Procurement and outsourcing strategies in SCM

The following is a discussion agenda on Procurement and Outsourcing Strategies in Supply Chain Management (SCM):

1. On Outsourcing
• Benefits and risks of outsourcing
• A framework for buy/make decisions
• Dependency on capacity
• Dependency on knowledge
• Product: modular or integral
2. E-procurement
• e-marketplaces: private and public marketplaces
• A framework for e-procurement

Reference
Semchi-Levi, D., Kaminsky, P. and Simchi-Levi, E. (2003) Designing & Managing the Supply Chain, McGraw-Hill [Chapter 7: Procurement and Outsourcing Strategies]