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Intelli‐Sourcing to Replace Offshoring as Supply Chain Transparency Increases
Author(s) -
Fine Charles
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of supply chain management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1523-2409
DOI - 10.1111/jscm.12018
Subject(s) - offshoring , transparency (behavior) , business , strategic sourcing , supply chain , reputation , industrial organization , outsourcing , supply chain management , commerce , marketing , computer science , computer security , strategic financial management , social science , sociology , strategic planning
In the past twenty years, there has been an evolution in the way that sourcing and global manufacturing are viewed. While price is important, it is no longer supreme, as increased complexity and transparency have changed leading firms to think about intelli‐sourcing: simultaneously balancing economics while protecting the firm's reputation.