Outsourcing Automatic Data Processing Requirements and Support.

Abstract

Over the last several years outsourcing has become an increasingly popular mode to reduce costs and focus operations upon the main objectives of an organization. This paper looks at outsourcing in general, and automatic data processing (ADP) outsourcing in particular It discusses both private industry and government experiences with outsourcing, and their respective successes and failures. It further discusses several considerations that should be reflected upon before outsourcing is implemented by an organization. In general, outsourcing, especially of ADP processes, has been successful, but it should not be expected, carte blanche, to produce savings in all instances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA327808

Entities

People

  • William N. Washington

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Data Processing
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Outsourcing
  • Privatization
  • Processing Equipment
  • Software Development

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.