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Supply Chain Management: Text and Cases, 2nd Edition
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Supply Chain Management: Text and Cases, 2nd Edition

by Janat Shah
May 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
504 pages
19h 53m
English
Pearson Education India
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Outsourcing: Make Versus Buy

Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • How do firms take make-versus-buy decisions?
  • What is the underlying theoretical logic for make versus buy decisions?
  • What are the costs and benefits of outsourcing?
  • What should be the nature of the relationship with vendor firms?
  • How can a firm design its sourcing strategy based on a purchase portfolio matrix?
  • How has the Internet affected the sourcing decisions of firms?

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9789353062538