Managing the Supply Chain（英文版）(ppt 19页)

Managing the Supply Chain（英文版）内容提要：
Outsourcing
Purchased items account for 60 to 70% of the cost of goods sold.
Outsourcing allows firms to focus on their core competencies.
Organizations outsource when they decide to purchase something they had been making in-house.
Typically handled by materials management function.
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Make or Buy
Current trend favors outsourcing all activities that do not directly represent or support core competencies.
Are there any dangers associated with aggressive outsourcing?  What are the implications for JIT production?
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Supplier Selection Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Process used to determine weights for supplier-selection criteria.
AHP allows individuals to use their own personal psychometric scale for making pair-wise comparisons between criteria used to evaluate suppliers.
Consistency measures can be calculated as a cross-check to determine how well the scale is being followed.