Fun Play Global Sourcing (Scenario)

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Fun Play Global Sourcing (Scenario)
Fun Play Inc., a company manufacturing toys for children, has decided to outsource some of its value-chain activities. However, the firm has no experience with global sourcing and has hired a consulting firm to assist its managers. The consulting firm has been assigned the task of determining which activities should be outsourced and where the outsourced activities should be located.
-If Fun Play decides to source from its own wholly owned subsidiary, it would be engaging in ________.

• A) offshoring
• B) contract manufacturing
• C) cause marketing
• D) captive sourcing

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