Abstract
This paper will investigate the drivers behind why automotive organizations move product development work from high-cost countries to low-cost countries and the challenges and benefits they face when globalizing their product development model. This paper will provide a literature review of this area and present a case study of a global multinational premium automotive organization with headquarters in Germany. The findings showed that an outsourced offshore delivery center is multi-dimensional and difficult to manage when faced with such complexity.The case company decided to outsource again to a specialized third party, also with headquarters in Germany, to minimize complexity.
This paper adds to theoretical knowledge in the field by expanding on existing research in diversified areas and gives practitioners insights into why the premium automotive organization outsourced offshore, what the drivers were for backsourcing and subsequently, what the drivers were for outsourcing to a specialized organization.
This paper adds to theoretical knowledge in the field by expanding on existing research in diversified areas and gives practitioners insights into why the premium automotive organization outsourced offshore, what the drivers were for backsourcing and subsequently, what the drivers were for outsourcing to a specialized organization.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition - San Diego, United States Duration: 15 Nov 2013 → 21 Nov 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 15/11/2013 → 21/11/2013 |