Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing: Volume 11 Issue 1

Aligning flexibility with uncertainty in software development arrangements through a contractual typology

Lior Fink, Simon Wyss, Yossi Lichtenstein

The purpose of this study is to identify a typology of procurement contracts in the context of software development projects that allows firms to align design flexibility with…

Macro-environment’s effects on onshore outsourcing: the transition costs approach

Guillaume Chanson

Through the literature, the effect of macro-environment on onshore outsourcing decisions appears rather unexplored, despite empirical evidence. The purpose of this paper is to…

Optimization of postponement process for a two stage modular manufacturer

Shantanu Shankar Bagchi, Jighyasu Gaur

Firms have increasingly been using postponement as one of the supply chain strategies to respond to rapid changes in customers’ demands. The purpose of this study is to identify…

A supply network governance framework: a case study of the South Australian mining industry

Larissa Statsenko, Alex Gorod, Vernon Ireland

The competitiveness of mining regions largely depends on the performance of the regional supply chains that provide services to mining companies. These local supply chains are…

What do we know about manufacturing reshoring?

Paolo Barbieri, Francesco Ciabuschi, Luciano Fratocchi, Matteo Vignoli

The aim of this paper is to analyze and classify research that has been conducted on manufacturing reshoring, i.e. the decision to bring back to the home country production…

I can’t but we can!: Impact of goal compatibility on value co-creation in retailer–manufacturer outsourcing relationship

Sushil S. Chaurasia

This paper aims to examine the impact of goal compatibility on value co-creation in a retailer–manufacturer outsourcing relationship. This paper also examines whether power…