Patent Laws, Product Lifecycle Lengths, and the Global Sourcing Decisions of U.S. Multinationals

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamran Bilir
Keyword(s):  
Global Sourcing ◽  
Product Lifecycle ◽  
Patent Laws ◽  
Sourcing Decisions

scholarly journals The Margins of Global Sourcing: Theory and Evidence from US Firms

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (9) ◽  
pp. 2514-2564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pol Antràs ◽  
Teresa C. Fort ◽  
Felix Tintelnot
Keyword(s):  
Cost Function ◽  
Reduced Form ◽  
Global Sourcing ◽  
Trade Shocks ◽  
Relevant Condition ◽  
Sourcing Decisions ◽  
Country Specific

We develop a quantifiable multi-country sourcing model in which firms self-select into importing based on their productivity and country-specific variables. In contrast to canonical export models where firm profits are additively separable across destination markets, global sourcing decisions naturally interact through the firm's cost function. We show that, under an empirically relevant condition, selection into importing exhibits complementarities across source markets. We exploit these complementarities to solve the firm's problem and estimate the model. Comparing counterfactual predictions to reduced-form evidence highlights the importance of interdependencies in firms' sourcing decisions across markets, which generate heterogeneous domestic sourcing responses to trade shocks. (JEL D24, F14, F23, L14, L21)

Incorporating risks and costs into global sourcing decisions

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 669
Author(s):  
Satyendra Kumar Sharma ◽  
Ravinder Singh ◽  
Rajesh Matai
Keyword(s):  
Global Sourcing ◽  
Sourcing Decisions

scholarly journals Fast Fashion In A Flat World: Global Sourcing Strategies

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Mihm
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Sourcing ◽  
Fast Fashion ◽  
Sourcing Strategies ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Sourcing Decisions ◽  
Apparel Retailers

The following research offers a theoretical model for understanding sourcing decisions made by apparel retailers. The concept of fast fashion is explored by applying the model to Zara and Kohl’s. Factors influencing sourcing decisions are noted, and financial results of the retailers are compared. Finally, ideas for future research using the model are offered.

Incorporating Risks and Costs into Global Sourcing Decisions

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Satyendra Kumar Sharma ◽  
Rajesh Matai ◽  
Ravinder Singh
Keyword(s):  
Global Sourcing ◽  
Sourcing Decisions
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