Article: Supplier selection for outsourcing from the perspective of protecting crucial product knowledge
| Title | Supplier selection for outsourcing from the perspective of protecting crucial product knowledge |
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| Authors | Wu, F2 Li, HZ2 Chu, LK1 Sculli, D1 |
| Keywords | Outsourcing Intellectual propertyx Intellectual property Knowledge management Manufacturing specifications |
| Issue Date | 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207543.asp |
| Citation | International Journal of Production Research, 2013, v. 51 n. 5, p. 1508-1519 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2012.701769 |
| Abstract | This paper considers the supplier selection problem in terms of the characteristics of the products/processes to be outsourced. Emphasis is placed on the possible risk that may arise in sharing or transferring crucial product/process knowledge to suppliers during outsourcing. Two indices are employed to assess the suitability of a supplier for outsourcing a product/process. The first measures the supplier's capability for technological innovation in the products for which they offer outsourcing services, and includes investment in R&D projects and the ratio of R&D personnel to the total work force. The second index measures the supplier's practices in protecting its clients’ intellectual property rights, and includes corporate image, track record in protecting clients’ intellectual property rights, and compliance with internal and external requirements. These two indices are then used to classify suppliers into four major groups, which are in turn assigned to classes of components/processes depending on their strategic importance and vulnerability – a portfolio approach. The proposed portfolio approach has been validated via a substantial empirical study involving data for 401 parts, 216 suppliers, and 36 manufacturing companies operating in China. |
| ISSN | 0020-7543 2011 Impact Factor: 1.115 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.046 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2012.701769 |
| dc.contributor.author | Wu, F |
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| dc.contributor.author | Li, HZ |
| dc.contributor.author | Chu, LK |
| dc.contributor.author | Sculli, D |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-16T09:46:10Z |
| dc.date.available | 2012-07-16T09:46:10Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper considers the supplier selection problem in terms of the characteristics of the products/processes to be outsourced. Emphasis is placed on the possible risk that may arise in sharing or transferring crucial product/process knowledge to suppliers during outsourcing. Two indices are employed to assess the suitability of a supplier for outsourcing a product/process. The first measures the supplier's capability for technological innovation in the products for which they offer outsourcing services, and includes investment in R&D projects and the ratio of R&D personnel to the total work force. The second index measures the supplier's practices in protecting its clients’ intellectual property rights, and includes corporate image, track record in protecting clients’ intellectual property rights, and compliance with internal and external requirements. These two indices are then used to classify suppliers into four major groups, which are in turn assigned to classes of components/processes depending on their strategic importance and vulnerability – a portfolio approach. The proposed portfolio approach has been validated via a substantial empirical study involving data for 401 parts, 216 suppliers, and 36 manufacturing companies operating in China. |
| dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Production Research, 2013, v. 51 n. 5, p. 1508-1519 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2012.701769 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2012.701769 |
| dc.identifier.epage | 1519 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 201002 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0020-7543 2011 Impact Factor: 1.115 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.046 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 5 |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84871182630 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 1508 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/152680 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 51 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207543.asp |
| dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom |
| dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Production Research |
| dc.subject | Outsourcing |
| dc.subject | Intellectual propertyx |
| dc.subject | Intellectual property |
| dc.subject | Knowledge management |
| dc.subject | Manufacturing specifications |
| dc.title | Supplier selection for outsourcing from the perspective of protecting crucial product knowledge |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong
- Xi'an Jiaotong University