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2. 22. 1. WHERE SHOULD THE PLANT BE LOCATED AND WHAT DEGREE OF
FLEXIBILITIES SHOULD BE BUILD EACH ? WHAT CAPACITY SHOULD EACH PLANT
HAVE ? Apply its global complementation strategy to its part plant. Each plant should be
designed with capacity to supply its regional factories Sabio bernard
3. 23. Toyota has around 45 plant globally to cater the demand of customers. Their plants
have flexibility to manufacture their various models from the same plant. They have highest
capacity at its plant located at CANADA having capacity of 18000cars / month. All other
facilities are having an average capacity of around 10000 cars/month. Sabio bernard
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4. 24. 2. Should plant be able to produce for all markets or only specific contingency market?
5. Sabio bernard Flexibility to supply other markets when their local market demand is
weakened. Their plant should able to supply atleast one more market / region. Their plants
are sufficient enough to cater the local demand as well as the global demand. During inflation
or deflation in economy, they can manage their global operation to survive in the market by
promoting low manufacturing cost plant operations. 2. Should plant be able to produce for all
markets or only specific contingency market?
6. 25. 3. How should markets be allocated to plant and how frequently should this allocation be
revised ? Sabio bernard Standard allocation should be optimized during the planning
phase. Adjusted when necessary, reviewed either annually or twice in a year.
7. 26. 4. What kind of flexibilities should be build into the distribution system? Sabio bernard
Optimized regionally between the factories and their supplying parts plants. It will be
necessary for cost effective distribution to occur between plants and factories to non local
markets.
8. 27. 5. What action may be taken during product design to facilitate this flexibility ?
Uniformity among global products for flexibility among market. Product design engineers
should craft elements that both maximize uniformity and satisfy local needs. Sabio bernard
9. 28. Thank you.. Sabio bernard