OUTSOURCING WITHIN A SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

Constantin Manuel Hila and Oana Dumitra?cu

Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, 2014, vol. 8, issue 1, 328-336

Abstract: The study focuses on the analysis of the outsourcing process, by identifying the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing, analysing the collaborative buyer-seller relationship, the outsourcing lifecycle process but also determining the influence factors on the outsourcing success or failure. The purpose of this paper is to present the outsourcing concept within a Supply Chain Management framework. The undertaken research used the methodology of bibliographic study and qualitative research using various secondary sources. It is shown that more big companies appeal to outsourcing as an efficient technique to gain competitive advantage. They entrust part of their activities to other companies in order to focus on their core activities. Positive aspects but also negative aspects of outsourcing are highlighted in order to expose the success of this process but also the dangers that can appea.r

Date: 2014
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