A practical framework for understanding the outsourcing process

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-36

  McIvor, Ronan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Core competences; Outsourcing; Supply chain; Value chain

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; MARKETING; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CORE COMPETENCES; COST REDUCTIONS; SUPPLY CHAINS; VALUE CHAINS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 0005383973     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540010312945     Document Type: Review

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