Chapter 9:
Strategic Outsourcing
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Outsourcing
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Complete transfer of a business process to an
independent external organization
Once the process is outsourced, assets are no longer
maintained
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People, facilities
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Equipment, technology
A departure from subcontracting, joint venturing, and
contract manufacturing
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Current Outsourcing Trends
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Popularity of outsourcing
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By 2005, global business process outsourcing surpassed the
US$6 trillion
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25~34 % of a typical executive’s budget is outsourced
Composition of outsourcing contracts
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76% of announced outsourcing contracts represented new deals
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24% represent a combination of contract extensions, expansions,
or renewals
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Business Process Outsourcing
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Expected strategic benefits:
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Cost minimization
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Reduce and control operating costs
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Turn fixed costs into variable costs
Refocus on core competencies
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Refocus scarce resources
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Acquire external capabilities
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Realizing Outsourcing Benefits
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20~25% of all outsourcing relationships fail within two
years
Nearly half fail within five years
Conditions needed to realize expected outsourcing
benefits:
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Extensive strategic assessment of the case
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True commitment to a cooperative relationship
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Training and recruitment within outsourcing organizations
focused on relationship building and management
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Hidden Costs of Outsourcing
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Quality costs
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Supplier vendor relationship management
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Internal coordination
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Implementation of external sourcing model
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Government and politicsrelated expenses
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Supply chain risk management
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Miscellaneous financial considerations
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1. Quality Costs
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The costs associated with ensuring quality
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Categories of quality costs:
Preventative cost
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Appraisal cost
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e.g., inspections, audits, monitoring mechanisms
Internal failure cost
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i.e., designing quality into products and processes
e.g., scrap, rework, internal downtime
External failure cost
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2. Supplier Vendor
Relationship Management
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The high cost of relationship building and coordination
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External sourcing of strategic products and services
Costs of relationship
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At least 3~10% of the annual contract value
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High labor and travel expenses of purchasing personnel
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IT infrastructure and management costs
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Supplier development programs costs
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3. Internal Coordination
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The overhead expenses incurred solely due to the
decision to internally source a product or service
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Payroll, benefits management
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Utility, IT
Thus, external sourcing is expected to eliminate this
cost.
However, external sourcing does not equate to
significant reduction in internal coordination costs.
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In many cases, outsourcing is unable to free up the anticipated
level of internal resources.
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4. Implementation of External Sourcing
Model
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Activities associated with switching sources:
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Supplier search, evaluation, and contracting
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The transfer of physical assets
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Domestic and international travel during startup
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Training of the new source
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5. Product Service Design and Development
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The intertwined relationship between:
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Product or service architecture
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Cost of coordination
Tightly coupled or integrated product designs are
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Tacit and less easily codified knowledge
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Higher knowledge sharing requirements
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Higher coordination cost
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Therefore, it may not be appropriate for external
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6. Government and Politics Related
Expenses
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Costs involved with ensuring compliance with
governmental laws, regulations, and even local
business customs
Includes:
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Legal expenses incurred to learn about a foreign
location’s laws and regulations
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Lobbying efforts and travel
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Taxation, tariffs, quota systems
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Local content obligations
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7. Supply Chain Risk Management
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Outsourcing as one of the key factors driving increased
levels of supply chain risk
4 iterative phases of risk management:
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Risk assessment
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Risk mitigation
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Risk monitoring
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Contingency planning
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8. Miscellaneous Financial Considerations
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Cost improvement from the learning curve associated
with cumulative volume
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External suppliers can aggregate the demands of their multiple
customers
Cost improvement by outsourcing firm is determined by:
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Competitive conditions in the supply market
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Power structures
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Threat of opportunistic behavior by the external supplier
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Evaluating the Business Case
Strategic evaluation
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Understand the strategic value of the activity or system
Financial evaluation
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Short and longterm financial evaluation
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Evaluation of conditional factors
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Questions?
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