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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Global Sourcing"”.
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Essays on Global Sourcing under Uncertainty
<p>In this dissertation, we study the sourcing policies of global corporations and determine the key drivers of the procurement decisions under different types of uncertainties. </p> <p>The first essay explores the impact of exchange-rate and demand uncertainty on sourcing decisions of a …
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Paradigmenwechsel im Global Sourcing von Getriebekomponenten
The paradigm shift in global sourcing of transmission components is achieved by developing a part-classification methodology based on a new model of core-competence analysis. The result is shaped by the empirical data analysis of the core-competence and cost-structure analysis. This paradigm shift …
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Global sourcing strategies for data processing services
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1987
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Integrated decision support model for global sourcing
… integration as companies seek to access global talent and resources, cut production costs, spread financial risk, and secure access to airplane markets throughout the world. In an increasingly complex environment, decision makers seek an effective framework to evaluate the true benefits, …
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A global sourcing strategy for durable tooling
… led to an increased utilization of strategic sourcing initiatives: among them is low cost sourcing. While low cost sourcing has been used extensively for direct materials, the penetration of low cost sourcing in indirect materials is small. This thesis develops a global sourcing strategy for …
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Development of international supply chain strategies to support global sourcing and manufacturing
Globalization in sourcing and manufacturing is expected to offer several different kinds of benefits. Globalized companies can produce products at cheaper costs by accessing cheaper resources and they can be close to the local market, so that they can quickly react to the needs of local markets. …
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THE IMPACT OF EXECUTIVES WITH SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE ON THE FIRM’S SUPPLY PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND INVENTORY INVESTMENTS
… inventory investment when the firm pursues a global sourcing strategy. Both Essays 1 and 2 leverage archival data and econometric data analysis to further the debate in supply chain and operations management research. Essay 1 of the dissertation is grounded in upper echelons theory (UET) and …
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Essays in Trade and Uncertainty
… two topics in international trade: (i) firms’ global sourcing decisions and (ii) firms’ exports decision when facing multiple sources of uncertainty. Firms’ decisions to enter new foreign markets, exit from foreign markets that they are currently serving and whether to vertically integrate or …
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Essays on International Trade and Development
… firm productivity in the differential choices of global sourcing such as vertical FDI and foreign outsourcing. Also, this dissertation finds that input substitutability and firm exports can affect the impact of offshoring on firms' domestic labor demand. Finally, this dissertation finds various …
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Essays on Service Information, Retrials and Global Supply Chain Sourcing
… we propose a comprehensive model framework for global sourcing location decision process. For decades, off-shoring of manufacturing to China and other low-cost countries was a no-brainer decision for many U.S. companies. In recent years, however, this trend is being challenged by some companies …
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Continuous improvement at a multinational company : dealing with uncertainty in the global supply chain and analyzing implementation dynamics
This thesis explores the problem of global supply chain flexibility in the context of a multinational commonly that we refer to as Company X. Company X faces competitive markets, increasingly demanding customers, and internal challenges due to the global extension of previously local business …
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Essays on Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emission Footprints: Accounting, Bias, and Trade Policy
Global agriculture and food systems account for roughly one-third of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, yet substantial uncertainty persists in measuring emissions intensities of agricultural production and the carbon footprint of international trade at the commodity-country level. These …
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The Impact of Globalization on Inventory and Financial Performance: A Firm-Level and Industry-Level Analysis
This dissertation investigates how globalization affects inventory and financial performance from both firm and industry perspectives. Drawing upon elements from classic inventory models, transaction costs, geographic economics, and international business and strategy literatures, this dissertation …
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Firms, contracts, and trade structure
… provides a theoretical framework for studying global sourcing strategies. In our model, heterogeneous final-good producers choose organizational forms. That is, they choose ownership structures and locations for the production of intermediate inputs.
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Modelling manufacturing systems flexibility.
… manufacturing organisations. The rapid rise in global sourcing, has resulted in manufacturers having to offer greater levels of customisation, thus a wider product range is essential to an organisation's competitiveness. The rate at which new products are introduced to the market has also …
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From Offshoring to Reshoring: A Conceptual Framework for Manufacturing Location Decisions in a Slow-Steam World
… offshore suppliers. With looming uncertainty in global consumer demand and diminishing returns in offshore markets, reshoring is gaining exposure as a viable strategy for firms experiencing a diluted competitive advantage as grounded costs approach market equilibrium.</p> <p>With academic …
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The impact of foreign versus local aspects of country-of-origin on Chinese consumers' evaluation of home and foreign products
As globalisation of the world's economies proceeds at a rapid pace, an area of continuous interest in international marketing is the influence of the country of origin (COO) effect on prospective purchasers of products. Although the effects of COO has been an active research area for many years, …
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THE DIFFUSION OF CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY IN GLOBAL SUPPLY NETWORKS: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVES
The rapid increase in the adoption of global sourcing practices that took place in 1980’s led to significant transformations in traditional value chains, which were encompassed by single, vertically integrated organizations, and became globally dispersed networks of independent buyers and …
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Identification and realisation of the benefits of participating in an electronic marketplace : An interpretive evaluation approach
… participation in the marketplace to gain from a global sourcing strategy. The contribution of this research lies in two areas. Firstly, it was existing evaluation literature to development a framework for the evaluation of benefits in the complex area of electronic marketplaces, thereby extending …
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Essays on Firm Boundaries and Firm Organization in Transition countries
… the predictions of Antràs and Helpman's global sourcing modelling, I study the industry-level incidence of integration and firm-level decisions to redefine firm boundaries. Both studies highlight the importance of both technological and institutional factors. Moreover, the second study …
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