Monday, April 18, 2011

What is Outsourcing?

Outsourcing refers to a company that contracts with another company to provide services that might otherwise be performed by in-house employees. Many large companies now outsource jobs such as call center services, e-mail services, and payroll. These jobs are handled by separate companies that specialize in each service, and are often located overseas.

There are many reasons that companies outsource various jobs, but the most prominent advantage seems to be the fact that it often saves money. Many of the companies that provide outsourcing services are able to do the work for considerably less money, as they don't have to provide benefits to their workers and have fewer overhead expenses to worry about.

Outsourcing also allows companies to focus on other business issues while having the details taken care of by outside experts. This means that a large amount of resources and attention, which might fall on the shoulders of management professionals, can be used for more important, broader issues within the company. The specialized company that handles the outsourced work is often streamlined, and often has world-class capabilities and access to new technology that a company couldn't afford to buy on their own. Plus, if a company is looking to expand, outsourcing is a cost-effective way to start building foundations in other countries.

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4 comments:

  1. I am also into outsourcing. Although it has lots of benefits, like any other stuff, it also has a few disadvantages. Security risk is one example. Other examples are communication and you wouldn't have any idea if the person is doing the job that he's hired to do.
    Personally, even if you have a large company or a small business, whenever you outsource, it is necessary to create virtual workspace. By using virtual workspace tools, it'll be much easier to communicate to your staff wherever they are in the world, and it'll also give you assurance since you'll be using a time tracking software. You could monitor their productivity and help them whenever you see some things that need improvement.

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  2. Outsourcing is the process of letting others outside the company work on a business function. Outsourcing is a great way to save costs, improve workflow that will boost business productivity and efficiency. However, workers are all over the world and language barrier is one of the things you need to consider before outsourcing. When hiring someone to work for you always keep in mind that is easy to hire workers but it is difficult to hire the right one for the job. Here are more benefits of outsourcing.

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  3. I am very interested in your post. the information about the outsourcing is very interesting and useful for the developers. Thanks for share this info.

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