February 2016
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
219h 58m
English
As suggested in Table 11.2, a firm needs to determine strategically how to design the supply chain. However, prior to embarking on supply chain design, operations managers must first consider the “make-or-buy” and outsourcing decisions.
* See related table and discussion in Marshall L. Fisher, “What Is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product?” Harvard Business Review (March–April 1997): 105.
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