Mol, M.J.; Tulder, R.J.M. van; Beije, P.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2002
Since the early 1990s international - or even global - outsourcing of intermediate products from suppliers has been propagated as a key means to improve the performance of firms. It is argued that becoming more lean and internationally focused is beneficial for the buyer as well as for the...