How does the industry work with sourcing decisions Case study at two Swedish companies

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 547-560

  Brannemo, Anette ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competences; Corporate strategy; Decision making; Resource management; Risk analysis; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COMPETENCES; CORPORATE STRATEGY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 33744551485     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380610668513     Document Type: Article

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