Wermelink, J.J. (2018) Manufacturing movements – moving rightshoring forward: A decision-making model for the manufacturing location- and governance decision. Master thesis.
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Abstract
The concept of rightshoring has recently been proposed to put a new perspective on related, but unidirectional phenomena such as backshoring. Within rightshoring, the decision-making process of firms is central. As the concept is in its infancy, this study aims to progress the rightshoring concept. This study divides the decision-making process into two phases: the initial offshoring decision and the consecutive decision-making process. Both phases have been integrated into a decision-making model, in which five general elements have been identified, knowingly: 1) the business strategy, 2) competitive advantage, 3) the location decision, 4) the governance decision and 5) human behaviour. These elements were examined empirically through a qualitative analysis of decision-making processes of three currently offshoring firms within the manufacturing industry. The findings suggest that the firm’s decision-making process is very complex in nature, dependent on an interplay of various firm-specific and environmental factors that are more or less influenceable.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Economic Geography |
| Supervisor: | Venhorst, V.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2020 05:15 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2020 05:15 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/323 |
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