The Path from Outsourcing to Backsourcing:: Debating its Logic and Consideration

Erik Skov Madsen; Dmitrij Slepniov

The Path from Outsourcing to Backsourcing: Debating its Logic and Consideration

Bidragets oversatte titel: Vejen fra outsourcing til backsourcing: Debaterende dets logik og overvejelser

Erik Skov Madsen, Dmitrij Slepniov

Institut for Teknologi og Innovation

Center for Industrial Production

Publikation: Konferencebidrag uden forlag/tidsskrift › Paper › Forskning

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of offshoring and outsourcing over time and highlight strategic considerations underpinning this process in companies. On the basis of four case studies of Danish and German industrial companies, this paper develops a holistic framework conceptualizing various levels of outsourcing and offshoring as well as factors driving the transition between these levels. The framework adds to better understanding of the process,challenges the linear nature of it and suggests that ‘backsourcing’ and repatriation of activities should receive more attention in the future research on the subject.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Vejen fra outsourcing til backsourcing: Debaterende dets logik og overvejelser
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Publikationsdato	5. dec. 2011
Antal sider	12
Status	Udgivet - 5. dec. 2011
Begivenhed	Det Danske Ledelsesakademi - København, Danmark Varighed: 5. dec. 2011 → …

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Konference	Det Danske Ledelsesakademi
Land/Område	Danmark
By	København
Periode	05/12/2011 → …

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