MIS 3534 – Prof. Min-Seok Pang

Online discussion questions – Oct 24

  • If you are running a manufacturing company, when/why would you let outside vendors (e.g. UPS, Fedex) handle logistics and delivery to customers?
  • When would you keep delivery/logistics in-house and let your own employees do it?
  • What can you explain about information asymmetry and conflicts of interests in any other contractual relationship that you can think of?
  • What kind of “homework” or research would be needed in selecting an IT outsourcing vendor?
  • What would happen if you did not do enough homework in finding a mechanic, a contractor, or a doctor?
  • How should IVK choose a new vendor among VerxaWeb, ServoLith, and HiOSoft?

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