Procurement from developing countries

Arnold B. Maltz; Joseph R. Carter; Jesus Villalobos

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-6132-7_12

Procurement from developing countries

Arnold B. Maltz, Joseph R. Carter, Jesus Villalobos

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In 2008, world trade amounted to over $15.8 trillion, and developing countries were the origin of 38 % of worldwide exports. In every case, a sourcing (buying) decision had to be made, and as we shall show, global logistics is both a logical and essential component in these decisions. This chapter first reviews the motivation for global sourcing/procurement and the role of logistics in executing this strategy. Then we indicate how procurement managers and their logistics service providers can obtain the necessary information to evaluate logistics capabilities throughout the world. Finally, we illustrate the importance of global logistics to sourcing/procurement through an Appendix, a case study that spans the U.S./Mexico border.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Series in Operations Research and Management Science
Publisher	Springer New York LLC
Pages	269-295
Number of pages	27
Volume	181
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6132-7_12
State	Published - 2013

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Name	International Series in Operations Research and Management Science
Volume	181
ISSN (Print)	08848289

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Management Science and Operations Research
Strategy and Management
Applied Mathematics
Computer Science Applications
Software

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