Case

3M during COVID-19

Global manufacturing output fell sharply in Q2 2020; large manufacturers such as 3M could internalise part of the shock and adjust quickly; backward integration is argued to make the chain more robust; the paper itself notes it lacks direct supply-chain cost data.

Industry
Diversified manufacturing
Frameworks applied
Make-or-buy decision
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Frameworks applied

This case is read through the frameworks below.

  • Make-or-buy decisionWhen an operations or purchasing manager weighs making a component or service in-house against buying it in, what should count besides cost?

Sources

References

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  1. Yang, L. (2023) ‘Impact of COVID-19 on the manufacturing industry: a case study of 3M Company’, Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences, 18(1), pp. 234–245.doi:10.54254/2754-1169/18/20230078Source page