Purchasing and Materials Management

Make or Buy and Sourcing. Please respond to the following:

Imagine that the hamburger giant McDonald’s desires to reduce the cost of hamburger or potato supplies. 

1. Explain pros and cons of each consideration: make or buy, subcontracting and outsourcing.

2. Reason how each consideration would alter the overall structure of the organization.

3. State one (1) recommendation based on the above pros and cons of each consideration and discuss the overall impact of your recommendation to the structure of the organization.