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Re-insourcing as a manufacturing-strategic option during a crisis—Cases from the automobile industry

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In response to the economic downturn following the recent financial crisis, the automobile industry switched to ‘re-insourcing’. The objective of this paper is to explore underlying motives and decision-making in manufacturing strategy, especially with regard to re-insourcing in the automobile industry. While there has been a lot of research on the topic of ‘outsourcing’, its opposite has not been researched widely. Even though there are some papers on the automobile manufacturing industry, a deeper industrial insight into re-insourcing is missing. Owing to the increased amount of re-insourcing implemented during the economic crisis, the latter lends itself well to gaining a deeper understanding of the phenomenon.

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  • Drauz, Ralf, 2014. "Re-insourcing as a manufacturing-strategic option during a crisis—Cases from the automobile industry," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 67(3), pages 346-353.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:67:y:2014:i:3:p:346-353
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.01.004
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