... Knowledge management Outsourcing Surveys A supply chain is essentially a social network within which relationships between upstream and downstream buyers–suppliers unfold (Choi et al., 2001 ; Choi and Wu, 2009). For buyer–supplier relationships, cooperation and/or collaboration form...

... than a member of the purchasing consortium could achieve, if they acted independently (Rozemeijer, 2000). Outsourcing the procurement function enables firms to transfer processes, resources and infrastructure used to support purchasing to the third party, delivering significant cost savings...

...Meryem Uluskan; Jeffrey A. Joines; A. Blanton Godfrey Purpose – This study aims to provide a comprehensive insight into the role of the quality management (QM) systems in international suppliers (e.g. ISO, Total Quality Management, Lean and Six Sigma) on outsourcing decisions of buyer companies...

...Frank Wiengarten; Mark Pagell; Brian Fynes Purpose – Although outsourcing has emerged as a key business practice in global supply chain management it has not always been successfully adopted. Since the reasons for outsourcing success and failure are underexplored this research aims to investigate...

...Abraham Zhang; George Q. Huang Purpose Rising production costs in coastal China have caused the popularity of the “China plus one” strategy, and the hike in oil prices favors near‐shore outsourcing to reduce transportation costs. Taking into consideration supply chain strategy, this paper aims...

... growth of the Chinese economy depends to a large extent on the ability of the manufacturing firms to provide efficient and effective logistics services. The findings of this study demonstrate that in order for the outsourced manufacturers in China to provide logistics services to local and foreign...

... that they can become more flexible and responsive to customers if they outsource the production of capital intensive non‐core items to other manufacturers (Li and Ogunmokun, 2008a). A third key strategic consideration for many firms is that sourcing from China can provide them with access to the domestic...

... by a third party logistics company (3PL). The 3PL is positioned between the company and its customers, in a new‐shaped logistics triad, having a crucial role in handling end‐customer information and feedback. Thus, service quality becomes one of the most important criteria for a decision to outsource...

... and the survey are made. Findings The findings provide a comprehensive analysis of the total costs of outsourcing from China. Additional costs (additional to the quoted price), found from in‐depth case studies, averaged 50 per cent of the quoted price. The perception of additional costs, found from a survey...

... own self‐support system, e.g. Eastman Kodak and Hewlett‐Packard, whereas others resort to outsourcing to third‐party logistics (3PL) providers to handle consumer or EoL returns and recycling, e.g. 3M (He and Wang, 2005). Self‐support system is suitable for industries such as high‐end electronic...

.... As cost pressures in China continue to mount, this paper aims to analyze whether the US manufacturing outsourcing pendulum is swinging away from China and back to nearby Mexico, or towards emerging low‐cost countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey or Argentina. Design/methodology...

...Sharon Ordoobadi Purpose This paper seeks to provide a tool for decision makers to make more informed decisions regarding their outsourcing decisions and selection of the appropriate supplier. Design/methodology/approach The method uses the Taguchi loss function for the inclusion...

...Linda Boardman Liu; Paul Berger; Amy Zeng; Arthur Gerstenfeld Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show that there is a wealth of academic literature that qualitatively examines the outsourcing and offshoring from a go/no go perspective. The paper examines the complex “where to outsource...

... of integration and coordination of the internal functions within the firm and effectively linking them with their external suppliers. The results also support the claims that an integrated supply chain involves aligning outsourcing activities to achieve the organizational goal of responding positively...

... services Outsourcing Business process reengineering Singapore Healthcare systems are dynamic systems with complex interactions, in which simulation techniques might play a virtual role to get a satisfactory result (Proctor, 1996) by enabling scenario analysis. Liyanage and Gale (1995) used...

... approach. Originality/value This paper provides some practical insights from an automotive company that attempts to streamline and efficiently run its supply chain through logistics outsourcing. The aim is to achieve the following major quantitative and qualitative gains through logistics outsourcing...

...Tibor Kremic; Oya Icmeli Tukel; Walter O. Rom Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold. The first is to provide a structured review of the vast amount of outsourcing literature that has accumulated in the past two decades using a decision support framework. The second purpose...

...Glenn Parry; Mike James‐Moore; Andrew Graves Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce and provide an insight into the benefits of outsourcing the procurement function for engineering commodity items. Design/methodology/approach Research into the literature presents the development...

...Luitzen de Boer; Juan Gaytan; Pilar Arroyo Purpose To develop a prescriptive model that provides effective guidance in the early stages of outsourcing processes, while taking into the decision‐makers' bounded rationality. Design/methodology/approach Provides an overview of existing...

... from third party service providers. The outsourcing of non core processes and activities makes it possible to focus on core manufacturing activities, while, at the same time, 3PL providers have specific logistics core competences, and they can manage logistics processes more efficiently than...