Managing global offshoring strategies : a case approach / Jacob Pyndt & Torben Pedersen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pyndt, Jacob.

Contributor:

Pedersen, Torben.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Offshore outsourcing.

International business enterprises.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1. ed.

Place of Publication:

Kge, Denmark ; Herndon, VA : Copenhagen Business School Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book addresses the challenges associated with managing global offshoring strategies. Offshoring and offshore outsourcing are hardly new phenomena. What is new is that information technology creates new opportunities for geographically dispersed business activities and enables the fragmentation of the value chain for ""traditional"" production and service companies. The pace of offshoring is likely to gain further momentum. The authors' intention in this book is to ""put a face"" on some Danish companies as they contemplate and engage in offshoring projects. When selecting the cases, the authors chose a diverse set that exemplifies the complicated range of challenges that companies face when they migrate products or services. All of the cases were developed on the basis of in-depth field research and close collaboration with the respective company managers. The book targets bachelor, master and MBA students taking courses on global strategy. It can be used in conjunction with a set of readings and articles on global strategy issues. Although the book is meant to serve as teaching material, the authors hope that business professionals also find inspiration and interesting insights applicable to their own organizations as they search for global offshoring opportunities."

Contents:

Managing Global Offshoring Strategies

CHAPTER 1

Managing Offshoring - An Introduction

Setting the Scene - Some Definitions

Companies - Central Engines of Globalization

Analytical Insight - The Value Chain

The Decision to Offshore - What, Where and How?

CHAPTER 2

ECCO A/S - Optimizing Global Value Chain Economics

Introducing ECCO

Integrating ECCO's Value Chain

Production Technology

Internationalization and Production Sites

The Competitive Landscape

Suggested Literature

CHAPTER 3

GN ReSound - The Challenges of Amalgamation

Introduction

Industry Structure

Price Segments and Brand Portfolio

Location of Production

Consolidating Research and Development Sites

CHAPTER 4

Coloplast A/S - From Plowed Field to Efficient Plant

History

Strategy 2008

Offshoring to Tatabanya, Hungary

Next Stop: China

CHAPTER 5

Danfoss A/S - Global Manufacturing Footprint

Introduction to Danfoss

Challenges Ahead - Changing Production Philosophy

Establishing a Global Production Network

CHAPTER 6

Danisco A/S - Optimizing Global Innovation Processes

Danisco Innovation Group

IT and Knowledge Exchange

Genencor International

Rhodia

CHAPTER 7

MAN B&amp

W Diesel - Managing Licensees in a Globalized World

Introduction to MAN B&amp

W Diesel A/S

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)

Intellectual Property Rights Protection in China

CHAPTER 8

Ribe Maskinfabrik A/S - Developing New Business Areas

Early Internationalization Efforts

The Establishment of Rimadan - Structuring Outsourcing Operations

Entering China

CHAPTER 9

GPV Group A/S - New Supplier Opportunities

History and Introduction.

Suggested Literature

CHAPTER 10

Conclusions

References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208).

ISBN:

1-62198-667-5

87-630-9974-8

OCLC:

774280265