SUPPLIER SELECTION IN GLOBAL SOURCING: THE CASE OF ELEVATOR INDUSTRY
Okuogume, Harrison (2011)
Okuogume, Harrison
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011112515541
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011112515541
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The purpose of this thesis was to examine KONE’s sourcing decision making process and the criteria for selecting supplier in global sourcing operation. Selection model based analysis was created according to the identified process to study the current sourcing of component or materials management. The vast available literature and researches make the work more challenging.
The theoretical part of this thesis focuses on the definition of global sourcing, supplier selection and supply chain management. Other part of the theories described different ways to select supplier and management decision making process. The theory survey was supported by an empirical part including a case study from an elevator company.
The methodology of the whole study was a combination of literature and interviews. As part of the data collection, the interview was semi-structured and open-end questionnaires. The findings from the theoretical and data analysis provide different criteria for selecting supplier and sourcing decision making process.
The study therefore reveals that sourcing decision making process depends on three categories: sourcing location, sourcing relationship and sourcing option. In the empirical part, the result from the study shows that the key important criteria for selecting supplier is based on price, quality, delivery time, services and customer relationship.
Finally, at the end of this master’s thesis some proposals were presented to develop further the criteria for selecting suppliers and to improve management decision making process.
The theoretical part of this thesis focuses on the definition of global sourcing, supplier selection and supply chain management. Other part of the theories described different ways to select supplier and management decision making process. The theory survey was supported by an empirical part including a case study from an elevator company.
The methodology of the whole study was a combination of literature and interviews. As part of the data collection, the interview was semi-structured and open-end questionnaires. The findings from the theoretical and data analysis provide different criteria for selecting supplier and sourcing decision making process.
The study therefore reveals that sourcing decision making process depends on three categories: sourcing location, sourcing relationship and sourcing option. In the empirical part, the result from the study shows that the key important criteria for selecting supplier is based on price, quality, delivery time, services and customer relationship.
Finally, at the end of this master’s thesis some proposals were presented to develop further the criteria for selecting suppliers and to improve management decision making process.