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Sebastian Turner

The advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing, pros and cons of outsourcing | Flatwor... - 0 views

  • The Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing What is Global Outsourcing? Outsourcing is an allocation of specific business processes to a specialist external service provider. Most of the times an organization cannot handle all aspects of a business process internally. Additionally some processes are temporary and the organization does not intend to hire in-house professionals to perform the tasks. Once the task is outsourced to the service provider, he will take the responsibility of carrying out the tasks and maintaining the organization’s assets. However prior to outsourcing any component of your business to a third-party vendor, it is essential to understand the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing. Although outsourcing presents a variety of benefits to your organization, it could also pose difficulties if not outsourced to the right service provider.
  • The most commonly outsourced streams of business include: IT outsourcing Legal outsourcing Content Development Web Design and Maintenance Recruitment Logistics Manufacturing Technical/Customer Support
  • Why do organizations outsource their business process? The key factors which have led to a growing trend of outsourcing are Lack of expert-labor in some portions of the business process Availability of cheaper labor, whilst not comprising on the quality of output Ability and feasibility to concentrate on the other crucial business process These factors have specifically contributed to most of the outsourced partners across different locations in the world. Expertise in communication capabilities, technical expertise and favorable financial packages are the most important advantages of outsourcing to India.
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  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing Outsourcing most commonly known as offshoring has pros and cons to it. Most of the time, the advantages of outsourcing overshadow the disadvantages of outsourcing. The Advantages of Outsourcing Swiftness and Expertise: Most of the times tasks are outsourced to vendors who specialize in their field. The outsourced vendors also have specific equipment and technical expertise, most of the times better than the ones at the outsourcing organization. Effectively the tasks can be completed faster and with better quality output Concentrating on core process rather than the supporting ones: Outsourcing the supporting processes gives the organization more time to strengthen their core business process. Risk-sharing: one of the most crucial factors determining the outcome of a campaign is risk-analysis. Outsourcing certain components of your business process helps the organization to shift certain responsibilities to the outsourced vendor. Since the outsourced vendor is a specialist, they plan your risk-mitigating factors better. Reduced Operational and Recruitment costs: Outsourcing eludes the need to hire individuals in-house; hence recruitment and operational costs can be minimized to a great extent. This is one of the prime advantages of offshore outsourcing.
  • The Disadvantages of Outsourcing Risk of exposing confidential data: When an organization outsources HR, Payroll and Recruitment services, it involves a risk if exposing confidential company information to a third-party. Synchronizing the deliverables: In case you do not choose a right partner for outsourcing, some of the common problem areas include stretched delivery time frames, sub-standard quality output and inappropriate categorization of responsibilities. At times it is easier to regulate these factors inside an organization rather than with an outsourced partner. Hidden costs: Although outsourcing most of the times is cost-effective at times the hidden costs involved in signing a contract while signing a contract across international boundaries may pose a serious threat. Lack of customer focus: An outsourced vendor may be catering to the expertise-needs of multiple organizations at a time. In such situations vendors may lack complete focus on your organization’s tasks. With all these pros and cons of outsourcing to be considered before actually approaching a service provider, it is always advisable to specifically determine the importance of the tasks which are to be outsourced. It is always beneficial for an organization to consider the advantages and disadvantages of offshoring before actually outsourcing it. Take home the offshore advantage with Flatworld Solutions - your ideal outsourcing partner!
Sebastian Turner

Outsourcing - What is Outsourcing? - 0 views

  • Outsourcing is contracting with another company or person to do a particular function. Almost every organization outsources in some way. Typically, the function being outsourced is considered non-core to the business. An insurance company, for example, might outsource its janitorial and landscaping operations to firms that specialize in those types of work since they are not related to insurance or strategic to the business. The outside firms that are providing the outsourcing services are third-party providers, or as they are more commonly called, service providers.
  • Some nimble companies that are short on time and money, such as start-up software publishers, apply multisourcing -- using both internal and service provider staff -- in order to speed up the time to launch. They hire a multitude of outsourcing service providers to handle almost all aspects of a new project, from product design, to software coding, to testing, to localization, and even to marketing and sales
  • In all cases, outsourcing success depends on three factors: executive-level support in the client organization for the outsourcing mission; ample communication to affected employees; and the client's ability to manage its service providers. The outsourcing professionals in charge of the work on both the client and provider sides need a combination of skills in such areas as negotiation, communication, project management, the ability to understand the terms and conditions of the contracts and service level agreements (SLAs), and, above all, the willingness to be flexible as business needs change.
Dolly Peterson

Globalization and Outsourcing | Business and Health Journal - 0 views

  • Outsourcing аѕ wе know іt іѕ referred tο subcontracting аn aspect οf уουr business tο a third party.
  • On one side οf thе spectrum, businesses аnԁ consumers alike wіƖƖ agree thаt outsourcing аnԁ globalization allows more companies tο achieve economies οf scale.
  • Many Americans hаνе lost thеіr jobs due tο outsourcing jobs tο cheaper competitors іn foreign countries. Thе nеw technological era іn whісh wе live now, іѕ allowing businesses tο сυt corners anywhere іt іѕ possible аnԁ ultimately mаkе more profit.
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  • Outsourcing works bу analyzing еνеrу aspect οr area οf a business thаt саn bе done bу a third party іn another country fοr a cheaper price.
  • Nοt еνеrу job, service, οr product hаѕ thе capability tο bе outsourced,
Andrew Arballo

Outsourcing potential keeps expert's sights trained on Nairobi  - Home |busin... - 0 views

  • Outsourcing potential keeps expert’s sights trained on Nairobi
  • As an expert in offshore Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) market, he has had a keen eye on the growth of this segment in Kenya.
Dolly Peterson

Outsourcing & Globalization - 0 views

  • Outsourcing is not a new phenomenon. What and how we outsource really depends on the value chain of the business. In early 1900s, Ford Motor Company used to have complete vertical integration- from raw materials to the assembly line for the production of the Model T cars - to avoid any supply chain issues.
  • STARTUP RISKS - Once you have identified which country or countries you will be working with, you have to address cultural and language communication barriers.
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allisona006

Global Increase in Outsourcing Forces Organizations to Improve their Information Securi... - 0 views

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    Outsourcing of the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure is predicted to increase by almost 67% in the next 8 years
Andrew Arballo

Outsourcing Education For The Well-Trained Employee | Articles | Manufacturing.net - 0 views

  • the untrained employee can cost millions through accidents, inefficiency, and contributing to unsustainable manufacturing practices.
  • As technologies and processes continue to improve and become more efficient, U.S. manufacturers are relying on an educated workforce
  • many manufacturers who are investing in well-trained employees are outsourcing the task to companies who specialize in tactical troubleshooting and strategic decision-making
Andrew Arballo

Police sign £200m outsourcing contract | The Lincolnite - 0 views

  • Lincolnshire Police Authority signed on Wednesday a £200 million outsourcing contract
  • This means that around two-thirds — or 540 employees — of staff at Lincolnshire Police will be transferred to the private sector
  • “I believe we are leading the way,” he added. “We have demonstrated that it is possible to negotiate a complex agreement in a relatively short period of time that will provide benefits well into the future.”
Andrew Arballo

Outsourcing Education | Is outsourcing community college education serving students? - ... - 0 views

  • It's not unusual for government agencies with budget problems to start outsourcing services to private industry.
  • students who need a course to meet their associate degree requirements but can't get it at their community college
Andrew Arballo

Policy / Economics of Outsourcing - 0 views

  • Outsourcing increases globalization and opens trade, which is beneficial to all parties by reducing costs and increasing productivity.
  • New jobs are created to fit the growing economy.
  • The reduction of costs is one of the most significant reasons for outsourcing
Dolly Peterson

Welcome to the World of Globalization and Outsourcing | banningainindia - 0 views

  • Welcome to the World of Globalization and Outsourcing-
  • When a hot story takes place somewhere in the world, the customer will give their preferred topic and might provide two previously written articles or sources about the topic. These items are sent to Techworks, employees there read the news (usually about stories, places, and people they know nothing about), and then they re-write the news in their own words under a tight deadline.
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Dolly Peterson

In Defense of Responsible Offshoring and Outsourcing - Businessweek - 0 views

  • companies must be more forceful in explaining the uses of revenues and margins derived from offshoring/outsourcing’s competitive cost structures and local appea
  • Working Conditions. One of the traditional arguments against globalization is that multinationals offshore to emerging markets to avoid environm
  • al, health and safety regulations in the developed world. In response to that criticism, international corporations have set — or should set — policies to assure decent working conditions overseas, both in their own facilities and in facilities of third party suppliers.
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  • These policies cover such issues as: prohibitions on child and prison labor, wages and hours,
  • living conditions, worker safety, adherence to environmental standards, non-discrimination and non-harassment. Importantly, the policies can be based either on local law or on standards beyond local law corporations voluntarily adopt. For example, multinationals might adopt a minimum age of 16 for child labor in all nations both for the welfare of child and for administrative convenience (child labor laws vary across nations)
  • Quality. It is imperative that global companies ensure quality in their offerings with overseas input —
  • Serious safety and quality concerns in offshored or outsourced components, ingredients and
  • products are now a key part of the globalization debate. Lead paint in toys, antifreeze in toothpaste, tainted ingredients in blood-thinner medicine and unsafe food (for people and even pets) — these events have led consumers, parents, patients and regulators to question whether products using global suppliers are of sufficient quality and safety to protect American end-users — and end-users elsewhere in the world — from grievous harm. Companies must proactively address these concerns as a matter of course.
  • Worker Transition at Home. Whether due to ethical concerns, to sound policy or to good politics, American multinational companies would be wise to use their balance sheets, when possible, to provide decent severance, job training and outplacement services to workers displaced in the U.S.
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