Co-sourcing


Co-sourcing is advisable for processes that an organisation does not want to completely allocate to an external provider. It reviews the main characteristics, benefits and pitfalls of this type of co-outsourcing, along with some case evidence showing how some organisations had approached it.

Technique Overview

Co-sourcing

Co-sourcing Definition

Co-sourcing is a type of outsourcing where the outsourcing agreement is a collective arrangement between one vendor and multiple clients. From the perspective of the outsourcing organisation, co-sourcing is the process of outsourcing certain business activities to only one external vendor (Edguer and Pervan, 2004).

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Business Evidence

Strengths, weaknesses and examples of Co-sourcing *

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Business Application

Implementation, success factors and measures of Co-sourcing *

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Further Reading

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  • Bloomberg Business Week (2012) British American Tobacco PLC. 21 January. [Online] Available at: investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=BATS:LN [Accessed: 23 January 2012].
  • Bowersox, D.J., Closs, D.J. and Cooper, M.B. (2007) Supply Chain Logistics Management. (2nd Ed.) McGraw-Hill: Boston, MA.
  • Chase, R.B., Jacobs, F.R. and Aquilano, N.J. (2004) Operations Management for Competitive Advantage. (10th Ed.) McGraw-Hill: Boston, MA.
  • Chopra, S. and Meindl, P. (2007) Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation.(3rd Ed.) Pearson/Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, N.J.

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