Understanding the manufacturing location decision: The case for the transaction cost and capability perspectives

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 23-26

  Mcivor, Ronan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manufacturing location decision; Nearshore; Offshore; Resource based view; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876430267     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12010     Document Type: Article

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