The Significance Of International Purchasing On The Organization Productivity
[A CASE STUDY OF DOYIN INVESTMENT COMPANY]

    In this chapter the research questions will be answered one by one, suggestions for the future research will also be given.
1.    What are the main driving forces and challenges for companies conducting international purchasing?
The main driving forces for conducting internal purchasing are; cost, quality, efficiency, increase competition in the domestic market and cut lead times. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ad sustainability can also be regarded as driving forces since purchasing directly from suppliers instead of using a reseller could create control over the supply chain. There is a shift going on regarding the driving forces for internal purchasing.
Previously, cost focus has been absolute dominant. Now it has replaced more and more by other factors such as quality and Corporate Social  Responsibility (SCR). The challenges connected to international purchasing are language barriers, cultural differences, documentations, transforming norms and standards, trade barriers, imposition of  tariff-quotas, exchange rates caution, finding the best suppliers, potential resistance, CSR and sustainability issues and logistics.
2.    What factors determine which purchasing markets that are relevant?
The factors determine relevant purchasing markets are varying depending on industry. in general the most important factors are, cost-level, capability to produce the required products, infrastructure and stability on the market. CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and sustainability issues are getting increasingly important and will affect these decisions even more in the future.
3.    How are companies affected by CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) in their work with international purchasing?
The importance of CSR growing and it definitely affects companies in their work with international purchasing especially, it affects how they work with suppliers. CSR have made it increasingly important to work more together with the suppliers and by that increase the suppliers knowledge about these issues, strengthens supplier relationship could also have positive effects on cost, quality and efficiency. Companies are of course also affected by the challenges connected to CSR, such as the definition and “how far should you go” problem.
4.    How could NCC handle driving forces, challenges and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Based on their own capacity and their customer’s requirements they need to prioritize, it is not possible to get anything, low price, high quality and full traceability throughout the supply chain is a tough equation to solve.
1.7    FORMULATION OF RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
    The following hypotheses were tested to guide the study.
Hypothesis One
Ho1:     There is no challenge to international purchasing with main strategic options available for the purchasers. 
Hi1:     There is challenge to international purchasing with main strategic options available for the purchasers. 
Hypothesis Two
Ho2:     Supplier selection criteria are not important in the international context.
Hi2:     Supplier selection criteria are important in the international context.
Hypothesis Three
Ho3:     International purchasing has no significant effect on small scale industry.
Hi3:    International purchasing has no significant effect on small scale industry.