Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context
Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context

Author: Marc J Schniederjans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1317463331

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Designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses in production-operations management, management information systems, international business, and strategic management, this text focuses on concepts, processes, and methodologies for firms planning to undertake or currently involved in outsourcing-insourcing decisions. "Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context" is the only available text that includes coverage of the international risk factors associated with this strategy. The book presents a balanced view of the positive and negative aspects of outsourcing, and provides essential coverage of the fundamental techniques involved in any outsourcing-insourcing decision. In addition, it discusses the ethical ramifications of outsourcing for companies and governments around the world. Each chapter includes learning objectives, discussion questions, and sample problems. An Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, and PowerPoint presentation are available to teachers who adopt the text.

Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context
Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context

Author: Marc J Schniederjans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 131746334X

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Designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses in production-operations management, management information systems, international business, and strategic management, this text focuses on concepts, processes, and methodologies for firms planning to undertake or currently involved in outsourcing-insourcing decisions. "Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context" is the only available text that includes coverage of the international risk factors associated with this strategy. The book presents a balanced view of the positive and negative aspects of outsourcing, and provides essential coverage of the fundamental techniques involved in any outsourcing-insourcing decision. In addition, it discusses the ethical ramifications of outsourcing for companies and governments around the world. Each chapter includes learning objectives, discussion questions, and sample problems. An Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, and PowerPoint presentation are available to teachers who adopt the text.

Outsourcing Management Information Systems
Outsourcing Management Information Systems

Author: Schniederjans, Ashlyn

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2006-09-30

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1599041979

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"This book balances the positive outcomes of outsourcing, which have made it a popular management strategy with the negative to provide a more inclusive decision; it explores risk factors that have not yet been widely associated with this strategy. It focuses on the conceptual "what", "why", and "where" aspects of outsourcing as well as the methodological "how" aspects"--Provided by publisher.

Managing Global Supply Chain Relationships: Operations, Strategies and Practices
Managing Global Supply Chain Relationships: Operations, Strategies and Practices

Author: Flynn, Barbara

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-10-31

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1616928646

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Recent news events related to quality in global supply chains have called attention to the need for more research on supply chains that operate in a global context. Indeed, it would be difficult to find a supply chain that does not cut across national boundaries at some point. The presence of global supply chains introduces a number of new management challenges. Managing Global Supply Chain Relationships: Operations, Strategies and Practices focuses on issues related to relationships among members of global supply chains. This comprehensive work addresses three important aspects of global supply chain relationships: supply chain integration and collaboration; outsourcing and offshoring of production; and recent growth in supplier networks.

Industrial Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Industrial Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2012-08-31

Total Pages: 2090

ISBN-13: 1466619465

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Industrial engineering affects all levels of society, with innovations in manufacturing and other forms of engineering oftentimes spawning cultural or educational shifts along with new technologies. Industrial Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications serves as a vital compendium of research, detailing the latest research, theories, and case studies on industrial engineering. Bringing together contributions from authors around the world, this three-volume collection represents the most sophisticated research and developments from the field of industrial engineering and will prove a valuable resource for researchers, academics, and practitioners alike.

Information Technology Investment: Decision-making Methodology (2nd Edition)
Information Technology Investment: Decision-making Methodology (2nd Edition)

Author: Marc J Schniederjans

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Published: 2010-03-24

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 9813107626

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From the individual to the largest organization, everyone today has to make investments in IT. Making a smart investment that will best satisfy all the necessary decision-making criteria requires careful and inclusive analysis. This textbook provides an up-to-date, in-depth understanding of the methodologies available to aid in this complex process of multi-criteria decision-making. It guides readers on the process of technology acquisition — what methods to use to make IT investment decisions, how to choose the technology and justify its selection, and how the decision will impact the organization.Unique to this textbook are both financial investment models and more complex decision-making models from the field of management science so that readers can extend the analysis benefits to enhance and confirm their IT investment choices. The wide range of methodologies featured in the book gives readers the opportunity to customize their best-fit solutions for their unique IT decision situation. This textbook is especially ideal for educators and students involved in programs dealing with technology management, operations management, applied finance, operations research, and industrial engineering.A complimentary copy of the ‘Instructor's Manual and Test Bank’ and the PowerPoint presentations of the text materials are available for all instructors who adopt this book as a course text. Please send your request to [email protected].

Topics In Lean Supply Chain Management (Second Edition)
Topics In Lean Supply Chain Management (Second Edition)

Author: Marc J Schniederjans

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2018-01-30

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 9813230010

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The purpose of this book is to describe how lean and supply chain management can be combined to achieve world-class business performance. To accomplish this purpose, the book contains both basic material on lean and supply chain management, as well as content from current journal research findings, strategies, issues, concepts, philosophies, procedures, methodologies, and practices in managing a lean supply chain. Presented in a topical fashion, the chapters deal with a wide-range of subjects that support, nurture, and advance principles, concepts, and methodologies of lean supply chain management.

Transnational Management
Transnational Management

Author: Christopher A. Bartlett

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-03

Total Pages: 575

ISBN-13: 1108422438

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Transnational Management offers a uniquely global focus on strategic development, organizational capabilities and management challenges.

Outsourcing Insourcing and IT for Enterprise Management
Outsourcing Insourcing and IT for Enterprise Management

Author: D. Chorafas

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2002-12-03

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0230501729

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Many firms are now developing policies for outsourcing IT and other basic functions, this book analyses this issue from the perspective of both the outsourcer and the insourcer. Chorafas describes management needs and shows how technology can be used to meet these needs. The book also highlights the benefits and risks that companies face when they attempt to differentiate themselves through new technology. The book is based on an extensive research project in the US, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland and Sweden.