Global Sourcing Strategy: R&D, Manufacturing, and Marketing Interfaces
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0899306675 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Future researchers are advised to read this book carefully and to design research projects that will solve some of the aforementioned problems. "A useful source for information concerning global sourcing. Obviously global sourcing is here to stay. Obviously global sourcing is here to stay. The more we know about its implications through the design of rigorous research projects, the greater the likelihood that appropriate decisions will be made concerning this politically sensitive issue.?-The International Trade Journal . The more we know about its implications through the design of rigorous research projects, the greater the likelihood that appropriate decisions will be made concerning this politically sensitive issue."-The International Trade Journal?A useful source for information concerning global sourcing. Future researchers are advised to read this book carefully and to design research projects that will solve some of the aforementioned problems
Finally, based on research findings, the author offers long-term implications for emerging issues, including the role of product design as a competitive weapon and emerging strategic alliances for new product development on a global basis.. Although the European and Japanese data and the U.S. These include proactive product standardization, emphasis on both product and manufacturing process innovations, integrated procurement of major components, and marketing on a global basis.The book is divided into two parts. data are not directly comparable, similar findings warrant generalilza
Good for Rethinking Your Sourcing Strategy It is refreshing to read this 1992 book in2000. Eight years is a long time, and many concepts de jour haveappeared and cluttered our thought on sourcing/procurement/outsourcing/insourcing/offshoring/supply chain management/ or whatever terms come across your mind. This book is a no-nonsense, yet easy-to-read, academic book. I have been reading Kotabe's work over the years. After reading this book, read his article that appeared in the Nov. 98 issue of the Academy of Management Executive. I'm sure you will rethink the whole issue of sourcing strategy.---A comment from one strategist gain. A Customer said A Seminal Work on Global Sourcing. Global sourcing has become a buzzword in recenty years, thanks to increased outsourcing activities. I purchased this book (published in 199"A Seminal Work on Global Sourcing" according to A Customer. Global sourcing has become a buzzword in recenty years, thanks to increased outsourcing activities. I purchased this book (published in 1992) in January, 2000. Kotabe examined sourcing issues from an "in-house sourcing" rather than an "outsourcing" point of view. In a way, it is a very refreshing viewpoint as he talks of benefits and costs (long-term risks) of certain in-house sourcing vs. outsourcing. A lot of us who are in charge of "outsourcing" for the sake of being contemporary in our business thinking (and deeds) tend to ignore some fundamental weaknesses of outsourcing that Kotab. ) in January, "A Seminal Work on Global Sourcing" according to A Customer. Global sourcing has become a buzzword in recenty years, thanks to increased outsourcing activities. I purchased this book (published in 1992) in January, 2000. Kotabe examined sourcing issues from an "in-house sourcing" rather than an "outsourcing" point of view. In a way, it is a very refreshing viewpoint as he talks of benefits and costs (long-term risks) of certain in-house sourcing vs. outsourcing. A lot of us who are in charge of "outsourcing" for the sake of being contemporary in our business thinking (and deeds) tend to ignore some fundamental weaknesses of outsourcing that Kotab. 000. Kotabe examined sourcing issues from an "in-house sourcing" rather than an "outsourcing" point of view. In a way, it is a very refreshing viewpoint as he talks of benefits and costs (long-term risks) of certain in-house sourcing vs. outsourcing. A lot of us who are in charge of "outsourcing" for the sake of being contemporary in our business thinking (and deeds) tend to ignore some fundamental weaknesses of outsourcing that Kotab. Great Insights into Procurement Issues Larry A. Having read this book a while ago, I fully concur with a "Reader from New York". Unlike more recent books on sourcing/outsourcing, there are no hypes in this book. You can get a very straightforward, impartial view. Sure will recommend it for anyone working in this area, practitioners and academics alike.
MASAAKI KOTABE is a Professor at Temple University, Institution of Global Management Studies. He has published widely on the interfaces of R&D, manufacturing, and marketing in major academic journals including the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Colubmia Journal of World Business, and the International Marketing Review.