Strategic Planning, Core Competencies, and Outsourcing
As organizations develop missions, goals, and strategies, they identify their strengths—what they do as well as or better than their competitors—as their core competencies. By contrast, non-core activities, which can be a sizable portion of an organization’s total business, are good candidates for outsourcing. Outsourcing is transferring activities that have traditionally been internal to external suppliers.
Outsourcing is not a new concept, but it does add complexity and risk to the supply chain. Because of its potential, outsourcing continues to expand. The expansion is accelerating ...
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