| Article ID: | iaor20032742 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 55 |
| End Page Number: | 58 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Journal: | Manufacturing & Service Operations Management |
| Authors: | Hu Xinxin |
This is an extended abstract of a paper that was finalist in the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society's 2002 Student Paper Competition. The benefits of advance demand information and outsourcing are investigated.