1. Explain the pros and cons of outsourcing relative to keeping production in-house?
2. Determine the pros and cons of outsourcing relative to exiting the business altogether?
3. Does Flextronics' role pose a long-term risk to Ericsson?
4. Although Ericsson's arrangement with Flextronics is the most ambitious to date, others in the industry are also turning to outsourcing. Explain why do you think they are doing so now, rather than earlier in the "life cycle" of wireless phones?