Essays about: "Sourcing item"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Sourcing item.
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1. Grandmother of cats : dressed drunk
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : The title of this work origins from the muse created to give the thought of equal value in discarded material a persona. This crazy-cat-lady-like muse that compulsively hoards and stacks every possible item in her house and values her low-status-material single-use-waste-collection equally to her high-status-material jewelry box. READ MORE
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2. THE MAKE-OR-BUY DECISIONS IN ITALCEMENTI PACKING SOLUTIONS : A quantitative approach in the global purchasing strategy context
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)Abstract : Many multinational corporations find themselves frequently in the dichotomous question of whether to make or buy a given component; but when those companies are operating with a global purchasing strategy, oriented to high levels of centralization and dealing simultaneously with the implications of purchasing and producing the same item, the approach to take the decision becomes difficult to find, even with the current literature and practitioners knowledge This master thesis addresses in a comprehensive proposal the way to undertake this kind of make-or-buy decisions. Through the literature review done, regarding global purchasing strategy, purchasing models, supplier selection methods and make-or-buy frameworks; it was found a convenient model to merge those concepts with the empirical experiences of a single case study in the Italcementi Group, one of the largest Cement producers in the world. READ MORE
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3. Improved Sourcing Flexibility through Strategic Procurement : A Case Study in a Global Manufacturing Company
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Avd.)Abstract : Background – Increase in global competition, technological changes and demanding customers have resulted in more knowledge-intensive, unstable, complicated and an uncertain environment. In order to overcome these demand uncertainties and tough circumstances, manufacturers are required to investigate methods to increase flexibility. READ MORE
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4. Exploring the Trend of Near-Sourcing to Eastern-Europe: the Case of Swedish Manufacturers
University essay from IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain ManagementAbstract : 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
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5. Impact of Unauthorized Distributors on the Supply Chain and Financial Performance of Companies
University essay from KTH/Industriell produktionAbstract : Global supply chains, shorter product life cycles, and technological innovation have made supply chain management a critical issue for firm’s success. By improving service and reducing costs, efficient supply chain management brings companies competitive advantage and helps them to outperform their competitors. READ MORE
