Success factors for footprint optimization

The decision to change a company’s footprint affects a wide range of areas within the business for many years to come. The financial investment involved is often substantial. Add to this the need to weigh up the conflicting priorities of different voices within the company, the requirements of customers, and the uncertainty of external factors such as government subsidies, local taxes and labor costs at different sites, and the difficulty of reaching a decision that you can be confident of is self-evident.