Offshoring versus backshoring: Empirically derived bundles of relocation drivers, and their relationship with benefits

Malin Johansson; Jan Olhager; Jussi Heikkilä; Jan Stentoft

doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2018.07.003

Offshoring versus backshoring: Empirically derived bundles of relocation drivers, and their relationship with benefits

Malin Johansson, Jan Olhager, Jussi Heikkilä, Jan Stentoft

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This paper describes an empirically derived classification of the various factors that influence offshoring and backshoring decisions based on data from 275 offshoring and 160 backshoring projects. The study developed one set of factor bundles for offshoring and another set of such bundles for backshoring; these sets were then compared, and their relationships with post-relocation benefits were analyzed. These benefits were also grouped into bundles based on the empirical relationships. This research contributes an empirically derived classification scheme of decision factors for both offshoring and backshoring as well as an analysis of the relationships between decision factors and benefits for each type of relocation direction.

Original language	English
Article number	100509
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
Volume	25
Issue number	3
Early online date	2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2018.07.003
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

Decision-making, Empirical research, Manufacturing relocation, Rightshoring, Survey

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Business and International Management
Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)

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