Global sourcing model : successes and challenges in the case of company X in packaging industry
Khoang, Quoc Huy (2013)
Khoang, Quoc Huy
Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013111116808
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013111116808
Tiivistelmä
Global sourcing has been seen the most important part of supply chain management (SCM) in economics. It is considered as the most typical way to demonstrate attributions of globalization from concept to practice. Many companies have gained many successes, but they have also encountered challenges when applying global sourcing in business.
To determine the factors of success as well as challenges of global sourcing, this Master thesis clarifies characteristics of global sourcing model from both angles: theoretical reviews and the reality of Company X in practice. It also scrutinizes the main processes and the role of internal communication in this Company X, who adopts global sourcing as its business concept.
Therefore, this Master thesis uses Company X in packaging industry as a case study for the research design. The methodology of the research is based on a descriptive approach of qualitative research and personal observation. The main collected data for the thesis are from the search-desk as secondary data and from Skype interviews as well as participant-observation as primary data.
From the findings, fundamental characteristics and main processes of global sourcing are found in similarity between the theory and the practice. Besides, flexibility, cheap, quick start-up investment and professional expertise are also found as the dominant features from the successful model of the global sourcing. Whereas, internal communication, which is found operating in parallel with SCM processes, has become the critical backbone, catalysts for cooperation and coordination in Company X. However, difficulties & barriers found from internal communication have created some certain blockages and hindered the efficiency as well as the collaboration in Company X. Such findings are alarming for the need of looking for solutions and improvements to avoid the implicit cracking down from current success in Company X.
To determine the factors of success as well as challenges of global sourcing, this Master thesis clarifies characteristics of global sourcing model from both angles: theoretical reviews and the reality of Company X in practice. It also scrutinizes the main processes and the role of internal communication in this Company X, who adopts global sourcing as its business concept.
Therefore, this Master thesis uses Company X in packaging industry as a case study for the research design. The methodology of the research is based on a descriptive approach of qualitative research and personal observation. The main collected data for the thesis are from the search-desk as secondary data and from Skype interviews as well as participant-observation as primary data.
From the findings, fundamental characteristics and main processes of global sourcing are found in similarity between the theory and the practice. Besides, flexibility, cheap, quick start-up investment and professional expertise are also found as the dominant features from the successful model of the global sourcing. Whereas, internal communication, which is found operating in parallel with SCM processes, has become the critical backbone, catalysts for cooperation and coordination in Company X. However, difficulties & barriers found from internal communication have created some certain blockages and hindered the efficiency as well as the collaboration in Company X. Such findings are alarming for the need of looking for solutions and improvements to avoid the implicit cracking down from current success in Company X.