In: Operations Management
1 What should Dell consider when evaluating the impact of an offshoring decision according to Ferreira and Prokopest?
The impact of offshoring on the elements of total cost:
Supplier price : costs from direct materials, direct labor, indirect labor, local taxes, manufacturing costs.
Terms : payment terms,
Delivery costs : in-country transportation, ocean/air freight,
Inventory and warehousing : include in-plant inventories, in-plant handling, supply chain inventories, and supply chain warehousing costs.
Cost of quality : cost of validation, cost of performance drop due to poorer quality.
Customer duties, value added-taxes, local tax incentives.
Cost of risk, procurement staff, broker fees, infrastructure, and tooling and mold costs.
Exchange rate trends and their impact on cost