Essays about: "R D Outsourcing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words R D Outsourcing.

1. 1. Internationalization and Innovation; A PSM Approach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Michela Gasperini; [2020]
   Keywords : Propensity score matching; offshoring and outsourcing; innovation; internationalization; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Recent phenomena, as the offshoring of R&D activities, have raised the question of whether intensive internationalization strategies are hampering the abilities of firms to implement innovations. This research wants to study the intensive margin of internationalization in order to understand whether the breakage of the links within the production processes, due to practices such as offshoring and outsourcing, were indeed jeopardizing the innovative capacities of European manufacturing firms in 2008. READ MORE

3. 2. The outsourcing process in an R&D context - A Case Study at GKN Aerospace and Volvo Cars

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Vladimir Adzic; Daniel Ridley; [2017-10-27]
   Keywords : IOCM; NPD; OBA; Opportunism; Outsourcing; R D; SD; Trust; Uncertainty;

   Abstract : Purpose: According to several researchers, outsourcing of R&D activities is on the rise. The outsourcing process in an R&D context differs from other traditional types of outsourcing since it often takes the shape of a project based nature and is therefore generally limited both in time and product quantity (test products, prototypes). READ MORE

4. 3. Acquiring R&D within the healthcare industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Robin Särnå; [2017-07-26]
   Keywords : R D Intensity; R D Outsourcing; Healthcare M A;

   Abstract : This paper examines the effect of M&A on R&D intensity within the healthcare industry. The healthcare industry as defined in this paper consists of two industry segments; the pharmaceutical industry and the medical device industry that are both examined separately but with the same methodology using inverse propensity score weighting and weighted least squares. READ MORE

5. 4. Coordinating the distribution networks in clinical supply chains A case of AstraZeneca’s pharmaceutical and lab kits networks

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Ioannis Poulios; Efthymios Kanatos; [2016-07-04]
   Keywords : clinical studies; clinical trial logistics; pharmaceutical R D sector; AstraZeneca; regulations in clinical studies; drug import regulations; supply chain coordination;

   Abstract : Decreasing profits and sharp globalized competition has driven the leading pharmaceutical companies to reduce the expenditures of new drug development by redesigning the clinical logistics processes. Under this context, the study managers of a clinical study of AstraZeneca in cardiovascular sector wanted to investigate the potential coordination of the distribution flows of the pharmaceutical kits and ancillary lab kits to the investigation sites as performed by the two strategic outsourcing partners, Fisher and Covance, respectively. READ MORE

6. 5. Outsourcing versus in-house production : Development of a make-or-buy decision model at Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell ekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Daniella Palmgren; Bränneby Linn; [2015]
   Keywords : Make-or-buy decision;

   Abstract : The question regarding whether to produce in-house or to purchase from an external supplier is nowadays commonly highlighted as a central and strategic decision for manufacturing firms. Furthermore, the importance of creating a competitive and consistent make-or-buy strategy that is adapted to the context of the firm as well as to today´s dynamic business environment cannot be underestimated. READ MORE