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Global Production, Outsourcing, and Logistics

Opening Case
Li & Fung

Introduction

Strategy, Production, and Logistics

Where to Produce
Country Factors
Management Focus
Philips in China
Technological Factors
Product Factors
Locating Production Facilities
The Strategic Role of Foreign Factories

Management Focus
Hewlett-Packard in Singapore

Outsourcing Production: Make-or-Buy Decisions
The Advantages of Make
Management Focus
Outsourcing at the Boeing Company
The Advantages of Buy
Tradeoffs
Strategic Alliances with Suppliers
Managing a Global Supply Chain
The Role of Just-in-Time Inventory
The Role of Information Technology and the Internet
Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions

Research Task

Closing Case
Microsoft—Outsourcing XBox Production





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