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Manufacturing outso...
Manufacturing outsourcing and its effect on plant performance-lessons for KIBS outsourcing
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- Bengtsson, Lars (author)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Ämnesavdelningen för industriell ekonomi,Centrum för logistik och innovativ produktion,Industriell ekonomi
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- Dabhilkar, Mandar (author)
- KTH,Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Avd.),Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden,Industriell ekonomi
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- 2008-09-25
- 2009
- English.
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In: Journal of evolutionary economics. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0936-9937 .- 1432-1386. ; 19:2, s. 231-257
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- Despite the proclaimed advantages and popularity of outsourcing manufacturing and knowledge-intensive business services, there are few and mainly contradictory studies of its short- and long-term effects. The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the way in which outsourcing manufacturing and design work relates to performance at plant level. The study is based on a large-scale survey among a representative sample of Swedish engineering plants. The results show no significant effects from outsourcing manufacturing on plant operating performance. The paper further shows that investments in technological and organizational capabilities explain the improvements of performance to a significantly higher extent than does outsourcing. The problems of additional costs and managing dependencies when applying partial outsourcing and separating interdependent key processes provide important insights to the analysis on the effects of outsourcing knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS).
Subject headings
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Maskinteknik -- Annan maskinteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Mechanical Engineering -- Other Mechanical Engineering (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Maskinteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Mechanical Engineering (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Outsourcing
- Manufacturing
- Performance
- KIBS
- Industrial organisation, administration and economics
- Industriell organisation, administration och ekonomi
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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