Problem Definition: Manufacturing firms are undergoing re-structuring defined by a collection of adjustments and decisions, which affect the source and destination of manufactured products throughout the firm's global supply chain network. We report on a comprehensive picture of manufacturing...

Previous studies on horizontal outsourcing between competing duopolists emphasize cost factors such as economies of scale and/or variable cost advantages in Cournot markets as potential explanations. This paper studies horizontal outsourcing when two competing firms engage in Bertrand...

This paper reports on the results of a global field study conducted in 2014 and 2015 among leading manufacturers from a wide range of industries. It provides insights on managerial practices that concern production sourcing and on the factors that drive such decisions. Exploratory factor...