What, When and Why to Outsource -- Help is on the Way

Abstract

How does one identify which functions to outsource, why and to what degree? This paper hypothesizes that a decision support model tied to the Air Force Core Competencies, strategic environment, and objective criteria drawn from successful outsourcing activities may be the answer when oftentimes competing goals and objectives of the primary stakeholders is involved. The model supports the Air Force Program Manager (PM) in rapidly making the decision to outsource (or not) by providing a systematic approach that incorporates a hierarchical process and decision support tools, integrating the key stakeholders in the decision process, and providing flexibility to the program managers by allowing tailoring of the process and information to meet unique circumstances. Laying out some of the important factors that should be considered in planning to outsource a particular function, the model is descriptive rather that predictive.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA398972

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  • Keith B. Shoates

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