Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan yritysten tekemien ulkoistusten motiiveja ja onnistumista. Teknologiateollisuuden ulkoistuksia verrataan muun teollisuuden ulkoistuksiin. Tulosten mukaan tuotantotoimintaa on ulkoistettu monista eri syistä. Lähes aina yhtenä motiivina on ollut kustannussäästöt....

We characterize increases and decreases in plant-product -level output sales in the Finnish manufacturing sector during years 2006 to 2015. We show that during the recession of 2008 to 2009, the intensity of variation in plant-product -level sales diminished, and it took several years until the...

According to a company survey, global value chains are changing. Even though big changes were expected during the Covid period, the actual changes were quite small at the time. Instead, after the early 2022, more obvious change has already been in the sourcing of materials and parts. They are...