Risk mitigation in offshoring of business operations

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 442-459

  Kumar, Sameer ^a   Kwong, Anthony ^a   Misra, Chandan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Offshore investments; Outsourcing; Risk analysis; Risk management

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS FUNCTIONS; BUSINESS OPERATION; BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS; COUNTRY RISKS; CURRENT TRENDS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANAGEMENT CONTROL; MITIGATION STRATEGY; OFF-SHORING; OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS; OPERATIONAL RISKS; OVERSEAS SUPPLIERS; PRODUCT RECALLS; RISK MITIGATION; RISK MITIGATION STRATEGY; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; THOUGHT PROCESS;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ECONOMICS; PROFITABILITY; RESEARCH; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY FACTOR;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 70349582708     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380910953711     Document Type: Article

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