Global Sourcing Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages and Disadvantages of Global Sourcing

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What is Global Sourcing ?

 Global sourcing is a practice of obtaining goods and services from various locations.  In this sourcing the cost of labor is very low.

 Also the product cost is very cheap.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Global Sourcing

ď ą Advantages : Economic Efficiency ď ą Disadvantages :

Can Contribute to Exploitative practices Domestic Job Issues .

Economic Efficiency

 Global sourcing has been a central force in globalization.  Labor production processes are relocated to various countries where labor is relatively cheap.  Here production costs is very low.

Can Contribute to Exploitative practices

 Transnational corporations are often criticized for the working conditions.

 There are many instances of severe human rights and environmental violations.  Extremely long working hours of labors arte commonly cited as exploitative practices.

Domestic Job Issues

ď ą Global sourcing is refereed to as outsourcing.

sometimes

ď ą Manufacturing products from other countries makes the domestic labor workless.

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