CONFIGURING DESIGN CENTERS, ASSEMBLY LINES AND JOB SHOPS OF A GLOBAL DELIVERY NETWORK INTO "ON DEMAND" FACTORIES

A method, system and computer-readable medium for utilizing the design centers, assembly line and job shops of a global delivery network across multiple software factories are presented. Pre-qualified factory organizational units in a software factory are identified. Identified qualified factory organizational units, including design centers, assembly lines and job shops, are matched to customer requirements. If the identified qualified factory organizational units are available, then they are load balanced and deployed to create software deliverables to the customer.