Low-Cost Country Sourcing Trends and Implications

Globalization has induced immense cost pressure in most industries. In combination with the economic downturn after the turn of the century, companies are increasingly looking for new ways of reducing costs and increasing shareholder value. From this perspective, low-cost country sourcing has proved...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lockström, Martin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden Deutscher Universitätsverlag 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Einkauf, Logistik und Supply Chain Management
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Frame of Reference on Low-Cost Country Sourcing: A Literature Review
  • Research Methodology
  • Low-Cost Country Sourcing Trends: A Descriptive Study
  • Implications of Low-Cost Country Sourcing: An Explanatory Study
  • Summary and Conclusions