Essays about: "case study offshoring"

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  1. 6. Bringing it back home A multiple case study of how Swedish manufacturing firms implement reshoring

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Josefine Forsman; Ellen Karlsson; [2021-06-28]
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    Abstract : As a response to emerging disadvantages with global value chains, some firms have transitioned from offshoring to reshoring, i.e., bringing previously offshored production back home. In the shallows of Covid-19, reshoring has become a topical concern and the ongoing pandemic is recognized as a trigger for reshoring decisions. READ MORE

  3. 7. Reshoring: Evolution and Implementation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Janet Rasaei; Midhuna Manoharan; [2020-06-29]
    Keywords : Offshoring; Reshoring; Project implementation; Transaction cost economics; Resource-based view; The eclectic model; Project management process groups;

    Abstract : Background: For decades, the phenomenon of offshoring in the realm of production and business services have become an industry mantra and one of primary strategies for many companies. However, after years of offshoring, there emerged a slowdown or reversal in the trend and global business observes a reshoring phenomenon. READ MORE

  4. 8. The hidden cost of knowledge transfer in the OS strategy from the manager’s lens

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för ekonomi

    Author : Ghiwa Kazan; Diana Portela; [2020]
    Keywords : Micro-level; knowledge transfer; offshoring of services; known and unknown; hidden costs; managerial levels;

    Abstract : Companies that engage in captive offshoring activities as part of their strategic decisions, experience “known and unknown” hidden costs during its implementation influencing a firm’s performance. In this sense, analyzing the hidden costs of the knowledge transfer from different managerial levels and perspectives contributes to conceptualize and enrich the OS literature from the experience of a case study. READ MORE

  5. 9. Strategic Proposals for Sustainable Supply Chains in the Fast Fashion Industry : Exploring ways to incorporate concepts and methods to confront the damaging effects of the industry

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Adil Abdulgadir; Imad Abdulgadir; [2020]
    Keywords : Fast Fashion; Supply Chain; Sustainability; Sustainable Fashion; Slow Fashion; Supply Chain Management; Snabbmode; Försörjningskedja; Hållbarhet; Hållbar mode; Långsam mode; Ledning av försörjningskedja;

    Abstract : Accounted as the second largest cause of pollution, the fashion industry is only behind the petroleum industry worldwide. In recent decades, the supply chains of retail companies have become international with the growth of a global economy. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Interplay between Disseminative and Absorptive Capacity in Offshoring - A case study on a Swedish financial firm and its offshoring in the Baltics.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Robin Bennerhed; Kristian Kassabian; [2019-08-08]
    Keywords : Offshoring; Knowledge transfer; Configuration complexity; Disseminative capacity; Absorptive capacity;

    Abstract : Prior research has investigated into the implications of offshoring and how the configuration complexity arising from offshoring effects the organizational set up. Moreover, research in offshoring has to a large extent emphasized the challenges that arises when relocating activities across borders, without specifically study how knowledge transfer is impacted. READ MORE