Essays about: "outsourcing steps"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words outsourcing steps.

1. 1. A framework for choosing the right sourcing region for your products

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Filip Norrström; Tora Andreasson; [2022]
   Keywords : Electric motorcycle; Global sourcing; Sourcing framework; Sourcing scorecard; Strategic sourcing; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The impact of the sourcing department has gotten more and more attention in the past couple of decades. This has resulted in numerous frameworks and scorecards to guide companies through different sourcing decisions. This interest in sourcing has grown side by side with the increased globalisation and outsourcing. READ MORE

3. 2. Risky Business : A qualitative study of how Swedish apparel companies manage supplier risks in China

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

   Author : Sofia Wilke; Elin Åkerlind; [2017]
   Keywords : Supply Chain Risk Management; Supplier Risks; Global Supply Chains; Swedish Apparel Companies; China.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to provide companies with an understanding of how Swedish apparel companies manage supplier risks connected to production activities located in China. In order to conduct this study, previous literature regarding supply chain risk management has been analysed in relation to the empirical data collected during this study. READ MORE

4. 3. Insourcing after outsourcing, A study of the opportunities and challenges in the insourcing process

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Camilla Ödling; Jennifer Täfvander; [2017]
   Keywords : insourcing; outsourcing; backsourcing;

   Abstract : Outsourcing has been a common topic in relation to business strategy for many decades. It is when an organization transfer some activities to an external vendor. In order to achieve a competitive advantage organizations use external vendors to perform the activities more efficiently and effectively. READ MORE

5. 4. Critical Logistical Factors when Outsourcing to third party stakeholder

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Nirmel Jusupovic; [2017]
   Keywords : Logistics; supply chain design; supply chain; consolidation; transfer; outsourcing;

   Abstract : Outsourcing breaks up the supply chain and often increases in number of stakeholders and organizations and therefore puts a higher demand on a well-functioning coordination of the material supply. The logistical task spectrum is characterized by a great degree of variety and dissimilarity which is due to the logistical role itself, functions within both overall economic and business processes, in value-added steps from the processing of raw material to the end user. READ MORE

6. 5. 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