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Guide to Outsourcing in Supply Chain Management

In: Guide to Supply Chain Management

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  • Colin Scott

    (Grange Partnership (UK) LLP)

  • Henriette Lundgren

    (Grange Partnership (UK) LLP)

  • Paul Thompson

    (Grange Partnership (UK) LLP)

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This chapter guides you through the topic of outsourcing in supply chain management. This chapter is structured as follows; first it considers the breadth, growth drivers and common reasons and concerns for outsourcing. Second, it will define the tendering activities, where a nine-step process is highlighted. Third, it explains how service can be improved through better third party logistics management and the evolving future of outsourcing in the business world. This chapter will conclude with an overview on outsourcing trends. Having read this chapter you will be able to: Demonstrate good practice of distribution outsourcing and the associated tendering process Assess operations in your company and decide whether outsourcing presents a viable option Recognise how improved service can be reached in your existing outsourcing relationships through better third party logistics management

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  • Colin Scott & Henriette Lundgren & Paul Thompson, 2018. "Guide to Outsourcing in Supply Chain Management," Management for Professionals, in: Guide to Supply Chain Management, edition 2, chapter 11, pages 189-202, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:mgmchp:978-3-319-77185-4_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77185-4_11
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    1. Mohammed Alkahtani, 2022. "Mathematical Modelling of Inventory and Process Outsourcing for Optimization of Supply Chain Management," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-27, April.

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