Topic: suppy chain management --- choosing suppliers
Please explain --- in detail --- the following:
Question 1: What are the useful criteria/considerations one would apply/consider when choosing among suppliers? When allocating capacity among suppliers?
Question 2: 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?
Question 3: What is the logic for the hybrid use of domestic+offshore outsourcing?