Network design - Network Design Key Components (lecture) - Framework for Network design decisions

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Describe phase 1 of designing a network

Phase 1: Supply Chain Strategy
External factors:
- Competitive strategy, Internal constraints, global competition 
Types of strategy based on demand characteristics (predictability) and Supply characteristics (lead time):
1. Short leadtime + predictable --> continuous replenishment (LEAN)
2. Long leadtime + predictable --> Plan and optimize (LEAN)
3. Short leadtime + unpredictable --> Quick response (Agile)
4. Long leadtime + unpredictable --> Decouple through postponement (Leagile)

Describe phase 2 of designing a network

Phase 2: Regional facility configuration
External factors:
- Production technologies
- competitive environment
- aggregate factors and logistics costs
- tariffs and tax incentives
- regional demand
- political, exchange rate, and demand risk
- Logistics infrastructure (and clusters)

Internal factors:
- Product characteristics: weight and volume
- Product value
- Distances
- Load factor and utilization rate
- Operational and technological characteristics of transportation (costs, size and speed)

Describe phase 3 of designing a network

Phase 3: desirable sites
External factors:
- Production methods: skills needs, response time
- Available infrastructure
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Describe phase 4 of designing a network

Phase 4: Location choices
- Factor costs: labor, materials, site specific
- Logistics costs: Transport, inventory, coordination

But also:
- Production technologies
- Tariffs and tax incentives
- Regional demand
- Political, exchange rate, and demand risk

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