Essays about: "main problem of it outsourcing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words main problem of it outsourcing.

  1. 1. Backsourcing intellectual capital : Is the damage already done, or can it be prevented?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Daniel Andersson; Pontus Eriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Backsourcing; intellectual capital; outsourcing; knowledge-intensive firm;

    Abstract : In a globalized world where competition has risen, it has become more and more popular for companies to outsource non-core activities. The main reasons for doing so are due to cost reductions, improving organizational focus, better flexibility and improve product quality, delivery and service. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reps or agents or both: Managers' rationale behind how to organize the sales function : About the rationale of decision-makers in manufacturing companies of the Swedish prefabricated wooden house industry behind the organization of sales forces.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Florian Köhler; [2016]
    Keywords : sales organization; wooden houses; prefab; house manufacturing; vertical integration; outsourcing; make or buy; sales process structure;

    Abstract : Problem - Decision makers shape the structure of the sales function, but it is unclear how they go about it and why. The rationale for making certain decisions need to be analyzed in order to understand why different decision makers apply different sales strategies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Managing Supplier Innovation: A Case Study of the Wind-Turbine Industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Daniel Karimi; Ole Christian Ihalainen; [2014-12-12]
    Keywords : buyer-supplier relationship; open innovation; supplier innovation; supplier segmentation; supplier interface; hidden knowledge; simple versus complex innovation problem; radical versus incremental innovation; exploration versus exploitation; supplier involvement; global sourcing; risk-return trade-off; ambidexterity;

    Abstract : Having reliable supplier relationship is one of the main sources for companies’ open innovation strategy, exploring and raising the level of innovativeness. Consequently, managing open innovation is a crucial challenge for managers, particularly in many high tech industries, where the interests of buyer and supplier change constantly. READ MORE

  5. 4. Integrated versioning and collaboration process management of automotive production lines based on an artifact-centric collaboration environment

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

    Author : Olena Kutsenko; [2013]
    Keywords : collaboration; artifact-centric concept; process artifacts; versioning;

    Abstract : While collaborative engineering in outsourcing projects presents potential benefits to the partners, it involves some risks and reasonable concerns. First, a poor mechanism of data exchange and data communication can lead to loss of effectiveness and efficiency of the project. READ MORE

  6. 5. Closing the Loop : Reverse supply chain management andproduct return processes in electronics retailing

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

    Author : Julija Gorskova; Edrion Ortega; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Abstract Problem There is a gap in the knowledge concerning reverse product flows due to a lack of research and empirical data in the field of reverse supply chain management in general. Furthermore, more research is needed to investigate the factors influencing the decision making process regarding the right reverse supply chain recovery option choice for companies in order to close the supply chain loop. READ MORE