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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Make or buy"”.
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Efficiency Motives and Institutional Considerations in Make -or -Buy Decisions
… considers complementary aspects operating in organizational decision making. Therefore, the integrated model is expected to yield a more comprehensive explanation than either of the theory-specific models. All three models were tested using data collected from a sample of business …
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The "Make-or-Buy" Decision in Executive Recruitment and Selection in Germany
… determinant of a company's success. It was therefore rather surprising to find that executive recruitment (ER) in a way the procurement of a potential competitive advantage, was only insufficiently dealt with in the academic literature. This study set out to remedy this by identifying and …
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The make-or-and-buy decision for in-house legal department : a concurrent sourcing approach
… the way In-house legal departments consider the make-or-buy decision. This study explored the make-or-buy decision considering a comprehensive academic framework, utilising Transaction Cost economics, Neoclassical economics and Capabilities economics to determine the economic drivers of a …
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Using publicly available financial data to measure production depth in the automobile industry
Often companies must make the decision whether or not to manufacture a part on their own or to outsource the manufacturing of that part to a supplier. The results of these "make-or-buy" decisions have impacts on that company's manufacturing competencies and strategies moving forward [1]. They also …
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The effect of outsourcing and situational characteristics on physical distribution transportation efficiency
This research examined the outsourcing decision for the logistics function of motor carrier transportation. A full factorial design was executed on a simulated transportation network to investigate how the efficiency of motor carrier transportation was affected by how it was structured …
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Sourcing strategy for power electronics derived from modular product structure
Sourcing strategy is one of the most important tasks when it comes to Value Chain design. Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH (MR) seeks to gain competence in power electronics with corporate synergy generated by value chain strategy, which leverages experts' knowledge and experience across the …
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Contextual Practices in City Infrastructure Planning in the US and Indonesia
… institutional economics and transaction costs theory for comparative international study, collecting exemplary social infrastructure practices across the global north and south, and contrasting economic zones development and the discretionary approach to urban planning, with respect to the make or …
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Industry dynamics within semiconductor value chain : IDM, foundry and fabless
This thesis intends to analyze the semiconductor value chain and identify critical factors, which impact the future industry structure. The main focus is in the dynamics among IDM (Integrated Design Manufacture), foundry and fabless companies. This analysis will utilize double helix [1] model with …
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Finding the Right Balance: Antecedents and Consequences of Making, Buying, or Concurrently Sourcing Human Capital
Strategically determining organizational boundaries is one means to achieving better performance. This dissertation examines vertical integration, strategic acquisitions and concurrent sourcing to better understand the strategies used to acquire human capital and the impacts of these choices on …
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Levels of asset specificity in relational contracting
Standard property rights theory (whether static or dynamic) assumes assets are specific, but once this assumption is in place, the level of asset specificity has no bearing on the make-or-buy decision. While there are good reasons to doubt the universality of transaction cost economics’ prediction …
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Modellbasierte Optimierung der Fremdvergabe im Anlagenbau
… markets global sourcing is rapidly gaining importance for the capital product industry. Especially in plant engineering and construction – up to 90% of turnover are realized abroad – the well directed selection of suppliers can lead to enormous economisation in cost, running time and product …
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Make vs. Buy Optimization for Industrial Manufacturing & Distribution Businesses
In organizations producing products ranging from complex assemblies to individual components for customers, strategic decisions whether to make or buy the components required for the final product can have significant implications on the organization’s income statement, balance sheet, and value …
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Mise en place d'un système de contrôle de gestion dans une entreprise du secteur des biotechnologies
… leurs activités. A l’heure actuelle, une part majoritaire et croissante du chiffre d’affaire de l’entreprise est issue de la commercialisation de préparations « probiotiques », c'est-à-dire des mélanges de bactéries renforçant la flore intestinale et capables d’avoir une action bénéfique sur la …
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Strategic outsourcing of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
… Systems (MEMS) as an enabling technology for their products. If ABB's implementation of MEMS is found successful, it will be able to create breakthrough products and services that will revolutionize the market in ABB's industrial sensors, instrumentation and analytical areas. The thesis …
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Accounting information in micro manufacturing enterprises in Libya.
In an attempt to understand the accounting information generated and used for planning and control, a programme of research was conducted in selected micro manufacturing enterprises (less than 10 employees) in Libya. This research is an exploratory study as it represents the first attempt to study …
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An Examination of the Link between RM Implementation Strategies and Performance
… bottom lines, while using existing products or services and existing sets of consumers (Cross, Higbie, and Cross, 2010). The recent rapid changes in the business environment have forced firms to adopt strategies that will fit their overall strategies to aid in their survival and success …
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Explaining Buyer Opportunism in Business-to-Business Relationships
… among firms in the supply chain is necessary for business process execution and relationship success. One phenomenon of great significance to buyer-supplier relationships is opportunism. Opportunism is defined as behavior that is self-interest seeking with guile. It is manifested in behaviors …
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