Under CopyrightPrinz, AndreaKuch, BenjaminSchatz, AnjaSpindelndreier, DanielDanielSpindelndreierBauernhansl, ThomasThomasBauernhanslBeck, ManfredManfredBeckLesmeister, FrankFrankLesmeister2022-03-0726.11.20152015https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/29731510.24406/publica-fhg-297315Automotive suppliers are under mounting pressure to satisfy two conflicting customer demands: to cut costs and to open more factories in fast-growing emerging markets so that they can be closer to their customers´ assembly plants. Striking the right balance between cost and proximity in global manufacturing networks will be one of the industry´s greatest challenges.enIndustrie 4.0AutomobilzuliefererKostendruckFabrikorganisationelektrisches NetzwerkLogistikmanagementLogistikKostenAnlagenplanungstudy