{"product_id":"sourcing-in-emerging-markets-particularities-and-challenges-von-robert-stolt","title":"Sourcing in emerging markets","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 2,1, European Business School - International University Schloß Reichartshausen Oestrich-Winkel (SMI), language: English, abstract: Table of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations i\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables ii\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.1 Problem Formulation and Objectives 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.2 Course of the Investigation 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Characteristics of Sourcing 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.1 The Global Sourcing Theory 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.2 The Sourcing Process 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Emerging Markets - Risks and Opportunities of Global Sourcing 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Case Study in Global Sourcing ¿ The Jungheinrich AG 11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks and Outlook 13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReference List 15\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Appendixes 19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix 20\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonourable Declaration 22\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.1 Problem Formulation and Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal sourcing or sourcing in emerging markets per se is becoming more and more influential, and is a crucial factor of success in many companies. Globalisation is certainly one of the most outstanding phenomena in our today¿s world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[...]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially German companies are facing a multitude of obstacles in their domestic market: High salaries and non-wage labour costs, market saturation and elevated production costs, associated with rising product prices, as well as increasing market dynamism and competi-tiveness forcing the companies to constantly adapt to those changes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany companies have thus seen an opportunity in global sourcing and moved to emerging market economies (EMEs) in the search for reducing their costs (Heakal, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foremost reason why those companies move to aspiring markets like China, India, South-East Asia, Eastern Europe or Latin America are the lower wholesale prices in those countries (Kalkowsky, 2006).  However, most firms have a different approach to the sourc-ing process and consequently varying success amongst them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study investigates the strategic challenges of German retail companies in conducting and balancing their sourcing activities in order to respond to the particularities and chal-lenges of specific emerging markets. At the same time an analysis on sourcing process op-erations and structures, together with risks and opportunities of different markets is carried out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783640631759\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eParticularities and challenges\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783640631759","offer_id":39441926553693,"sku":"9783640631759","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/49c454d7-2f4f-4e7c-a104-53e7e93bad54.jpg?v=1777695244","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/sourcing-in-emerging-markets-particularities-and-challenges-von-robert-stolt","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}