The document summarizes a research project on the benefits, costs and risks of global sourcing. It provides an overview of the project objectives, which are to conduct a literature review, case studies, and develop a global sourcing model. It then discusses the positive and negative aspects of global sourcing as well as examples of risks like supply disruptions, environmental disasters, and loss of control through intellectual property theft. The document concludes with a discussion of how supply chain issues can negatively impact shareholder value.