Global Production, Outsourcing and Logistics

_SLIDE_1_ Global Production, Outsourcing and Logistics _SLIDE_2_ CONTENTS Introduction The Strategic Role of Foreign Factories Outsourcing Production : Make-or-Buy The Advantage of Make The Advantage of Buy Trade-offs Strategic Alliances with Suppliers Managing a Global Supply Chain _SLIDE_3_ Make or Buy Decision 1. MAKE Strategic flexibility Lower costs offsets REVIEW BUY Lowering costs Facilitating specialized investments Protecting proprietary product technology Improving Scheduling _SLIDE_4_ The Strategic Role of Foreign Factories The Strategic role evolves over time _SLIDE_5_ The Advantages of Southeast Asia Factory _SLIDE_6_ The Advantages of Southeast Asia Factory Low Labor Costs Adequate Infra-Structure Favorable Tax Trade Regime _SLIDE_7_ The Strategic Role of Foreign Factories The Strategic role evolves over time _SLIDE_8_ CASE Hewlett-Packard Labor Intensive Products _SLIDE_9_ CASE Hewlett-Packard Open the design center in S…
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