The following article appeared in the Winter2011 issue of UNC Kenan-Flagler’s ROI magazine. When is it best to outsource? How does the strength of your rivals affect your decision? How do you balance the downsides of less product differentiation and increased market competition? Operations professor Lauren Xiaoyuan Lu grew up in Nanjing, a historic city in China that was home to electronics plants that provided manufacturing services for global corporations. She has delved into the impact of off-shoring in global manufacturing networks and global supply chain management. “Outsourcing nowadays is not limited to manufacturing; it expands to more value-added activities, such as design,” Lu said. “This study is the first step in understanding a new business model and the managerial issues surrounding it.” Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) use Read More
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Alum and Google Treasurer Callinicos on his leadership philosophy
05/02/2011 – 8:15 am
When Brent Callinicos (BSBA ’87, MBA ’89) joined Google as vice president and treasurer in 2007, the company had $11 billion in cash and seven employees in the treasury. Now, Callinicos manages $35 billion in cash and 50 employees at the company. His brainchild, a trading room at the Mountain, View, Calif-based company to manage the firm’s portfolio has been profiled in Businessweek. Before joining Google, Callinicos became one of the youngest people named as a vice president at Microsoft, where he was the company’s treasurer for four years. He also has worked at Walt Disney and in various financial capacities at Procter & Gamble. Callinicos attributes his success not only to his analytical and technical skills but to a Read More