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Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector

Pai, Rahul Ulhas; Banerji, Sujit; Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo; Lim, Ming; Kumar, Vikas

Authors

Rahul Ulhas Pai

Sujit Banerji

Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes

Ming Lim



Abstract

With the advent of globalisation, there is a need for companies to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. Outsourcing and offshoring are strategies often employed by organisations to sustain and gain such competitive advantage. This paper focuses on evaluating the factors that influence the selection of Low Cost Countries (LCCs) for outsourcing and offshoring. It also ranks a group of seven LCCs to determine the best locations to emigrate manufacturing operations. To do this, the most influential factors for outsourcing and offshoring are identified and weighted based on their importance. Then, these factors are evaluated based on the degree of development in the studied LCCs. The study indicates that Taiwan, Indian and China are the best top options for manufacturing organisations to outsource/offshore their operations.

Citation

Pai, R. U., Banerji, S., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Lim, M., & Kumar, V. (2013). Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 414, 501-512. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_60

Journal Article Type Conference Paper
Conference Name IFIP International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems
Publication Date Jan 1, 2013
Journal Advances in Production Management Systems. Sustainable Production and Service Supply Chains
Print ISSN 1868-4238
Electronic ISSN 1868-422X
Publisher Springer Verlag (Germany)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 414
Pages 501-512
ISBN 9783642412653
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_60
Keywords globalisation, low cost countries, manufacturing sector, offshoring, outsourcing
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/940615
Publisher URL http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-41266-0_60
Related Public URLs http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_60