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Make-or-buy alternatives in plant disposition strategies.
Challenged to reduce operating costs and faced with stricter government regulations regarding the handling and disposal of scrap and waste materials, managers are reexamining their organizations' disposal methods. Effective byproduct and scrap disposal can lead to lower overall costs and may include strategic links with suppliers.
The procurement function plays a significant role in byproduct disposal. Responsibility for disposal is often placed with the supply or materials management department with the assumption that the employees responsible for buying the equipment and material are best qualified to sell the resulting scrap.[1] Consequently, senior management ...
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