a better understanding and serve local markets through joining industrial agglomeration ES: To increase production stability and responsiveness by locating close to agglomerative economies |
| Information access | RS: To access transparent and comprehensive information related to production ES: To easily collect comprehensive information before decision-making |
| Infrastructure | RS: To access high-quality infrastructure that enables resources to be exploited MS: To facilitate market opportunities through developed infrastructures ES: To better communicate and cooperate with business partners. |
| Know-how and IP | RS: To access local know-how and IP ES: To better protect sensitive IPs and knowledge SAS: To develop new IPs to retain skills and know-how in the market. |
| Knowledge and technology | RS: To access advanced knowledge, technologies and skill resources. SAS: To better invest and integrate advanced knowledge and technology in production |
| Legislation and regulations | MS: To access the market based on trading regulations, e.g. tariff and non-tariff trade barriers ES: To avoid tariff costs and heavy punishments when locating production with fewer restrictions SAS: To enhance the brand image (e.g. product quality and sustainability) through the fulfilment of strict regulation/requirements |
| Made-in effect | MS: To promote the “Made-in-Sweden” story, and to attract specific customer groups SAS: To gain a better brand image from the “Made-in-Sweden” tag. |
| Management performance | RS: To access available qualified managers and/or management resources ES: To enable low waste production by enhancing management performance with lower costs |
| Manufacturing automation level | ES: To enable increasing productivity while decreasing production costs SAS: To increase production flexibility and capacity |
| Market opportunities | MS: To access new sales/market-opening opportunities SAS: To better understand and exploit the potential market and consumer patterns |
| R&D | ES: To increase manufacturing efficiency through proximity to the R&D department SAS: To develop or accelerate innovative products as well as advanced product development |
| Responsible supply chain | MS: To access customers that have consumer awareness of socially responsible products and production ES: To enable directly set up direct sourcing agreements with suppliers SAS: To build a responsible firm image and avoid human rights violations |
| Responsiveness to market | ES: To enable a quick response to changing demands SAS: To develop the ability to compete on speed |
| Supply networks | RS: To better cooperate with regional suppliers and/or build new supply networks MS: To jointly promote local competitiveness with suppliers ES: To better collaborate with proximity suppliers SAS: To harness the skills, resources and infrastructure of the supply networks |
| Sustainable supply chain | MS: To attract specific customer groups through building an environmentally friendly supply chain image ES: To enable cost-efficiency production by reducing waste and cost. SAS: To enhance the company’s competitive advantages by building sustainable supply chains |
| Technology agglomeration | ES: To jointly promote production innovation by locating proximity to technology clusters SAS: To access and acquire advanced knowledge through joining technology clusters such as industrial parks |
| Decision factor | Description |
|---|---|
| Customer demand | MS: To access market opportunities by exploring the preferences, wishes and demands of customers |
| Customization strategy | MS: To enhance the capabilities to meet the customized-drive market. |
| Government incentives | RS: To access incentives offered by governments |
| Industrial agglomeration | MS: To enable a better understanding and serve local markets through joining industrial agglomeration |
| Information access | RS: To access transparent and comprehensive information related to production |
| Infrastructure | RS: To access high-quality infrastructure that enables resources to be exploited |
| Know-how and IP | RS: To access local know-how and IP |
| Knowledge and technology | RS: To access advanced knowledge, technologies and skill resources. |
| Legislation | MS: To access the market based on trading regulations, e.g. tariff and non-tariff trade barriers |
| Made-in effect | MS: To promote the “Made-in-Sweden” story, and to attract specific customer groups |
| Management performance | RS: To access available qualified managers and/or management resources |
| Manufacturing automation level | ES: To enable increasing productivity while decreasing production costs |
| Market opportunities | MS: To access new sales/market-opening opportunities |
| R&D | ES: To increase manufacturing efficiency through proximity to the R&D department |
| Responsible supply chain | MS: To access customers that have consumer awareness of socially responsible products and production |
| Responsiveness to market | ES: To enable a quick response to changing demands |
| Supply networks | RS: To better cooperate with regional suppliers and/or build new supply networks |
| Sustainable supply chain | MS: To attract specific customer groups through building an environmentally friendly supply chain image |
| Technology agglomeration | ES: To jointly promote production innovation by locating proximity to technology clusters |
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