EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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ISBN: 8220102744059
Author: HEIZER
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 16DQ
Summary Introduction

To determine: How a company should select an outsourcing provider.

Introduction:

Outsourcing:

Outsourcing is a policy followed by firms where the hire an outside party to produce their goods which were previously done in-house by their own employees. Outsourcing is seen as cost cutting measure where they perform similar jobs with reduced costs. The downsides of outsourcing are the impending loss of jobs in the home country.

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