Successful Outsourcing and Multi-Sourcing

Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Purchasing & Buying, Management & Leadership, Planning & Forecasting
Cover of the book Successful Outsourcing and Multi-Sourcing by Derek Parlour, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Derek Parlour ISBN: 9781317048602
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 1, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Derek Parlour
ISBN: 9781317048602
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 1, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

There are books on outsourcing, but most are by academics or consultants. Few address multi-sourcing. The author of Successful Outsourcing and Multi-Sourcing, is a practitioner who headed an operation that handles over 500 million customer contacts a year with less than 30 staff, through both outsourcing and multi-sourcing. Multi-sourcing occurs where each individual function is contracted directly by the client rather than using a large system integrator or prime contractor. This approach lowers costs, reduces reliance on suppliers, speeds up change and generates a greater degree of innovation. The downside is it places much more of the risk on the client and needs specialist skills to run effectively. As well as a focus on multi-sourcing, the book addresses the question of why a business should outsource in the first place and how decisions to do this should be strategic, rather than it being something that happens by accident. Chapters then illuminate the benefits of single-sourcing; the benefits of multi-sourcing; how best to decide what outsourcing model to choose; how to transition to outsourcing; and what steps to take to maximise benefit and minimise risk. Downsides are clearly spelled out and alternatives to outsourcing are examined, including partial outsourcing and insourcing. This book serves as a valuable source of practical guidance for organisations looking at outsourcing strategy, outsourcing professionals, and those teaching or studying business topics.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

There are books on outsourcing, but most are by academics or consultants. Few address multi-sourcing. The author of Successful Outsourcing and Multi-Sourcing, is a practitioner who headed an operation that handles over 500 million customer contacts a year with less than 30 staff, through both outsourcing and multi-sourcing. Multi-sourcing occurs where each individual function is contracted directly by the client rather than using a large system integrator or prime contractor. This approach lowers costs, reduces reliance on suppliers, speeds up change and generates a greater degree of innovation. The downside is it places much more of the risk on the client and needs specialist skills to run effectively. As well as a focus on multi-sourcing, the book addresses the question of why a business should outsource in the first place and how decisions to do this should be strategic, rather than it being something that happens by accident. Chapters then illuminate the benefits of single-sourcing; the benefits of multi-sourcing; how best to decide what outsourcing model to choose; how to transition to outsourcing; and what steps to take to maximise benefit and minimise risk. Downsides are clearly spelled out and alternatives to outsourcing are examined, including partial outsourcing and insourcing. This book serves as a valuable source of practical guidance for organisations looking at outsourcing strategy, outsourcing professionals, and those teaching or studying business topics.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Adolescents' Health by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book The Philosophy of Schooling by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book British Librarianship and Information Work 1991–2000 by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book Doing Sociology of Education (RLE Edu L) by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book SPSS Demystified by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book Time Matter(s): Invention and Re-Imagination in Built Conservation by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book Teachers’ Worlds and Work by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book Narratives of Individuation by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book Ageism in Work and Employment by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book Teaching Matters by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book Liberation Theology and Critical Pedagogy in Today's Catholic Schools by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book What Do We Owe Each Other? by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book Alcohol and Human Memory (PLE: Memory) by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book The Language of Winnicott by Derek Parlour
Cover of the book Cybercrime by Derek Parlour
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy