Topic: suppy chain management --- choosing suppliers
Please explain --- in detail --- the following:
Q1. What are the useful criteria/considerations one would apply/consider when choosing among suppliers? When allocating capacity among suppliers?
Q2. Are domestic and offshore suppliers always a substitute for each other? Are they sometimes complements? When would you use ONLY DOMESTIC outsourcing providers versus situations where you will use ONLY OFFSHORE providers?
Q3. What is the logic for the hybrid use of domestic+offshore outsourcing?