Sourcing Strategy

Global sourcing is a term used to describe strategic sourcing in today's global setting. Most companies now include global sourcing as part of their procurement strategy. Global sourcing often aims to exploit global efficiencies in the delivery of a product or service.

• Sourcing @ Wikipedia
• Strategic Sourcing @ Wikipedia
• Global Sourcing @ Wikipedia

Resources

Outsourcing

Outsourcing is subcontracting a process, such as product design or manufacturing, to a third-party company.[1] The decision to outsource is often made in the interest of lowering cost or making better use of time and energy costs, redirecting or conserving energy directed at the competencies of a particular business, or to make more efficient use of land, labor, capital, (information) technology and resources.

• Outsourcing @ Wikipedia
• The Outsourcing Institute
• The Outsourcing Toolkit
• The Outsourcing Journal
• Outsourcing Magazine
• Outsourcing Center

• Sourcing Models
  • Cosourcing
  • Crowdsourcing
  • Homesourcing
  • Nearshoring
  • Offshoring
  • Onshoring
  • Insourcing (opposite of Outsourcing)

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

Business process outsourcing (BPO) is a form of outsourcing that involves the contracting of the operations and responsibilities of a specific business functions (or processes) to a third-party service provider.

• BPO @ Wikipedia
• BPO Feasibility Framework
• BPO Execution Framework
• BPO Contractual Framework
• BPO Life Cycle Management
• BPO Measurement Framework
• Auro BPO Performance Optimisation Framework

References

1. The Manager's Step-by-Step Guide to Outsourcing by Linda Dominguez
2. Offshoring Information Technology: Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce by Erran Carmel and Paul Tjia
3. The Outsourcing Handbook: How to Implement a Successful Outsourcing Process by Mark J. Power, Kevin Desouza, and Carlo Bonifazi
4. The Black Book of Outsourcing: How to Manage the Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities by Douglas Brown and Scott Wilson
5. Strategic Outsourcing: A Structured Approach to Outsourcing Decisions and Initiatives by Maurice F. Greaver II
6. Outsourcing America: The True Cost of Shipping Jobs Overseas and What Can Be Done About It by Ron Hira Ph.D. P.E. Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Dr. Anil Hira
7. Outsourced ~ Ayesha Dharker, Josh Hamilton, Larry Pine, and Asif Basra
8. Thomas L. Friedman Reporting: The Other Side of Outsourcing