The make-or-buy decision in the presence of a rival: Strategic outsourcing to a common supplier

Management Science

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1747-1758

  Arya, Anil ^a   Mittendorf, Brian ^b   Sappington, David E M ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

make or buy; strategic outsourcing; supply chains

Indexed keywords

COST OF PRODUCTIONS; MAKE-OR-BUY; OUTSOURCE; STRATEGIC OUTSOURCING;

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; OUTSOURCING; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 61849104131     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1080.0896     Document Type: Article

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