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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Amacom (1 Jan 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0814404340
  • ISBN-13: 978-0814404348
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 131,098 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Outsourcing is a strategic decision. This guide explores outsourcing involving fundamental questions about a company's future, core competencies, costs, performance, and competitive advantage. It shows how to use outsourcing as a strategic tool to create a focused, robust organization.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A structured approach works for strategic or implementation, 16 May 1999
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This book provides such a straight forward roadmap for outsourcing projects/decisions that I wish I had more projects to evaluate/manage. The roadmap provided is usable on the strategic decision or on the implementation of an outsourcing decision. I found it easy to read but also I found it an easy reference as a project unfolds.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSOURCING ELIMINATES STALLS, 15 April 1999
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I was pleasantly surprised by STRATEGIC OUTCOURCING which deals not only with what to outsource but how to make the outsourcing decision using key two questions: Is this a core or strategic area? and What do I save and gain by outsourcing this activity? Peter Drucker believes that the reason to outsource is to free up critical management time to work on important things. If you happen to save some money in the process, that is an added benefit, but not the outsourcing driver. STRATEGIC OUTSOURCING also deals with the people and transitional issues, and how to manage the business and the employees once the activity is outsourced. If you have not outsourced anything except payroll and tax before, you must read this book. Another process that you must pursue primarily because of the time saved for management is described in THE 2,000 PERCENT SOLUTION, by Mitchell, Coles and Metz. They describe a unique approach to achieve your goals in 1/20th the time by identifying and eliminating the stalls to progress and focusing on the best possible ways to reach your objective. Outsourcing may be one of them! I highly recommend both books.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book I have read on outsourcing..., 13 April 1999
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Maurice Greaver has written a comprehensive and practical guide for any senior executive considering or currently undertaking an outsourcing initiative within their organization. The book clearly outlines and defines the issues to be considered when making outsourcing decisions along with the pitfalls to be avoided. Maurice Greaver has done this by developing a well defined process along with case studies, examples, and graphics to illustrate his process. These also make the book far more interesting to read than most other outsourcing books on the market. This book is a must read for every organization's senior management team or for anyone interested in contemporary business issues and solutions.
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