1、GOINGREGIONALTHEWAYFORWARD?Sweden s next act as global companies rethinkun/nuuJud#page#THE CASE FORREGIONALISATIONSpeedandagility are essential criteria fortodays manufacturers.Astheracetoredrawthesupply chainmapintensifiesdoes Swedenholdatrump cardin the shift towardregionalised production?Overthre
2、edecadesChinawas theundisputed factory oftheworld providingButaswagesin Chinaacceleratedinthe 2010s andautomationgatheredpacechange became inevitable. Todaya wide range of disruptive factors areprompting globalcompanies torethinkthe geography ofmanufacturingThemarchofdigitalisationcimatechangevolati
3、letrade barriersandthevulnerabilities exposedby the Covid-19 pandemicarejustafew examples.MOVING CLOSER TO CUSTOMERSIsthelow-costbusiness modelandoutsourcingtrendthat peakedinthe1990sdefinitively outdated? Asarecent Business Swedenstudy pointed outfarawayregionsChinais shifingits positionto becoming
4、aproductionpowerhousefor the AsiaregionThis developmentis occurringworldwide as thetechnology raceandcustomerexpectations on shorterleadtimesaccelerateRegionalmanufacturing hubs arenow emerging on every continentAs such.theimperative to decentraliseandbringmanufacturingcloserto customershas neverbee
5、nstrongerSPOTLIGHT ONSWEDENHow can Sweden-ranked the EUs mostinnovative country - help shape thenewecosystemsastheregionalisationtrendtakes hold? Inthisreportweexplore therisingroleofnearmarketmanufacturing throughacollectionofviewpoints from experts in Swedens industrial frontline.ANDREASKLAS ERICS
6、ONPETTER SUNDSCHEIBENPFLUGProgram ManagerProgram ManagerHeadof BusinessSmart IndustrySmart IndustryEcosystemklas.ericsonpetter.sundandreas.scheibenpfugsweden.se#page#NEED FORSPEED SHAPESANEWERAChanging the dynamics ofglobalsupply chains is hardly a straightforwardtask So why are manufacturers ofall