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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Backsourcing and Knowledge Re-integration: A Case Study

Authors : Bella Belerivana Nujen, Lise Lillebrygfjeld Halse, Hans Solli-Sæther

Published in: Advances in Production Management Systems: Innovative Production Management Towards Sustainable Growth

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Recently, the interest in the phenomenon of backsourcing has increased, which has been inspired by awareness of the real costs of global outsourcing and the importance of keeping manufacturing in-house or in geographical proximity. However, backsourcing research is still in its infancy. In particular, this strategy requires a successful knowledge re-integration process when organizations employ backsourcing as their new sourcing strategy, which is addressed in this paper. To expand the understanding of backsourcing, a literature review of this phenomenon is given, and based on findings from a case company in the Norwegian shipbuilding industry, we present critical success factors for knowledge re-integration when bringing manufacturing back in-house.

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Metadata
Title
Backsourcing and Knowledge Re-integration: A Case Study
Authors
Bella Belerivana Nujen
Lise Lillebrygfjeld Halse
Hans Solli-Sæther
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Advances in Production Management Systems: Innovative Production Management Towards Sustainable Growth

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-22758-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-22759-7

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22759-7_22

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