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Outsourcing: Optimizing Supply Chain Management for Efficiency and Growth

In: The Road to Outsourcing 4.0

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  • Mohammadreza Akbari

    (James Cook University)

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This chapter aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of outsourcing in SCM, highlighting its potential benefits, risks, and challenges. The prevalence of outsourcing in SCM can be attributed to its ability to reduce costs, access specialized expertise, and offer flexibility. However, decision-making in outsourcing requires a meticulous analysis of factors like activity nature, provider capabilities, cost, quality, and impact on core competencies. The chapter explores outsourcing characteristics, including reasons, levels, and types, while underscoring key success factors like effective communication, strategic alignment, and risk management. Despite its potential benefits, outsourcing in SCM entails risks such as loss of control, dependency on external providers, and compromised reputation. Therefore, companies must exercise caution when making outsourcing decisions and develop effective outsourcing strategies that align with their business objectives and competitive positioning. By doing so, companies can leverage outsourcing in SCM to enhance their competitiveness and value proposition in the marketplace.

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  • Mohammadreza Akbari, 2024. "Outsourcing: Optimizing Supply Chain Management for Efficiency and Growth," Springer Books, in: The Road to Outsourcing 4.0, chapter 0, pages 21-47, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-97-2708-7_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-2708-7_2
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