The importance of overseas sourcing in the achievement of better results in the purchasing function and in overall business performance has been widely investigated since the late 1980s. Increasingly, U.S. manufacturing firms have turned toward less developed countries (LDCs) to derive benefits...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the components required for more robust landed cost models given the now widespread interest in sourcing finished goods, components for assembly, and basic raw materials from global sources. This study also seeks to establish the need for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the issues pertinent to sourcing internationally from low‐cost countries (LCCs) and to understand which issues are associated most strongly with a firm's logistics performance. Design/methodology/approach – Comparative examination of...