The Outsourcing Process Strategies for Evaluation and Management

Outsourcing has become one of the key drivers to improved competitiveness for organisations, especially in regions where labour costs are high. This book provides a framework for an up-to-date understanding of the outsourcing process. It integrates a number of contemporary outsourcing topics, including benchmarking, buyer-supplier relationships, organisational behaviour, competitor analysis and technology influences. The author starts by providing guidelines as to when outsourcing is appropriate and what its implications will be before moving on to explain how outsourcing is implemented. Ideal for use by postgraduate students, researchers and industry managers.

Outsourcing has become an increasingly important issue for many organisations. This book provides a framework for an up-to-date understanding of the outsourcing process and the key issues associated with it. It integrates a number of contemporary topics including benchmarking, buyer-supplier relationships, organisational behaviour, competitor analysis, and technology influences. The analysis draws upon both empirical research and real case studies. The author starts by providing guidelines as to when outsourcing is appropriate and what its implications will be, before moving on to explain how outsourcing is implemented. The benefits of both successful outsourcing and the risks and consequences of outsourcing failure are outlined. The book is ideal for use by postgraduate students studying the area of outsourcing. It would also benefit industry managers who are considering outsourcing or who already have outsourcing programmes in place.

1. Introduction; 2. The trend towards outsourcing; 3. Theoretical influences on outsourcing; 4. The outsourcing process: a framework for evaluation and management; 5. Determining the current boundary of the organisation; 6. Activity importance analysis; 7. Capability analysis; 8. An analysis of the strategic sourcing options; 9. Developing the relationship strategy; 10. Establish, manage and evaluate the relationship; 11. Outsourcing experiences at Telco; 12. Conclusions.

Outsourcing has become one of the key drivers to improved competitiveness for organisations. This book provides a framework for an up-to-date understanding of outsourcing. It integrates a number of contemporary outsourcing topics, including benchmarking, buyer-supplier relationships, organisational behaviour, competitor analysis and technology influences. For postgraduate students, researchers and industry managers.

RONAN MCIVOR is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ulster.

Outsourcing has become an increasingly important issue for many organisations. This book provides a framework for an up-to-date understanding of the outsourcing process and the key issues associated with it. It integrates a number of contemporary topics including benchmarking, buyer-supplier relationships, organisational behaviour, competitor analysis and technology influences.