Back to Your Source - Strategic Sourcing as Key Success Factor in Business Success

27 July 2007

Decisions on sourcing are no longer an option, but how organisations make these decision is. In order to face the challenges of todays dynamic business market, organisations need to make strategic decisions about the sourcing of their organisational activities. Are the business processes that we engage in essential in our business mission or do we need to decide to outsource them? Focus on the core business, costs, availability of the expertise and business strategy are elements that should guide their choices.

In this free white paper we examine the characteristics of sourcing and present a model for 'make or buy' decision making. Types of sourcing are explained and a way of working to determine and anchor sourcing decisions as a continuous strategic process.

The presented framework is generic and applicable to all organisations and all business or service processes (finance, human resource management, operations etc). The framework will be illustrated in the context of the IT domain. A literature list is attached for further reference.

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