Mills Scofield

JANUARY 22, 2012

I’ve been thinking about the 2 nd , 3 rd order effects of outsourcing, especially now that some companies are either doing or seriously considering insourcing. I agree with many who believe we learn by doing. Perhaps because they learned to? So, have you tried to quantify your ‘learning by doing’?

Outsourcing 114

Outsourcing Insourcing Innovation Cost-Benefit Analysis 114

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

GE''s " insourcing " of appliance manufacturing to the U.S. GE''s insourcing is actually quite similar. So, how did GE do it? everyone met to review the prior day, and what they would do that day. I see it differently: as a "NUMMI deja vu" story. But these suppliers became competitors and ever-harder to work with.

Insourcing 8

Insourcing Operations Offshoring Engineering 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. I will onshore, offshore, outsource, insource, or execute whatever business strategy I implement without regard for diversity. Kevin responded to that comment by saying he doesn’t read for gender, he reads for content.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296