ABSTRACT
Introduction .................................................................................................... 132 The Strategic Role of the Production Plant within a Network ................ 132 The Akondia Framework .............................................................................. 138
Assessment of the Strategic Role of Plants: Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 ......................................................................................................... 138 Roadmap Deployment for Upgrading the Strategic Role: Stage 4 .... 145
Multisite Improvement Programs Based on Lean Management ............ 148 XPS Principles ............................................................................................ 153 The Management of XPSs ........................................................................ 153 CASE: The Jotun Operations Academy (Aa and Anthonsen, 2011) ... 156 Benchmarking and Assessment Models ................................................ 157 CASE: German White Goods Production System Assessment Model (Mediavilla and Errasti, 2010) ..................................................... 157 CASE: Natra ............................................................................................... 159
References ........................................................................................................ 160 Further Readings .............................................................................................161
