A decision support framework for strategic purchasing

This paper illustrates that the make or buy is a strategic decision and has implications for the overall corporate strategy of the organisation by describing a model which involves analysing a number of strategic factors. In recent years, many companies have been moving significantly away from “maki...

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Published inJournal of materials processing technology Vol. 107; no. 1-3; pp. 353 - 362
Main Authors Humphreys, P.K, Lo, V.H.Y, McIvor, R.T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 22.11.2000
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Purchasing
Supply chain management
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Supply chain management
Purchasing
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Abstract This paper illustrates that the make or buy is a strategic decision and has implications for the overall corporate strategy of the organisation by describing a model which involves analysing a number of strategic factors. In recent years, many companies have been moving significantly away from “making” towards “buying”. However, research has revealed that make or buy decisions are rarely taken within a thoroughly strategic perspective. It has been shown that many firms adopt a short-term perspective and are motivated primarily by the search for short-term cost reductions. It is argued that make or buy decisions are made most frequently by default with little consideration for the long-run competitiveness of the organisation. An outline of three key problems encountered by companies in their efforts to formulate an effective make or buy decision is presented, in order to illustrate the weaknesses in current make or buy practice. The make or buy model described in this paper attempts to overcome these problems by offering an organisation a conceptual framework to follow in the sourcing decision.
AbstractList This paper illustrates that the make or buy is a strategic decision and has implications for the overall corporate strategy of the organisation by describing a model which involves analysing a number of strategic factors. In recent years, many companies have been moving significantly away from “making” towards “buying”. However, research has revealed that make or buy decisions are rarely taken within a thoroughly strategic perspective. It has been shown that many firms adopt a short-term perspective and are motivated primarily by the search for short-term cost reductions. It is argued that make or buy decisions are made most frequently by default with little consideration for the long-run competitiveness of the organisation. An outline of three key problems encountered by companies in their efforts to formulate an effective make or buy decision is presented, in order to illustrate the weaknesses in current make or buy practice. The make or buy model described in this paper attempts to overcome these problems by offering an organisation a conceptual framework to follow in the sourcing decision.
Author McIvor, R.T
Humphreys, P.K
Lo, V.H.Y
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