Regionalization of value chains means servicing European customers with nearby competitive manufacturing plants.

What is required? Cost effective production with smart manufacturing technologies in locations in Europe, Middle East and Africa which combine low cost, high quality of the business environment (a.o. talent base) and low risks.

By attending this webinar you'll learn:
• How to optimize your company’s manufacturing footprint in Europe? How to trade off manufacturing in higher cost locations (including new manufacturing technologies) versus low labor cost locations?
• How to make a well-based comparison between production and distribution locations, taking all cost factors (such as labor costs; real estate costs; inbound and outbound distribution costs; taxes), quality of the business environment factors (e.g. availability of labor; labor regulations; proximity of suppliers; accessibility) and risk factors into account?
• Which locations in EMEA are low cost alternatives to current high cost locations in Western Europe?
• How to develop a robust, customer centric distribution network?

Details About the Webinar

Thursday, November 20, 2025 · 4:30 p.m. Madrid (GMT +1:00)
Cost: Free
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About the Speakers

1761648337-efad5cbd54078be6 René Buck
CEO, BCI Global

René Buck is founder and CEO of BCI Global, a worldwide operating, independent leading consulting firm, focusing on manufacturing footprint optimization, supply chain network design and location search/site selection.

BCI Global supports already 40 years 2,000+ clients in high tech/semicon; industrial products and equipment; automotive; pharma/biotech; medtech; fast moving consumer goods.
BCI is recognized by Forbes in the last 4 years as one of the (200) World’s Best Management Consulting Firms based on assessments of clients.

1761648425-19d8e154cf835d36 Jitse Marree
Senior Vice President Global Operations, Align Technology

Jitse Marree is a seasoned manufacturing and supply chain expert, with senior position with AS Watson and Siemens Medical Industries/Sivantos. Since 2017 Jitse works for Align Technology, an American medical orthodontic device manufacturer of 3D digital scanner and aligners. Global revenues amount up to 4 bln USD with 21,000 employees. Align Technology opened in 2022 a new manufacturing facility in Wroclaw, Poland.

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