A closed loop outsourcing decision model for developing effective manufacturing strategy

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1873-1900

  Kumar, Sameer ^a   Zampogna, Patrick ^a   Nansen, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity planning; Contract manufacturing; Cost analysis; Flexibility; Global manufacturing; Manufacturing strategy; Outsourcing; Production economics; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY PLANNING; CONTRACT MANUFACTURING; FLEXIBILITY; GLOBAL MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING STRATEGY; PRODUCTION ECONOMICS;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; DATA TRANSFER RATES; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; OUTSOURCING; PRINTERS (COMPUTER); PRINTING PRESSES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951117099     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802680542     Document Type: Article

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