TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore the specific practices of management in the dispatching unit and to identify mechanisms for supporting transfer of shop floor knowledge embedded in operating manufacturing equipment. Design/methodology/approach– The paper applies an inductive and a case study approach for exploring three empirical cases that represent different manufacturing facility relocation processes and differences in the applied managerial practices. Findings– The paper identifies two important gaps in international production literature when firms relocate equipment to other sites; a time gap (from dismantling to re-assembly of production facilities) and a space gap (from the current to the new site abroad). These gaps are important for understanding why relocation processes are difficult and what management can do to facilitate such processes. Practical implications– The paper identifies four issues that management faces in the dispatching context when relocating manufacturing facilities. Originality/value– The paper gives new insights to a limited literature of shop floor knowledge transfer when relocating manufacturing facilities. VL - 34 IS - 11 SN - 0144-3577 DO - 10.1108/IJOPM-01-2013-0044 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-01-2013-0044 AU - Praest Knudsen Mette AU - Skov Madsen Erik PY - 2014 Y1 - 2014/01/01 TI - The managerial issues related to transferring shop floor knowledge in manufacturing relocation T2 - International Journal of Operations & Production Management PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 1389 EP - 1416 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -