Making sense of the sourcing and shoring maze: Various outsourcing and offshoring alternatives




Author: 

Subrata Chakrabarty







Citation:
Chakrabarty, S. 2006. Making sense of the sourcing and shoring maze: Various outsourcing and offshoring alternatives. In H. S. Kehal, & V. P. Singh (Eds.), Outsourcing and Offshoring in the 21st Century: A socio economic perspective, 1st ed.: 18-53. Hershey: IGI.

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-875-8.ch002

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Abstract:
Many terminologies have grown out of the outsourcing and offshoring bandwagon. While the corporate world continues to experience these phenomena, the academic world continues to research the same. An attempt has been made to give an overview of the various alternatives in sourcing maze. We first discuss the basic sourcing strategies (insourcing and outsourcing) and the shoring strategies (onshoring and offshoring). We then move deep and wide into the maze and unravel the multiple alternatives that businesses exercise in order to get the best deal for their information system (IS) needs. Approximately 50 terminologies that are related to this growing maze have been discussed. The literature was scanned for various sourcing alternatives and terminologies. The purpose of this chapter is to compile and elucidate the various facets of domestic and global sourcing of IS needs. The reader will gain holistic perspective of a phenomenon that is continuously changing the way business is carried out globally.

Keywords:
Application Service ProvisionApplication Service ProvidingASPBacksourcingBenefit based relationshipsBody Shop OutsourcingBusiness benefit contractingBusiness Process OutsourcingBPO,  Business Strategy,  Complex sourcingCooperative SourcingCo-sourcingContracting-outCorporate StrategyCreative ContractingCross-functional TeamsDistributed ConsultingDomestic InsourcingDomestic OutsourcingDomestic SourcingDual sourcingDyadic outsourcing arrangementEquity holdingsFacilities ManagementFacilities SharingFlexible SourcingGeneral outsourcingGlobal DeliveryGlobal IT ManagementGlobal InsourcingGlobal OutsourcingGlobal SourcingInformation IndustryInformation SystemsInformation TechnologyInsourceInsourcingIT StrategyJoint VenturesManaged Offshore FacilitiesManagerial ControlModular SourcingMulti-National CorporationMultinational CorporationsMulti-sourcingMultiple supplier sourcingMulti-vendor outsourcingNet SourcingOffshoreOffshoringOffshore InsourcingOffshore OutsourcingOn Demand,  Onshore,  OnshoringOnshore InsourcingOnshore OutsourcingOutsourceOutsourcingOut taskingPartner FirmsPartnershipsProject Management OutsourcingReal Time deliveryRelationship BuildingRight SourcingSelective SourcingSmart Sourcingoftware as a serviceSoftware IndustrySpin offsStrategic alliancesStrategic PlanningStrategic sourcingTactical OutsourcingTotal InsourcingTotal OutsourcingTraditional OutsourcingTrading PartnersTransformational OutsourcingTransitional OutsourcingVirtual CorporationVirtual OrganizationsVirtual TeamsValue-added outsourcing

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