ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a supply chain footprint model and applications to a complex multinational enterprise. It focuses on designing resilient and responsive global supply chain alternatives considering manufacturing and distribution facilities servicing markets in several countries. The emphasis is on developing multicriteria models to determine optimal supply chain designs supporting competitive strategies over multiple time periods within complex multinational environs. The model considers facilities location/allocation selection, capacity requirements, international issues, exchange rates, lead times, and transfer prices. It integrates financial, customer service, risk, and strategic factors as alternative selection criteria. Managerial insights from applications are discussed, such as investment plans, sourcing and contingency alternatives, customer-oriented strategies, among others.
