{"id":2,"date":"2016-08-09T06:27:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T06:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-01-16T08:15:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T08:15:37","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/","title":{"rendered":"Made in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76d9ffc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"76d9ffc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.madeineu.biz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/Final-Imengo_web720.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted elementor-html5-video\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d5b25c\" data-id=\"5d5b25c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35da144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"35da144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ba5f34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60ba5f34\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"introduction\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27f5b8b8\" data-id=\"27f5b8b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763e35b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"763e35b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Made in Europe..?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6d0695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f6d0695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many of us regard the\u00a0<strong>manufacturing industry<\/strong>\u00a0as the backbone of our economy. Employment in the industrial sector however, is decreasing every year in all western countries.\u00a0 In 1995,\u00a0<strong>31 million<\/strong>\u00a0people held a job in Europe\u2019s Manufacturing sector. Early 2014, this number was less than\u00a0<strong>25 million<\/strong>.<\/p><p>A loss of 1,000 jobs every day.<\/p><p>We call this process\u00a0<strong>de-industrialization<\/strong>. Many economists tell us NOT to worry. Productivity increases and new technologies create more economic value than keeping lower skilled labour employed.<\/p><p>Politicians are hesitant. How do you explain \u2018de-industrialization\u2019 to a person who has just lost his job after another plant shutdown?<\/p><p>Business leaders in the manufacturing industry follow their own agenda: value creation for stakeholders. The creation or destruction of employment is secondary. Business continuity comes first.<\/p><p>The European research program Made in Europe connects\u00a0de-industrialization\u00a0to business\u00a0location strategy. Understanding what makes a business decide to \u2018stop, stay or go\u2019 is core to understanding the destruction of employment in the Manufacturing sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-964c48f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"964c48f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d902cd9\" data-id=\"d902cd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40fd99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d40fd99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/manufacturing-in-eu-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/manufacturing-in-eu-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/manufacturing-in-eu-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23585fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23585fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"research\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-030296c\" data-id=\"030296c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fce3d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fce3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Research<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21ab79d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21ab79d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67188e1\" data-id=\"67188e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef95def elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef95def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Research Project\u00a0<strong>Made in Europe<\/strong>\u00a0is part of an international DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) program, under the supervision and support of the following institutes: Business School Nederland (BSN), the Netherlands and Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) in Sheffield, UK.<\/p><p>The\u00a0problem statement\u00a0of the Research is formulated as a question:<br \/><em>What are the critical location factors for the Manufacturing Industry, which will help them decide on where their operations needs to be located in order to remain competitive and survive the 21st century?<\/em><\/p><p>The central research question of this thesis is:<br \/><em>\u2018Which location factors need to be considered by Europe\u2019s Manufacturing Industries to survive the 21st century?\u2019<\/em><\/p><p>The Research objective of \u2018Made in Europe\u2019 is:<br \/><strong>Develop a framework to support location decisions for Europe\u2019s<\/strong><br \/><strong>Manufacturing Industry sectors in the 21st century.<\/strong><\/p><p>A Delphi research is the final part of the Research program Made in Europe. The Delphi method is a forecasting method based on the results of questionnaires sent to a panel of experts. See also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180811232057\/http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/d\/delphi-method.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/d\/delphi-method.asp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-624d004\" data-id=\"624d004\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec1abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ec1abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overall planning of the Research:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e893d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7e893d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/made-eu-research-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/made-eu-research-2.png 574w, https:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/made-eu-research-2-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/made-eu-research-2-200x103.png 200w, https:\/\/www.madeineu.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/made-eu-research-2-400x206.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bc32bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bc32bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"whyjoin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-945020f\" data-id=\"945020f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ddd90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78ddd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why join the expert panel?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-42b450f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42b450f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f6f882\" data-id=\"5f6f882\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ad73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3ad73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The panel will consist of business practitioners only, senior managers from the European Manufacturing industry. No consultants, politicians, economists or other scientists will participate. The professional profile of an expert panel member is:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Senior management position (current or previous) in a European based Manufacturing Industry (sector Oil &amp; Chemicals, High Tech, Metals &amp; Machinery or Automotive)<\/li><li>Experience with strategic questions around Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Location strategies, Outsourcing, Off- and Re-shoring<\/li><li>Preferably\u00a0 located in Germany, the UK or the Netherlands<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Why should you join? \u2018What\u2019s in it for me?\u2019<\/strong><\/p><p>As member of the Made in Europe expert panel you will:<\/p><ol><li>Get detailed\u00a0<strong>insight into current locations factors<\/strong>\u00a0relevant for the Manufacturing Industry in general<\/li><li>Develop your understanding of manufacturing\u00a0<strong>location factors you and your peers consider<\/strong>\u00a0most<strong>\u00a0important<\/strong><\/li><li>Sharpen your knowledge of\u00a0<strong>location factors relevant<\/strong>\u00a0for your industry now and\u00a0<strong>in the future<\/strong><\/li><li>Gain new insights into the\u00a0<strong>development of new manufacturing location strategies<\/strong>\u00a0for the industry<\/li><li>Increase your expertise for\u00a0<strong>improved decision making<\/strong>\u00a0related to location strategies for the industry<\/li><li>Receive a\u00a0<strong>personal copy with an Executive Summary of the thesis \u2018MADE IN EUROPE\u2019<\/strong>, once completed<\/li><\/ol><p>In addition to these personal benefits, your input can<\/p><ul><li>Contribute to scientific research in the field of Economic Geography, Strategic Management and Decision Making theory<\/li><li>Support the European Manufacturing Industry in general with your insights and considerations<\/li><li>Contribute to potential new Industrial policy from your national and\/or European government<\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>In summary, joining the Made in Europe expert panel will increase your knowledge, expertise, understanding and decision making capabilities related to industrial location strategies vital for the survival of your business in todays highly competitive, global manufacturing industry.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><strong>What is your \u2018investment\u2019?<\/strong><br \/>A\u00a0limited amount of your time. You will receive three (3) online questionnaires during the first half of\u00a02017. Expected time consumption is less than 30 minutes per questionnaire.<br \/>All communication will be fully anonymous, web-based, accessible for you 24\/7.<\/p><p><strong>How can you join this research?<\/strong><br \/>Select the JOIN NOW button.<br \/>You will be asked to register as expert panel member for the research Made in Europe. 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