In this paper, we study the pattern of technology sourcing, taking into account where firms’ source technology and through which channels. We specifically, inquire whether biotechnology firms are different from other firms in their technology sourcing behaviour. Our results show some significant differences in the patterns of technology sourcing. Biotechnology firms show a greater propensity fo...

This paper considers a buyer who has to decide whether to select a single or two sources of supply for a homogeneous product. The production processes of the suppliers are subject to learning effects, which reduce the production costs and increase the production capacities of the suppliers. This, in turn, enables the suppliers to reduce the sales price, which results in lower acquisition costs ...

Decision Guidance Systems provide supply managers with a powerful tool to handle complex sourcing issues. Supply organizations have several hundreds of items on one complex bid. Satisfying both user and multiple business unit objectives requires software that allows the sourcing team to rapidly analyze an unlimited number of alternatives. Doing so enables the firm to realize a higher percentage...

This article outlines a hybrid method, incorporating multiple techniques into an evaluation process, in order to select competitive suppliers in a supply chain. It enables a purchaser to do single sourcing and multiple sourcing by calculating a combined supplier score, which accounts for both qualitative and quantitative factors that have impact on supply chain performance. Keywords—Analytic hi...

Nachdem viele Unternehmen der Automobilindustrie umfangreiche Restrukturierungsund Kostensenkungsprogramme durchgeführt haben, stellt das Global Sourcing, also die verstärkte Globalisierung von Beschaffungsaktivitäten den nächsten großen Stellhebel zur Kostenreduzierung dar. Da die Fertigungstiefe der OEM ́s relativ gering ist, sind die Beschaffungskosten einer der größten Kostenfaktoren. Die me...

This paper adds nuance to our understanding of institutional antecedents of foreign investment, in particular in global services sourcing. While prior research has stressed the various risks and effects associated with home-host country differences in national-level institutions, e.g. legal systems, we argue that industry-specific, yet often transnational field institutions, e.g. standards, hav...

Most students profit from the easy accessibility of online information, but specific competencies for successful reading on the internet are seldom taught during class. Therefore, students might not be able to choose credible information autonomously. Empirical evidence suggests that high school students hardly evaluate the credibility of sources (“sourcing”) when reading multiple documents. Co...

Software development projects are increasingly geographical distributed with offshoring. Co-sourcing is a highly integrative and cohesive approach, seen successful, to software development offshoring. However, research of how dynamic aspects of trust are shaped in co-sourcing activities is limited. We present a case study of how the co-sourcing relationship between a certified CMMI-level 5 Dani...

Among various forms of innovation in industry structures and business models an increasing number of companies have shown interest in aligning themselves to an open source software model as a means to capture intellectual energy, productive software processes and relevant technical skills. This is evident both within small and niche businesses, but also within the largest companies – a phenomen...