Outsourcing:

• involves transfer of specific recurring internal activities and decision rights to providers, as set forth in a contract. 
• recurring nature of activities and existence of contract indicates service goes beyond  consulting type of service. 
• not only are activities transferred, but  factors of production are often transferred as well. Factors of production are  resources applied to make  activities occur, and include people, facilities, equipment, technology, and other assets.
• is a strategic decision
• requires proactive, professional decision-making

Decision rights are responsibilities for making decisions over certain elements of activities transferred. Outsourcing is powerful transformation tool which has less risk of implementation failure than other tools.

Call Maurice Greaver or Ken Kipers at 972.980.7407 to find out how outsourcing can improve your operations or email them below.