Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal: Volume 5 Issue 2
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A decision‐making approach for investigating the potential effects of near sourcing on supply chain
Anna Corinna Cagliano, Alberto De Marco, Carlo Rafele, Marco AreseNear sourcing is starting to be regarded as a valid alternative to global sourcing in order to leverage supply chain (SC) responsiveness and economic efficiency. The present work…
Vertical integration moment in dynamic markets
Rui Fernandes, Borges Gouveia, Carlos PinhoThis paper intends to quantify the impact of anticipating a capacity expansion, treated as a risky investment in a strategic vertical integration.
Strategic sourcing, sourcing capability and firm performance in the US textile and apparel industry
Jin Su, Vidyaranya B. GargeyaWith the intense competition in the global textile and apparel industry and the uncertainty of the global textile and apparel business environment, sourcing has increasingly…
Survey results: are client organizations responding to anti‐offshoring pressures?
Shaji Khan, Mary LacityGiven the global economic recession, anti‐offshoring political campaign platforms and proposed anti‐offshoring legislation in many developed countries, organizations face pressure…
The past and future of time zone challenges
Erran CarmelThe purpose of this paper is to answer the question asked by Buelen “What do we still need to learn about outsourcing across time zones?”.