Factory Location Scouting

Learn to scout optimal factory locations yourself ... or get help finding them!

Factory Location Scouting

From time to time, every manufacturing company faces the task of expanding capacity. A decision must then be made as to whether existing locations should be expanded or whether a new location is perhaps the better solution, as it has lower costs, is closer to the customer or opens up access to a new labor market.

Factory Location Scouting offers several solutions for your optimal location search: self-training on an online platform, group training, individual support as a consultant or even interim managers.  

Find the offer that fits your situation perfectly!

Individual support

  • Site selection mentoring
  • Site selection consultancy
  • Site selection interim manager

Self-training (online)

  • Site selection foundations

Group training (online)

  •  Site selection foundations

What customers say!

"Mario used his experience and methodology to answer on specific customized demand in a complex site selection project, with very satisfactory results. 
Clear and robust for the criterias used and very focused in the target requested."

Federico Domínguez Carrió (Spain)

"The cooperation with Mr. Mario Schade as project manager "Location Search Central and Eastern Europe" was excellent, his well-founded work and active communication contributed significantly to the fact that the project could be implemented within the ambitious time frame, all milestones were met and a good decision could be made on the basis of detailed documentation."

Niels Dethloff (Germany)

"Mario has a exceptional skillset in mentoring and facilitation to support organisations in strategic decision making...Mario has deep manufacturing practitioner knowledge and a great collaborative style that enables him to deliver successfully time and time again. I would highly recommend."

Pádhraic McGinn (Ireland)

"With his in-depth expertise about Central Eastern Europe and a structured and field-tested methodology Mario Schade has helped to guide all project participants through the process of searching, objectively evaluating, and selecting the best possible location within a Global Operations Footprint." 

Elmar Schipp (Germany)

"Thank you very much Mr. Schade for your excellent support in the entire process of identifying an international production and logistics location in Southern or Eastern Europe. We appreciate the thoroughness in your country specific analysis and unbiased evaluation of our seach criteria. We are glad that we could use your professional expertise in this signficant strategic decision. Further, we were impressed by your cultural sensitivity. We have already implemented the project as planned. We are more than happy to recommend you as an excellent advisor and partner to any other company. We will certainly work with you again in the future." 

Jörn Clasen (Germany)

"I enjoyed the cooperation with Mario in a consulting project for an Automotive company seeking a cost efficient location in Eastern Europe. Efficient communication , professional approach and successful accomplished assignment. I recommend Mario as professional and reliable expert in location selection."

Veaceslav Sutchevici (Moldova)