Manufacturing and high-tech organizations that serve wide geographic markets require regional facilities to best serve customers and maintain cost competitiveness. With strict government regulations on quality and environmental issues in manufacturing, and unique equipment and assembly requirements, the construction demands on retooling existing plants or building new facilities are complex and formidable.
In addition, the decentralized nature of manufacturing project execution in a centralized industrial organization makes project control a difficult task. Design standards and financial controls are required for centralized monitoring and oversight. But regional project teams are ultimately responsible for project execution and performance.
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