Web use and offshoring

Arbeitspapier

Formulating a model which summarises transportation costs, uncertainty and price, we describe how a switch to ICT procurement can impact more readily procured services rather than materials. Uncertainty represents a catch-all factor describing the dovetailing of operations between two neither culturally nor geographically proximate, independent firms. Using a 3-year panel, we find that ICT 'switchers' report increases in services offshored by between 1.9 and 1.6 percent. Uniquely, we also report a 2-3 percent reduction in the level of materials offshoring following a switch to internet procurement.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Kiel Working Paper ; No. 1537

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Offshoring ; heterogeneous inputs ; uncertainty ; price ; transportation costs ; Beschaffung ; Vorprodukt ; E-Business ; Internet ; Materialwirtschaft ; Offshoring ; Transportkosten ; Entscheidung bei Unsicherheit ; Preis ; Theorie ; Irland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hanley, Aoife ; Ott, Ingrid
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
• (where): Kiel
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/28364
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET