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Outsourcing: Pros and cons

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  • Weidenbaum, Murray, 2005. "Outsourcing: Pros and cons," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 48(4), pages 311-315.
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    2. Adam S. Ratner & Thomas F. Siems, 2003. "Beyond the border: Do what you do best, outsource the rest?," Southwest Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, issue Nov, pages 13-14-.
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    9. Kedia, Ben L. & Lahiri, Somnath, 2007. "International outsourcing of services: A partnership model," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 13(1), pages 22-37, March.
    10. Tjader, Youxu Cai & Shang, Jennifer S. & Vargas, Luis G., 2010. "Offshore outsourcing decision making: A policy-maker's perspective," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 207(1), pages 434-444, November.
    11. Kebing Chen & Tiaojun Xiao, 2015. "Production planning and backup sourcing strategy of a buyer-dominant supply chain with random yield and demand," International Journal of Systems Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(15), pages 2799-2817, November.
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    13. Chen, Kebing & Xiao, Tiaojun, 2015. "Outsourcing strategy and production disruption of supply chain with demand and capacity allocation uncertainties," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 170(PA), pages 243-257.

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