Outsourcing and capacity planning in an uncertain global environment

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-141

  Li, Shanling ^a   Wang, Letian ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity planning; Mean Variance; Operational hedging; Real options

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY PLANNING; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; DOMESTIC CAPACITY; EXCHANGE RATES; EXCHANGE-RATE UNCERTAINTY; FOREIGN SUPPLIERS; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; MARGINAL CONTRIBUTION; MEAN VARIANCE; OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; OPERATIONAL HEDGING; REAL OPTIONS; RISK-NEUTRAL FIRM;

PROFITABILITY;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 77953872713     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.03.033     Document Type: Article

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