Essays about: "far-sourcing"

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  1. 1. Exploring the Trend of Near-Sourcing to Eastern-Europe: the Case of Swedish Manufacturers

    University essay from IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

    Author : Gunita Laursone; Emelie Domeij; [2012]
    Keywords : manufacturing outsourcing; Swedish manufacturers; offshore out-sourcing; far-sourcing; China; near-sourcing; Eastern Europe;

    Abstract : Outsourcing has been a way for firms to reduce their cost of production and enabling them to focus on their core competencies for decades. As the total costs for manufacturing in China – the most prominent outsourcing location, are increasing due to unfavourable mar-ket changes, which in turn leads to loss of the competitive advantage, European companies are more and more often realizing and pursuing the benefits of ‘near-sourcing’ their manu-facturing operations to Eastern European countries. READ MORE