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An investigation into outsourcing practice in Ireland: a new direction in logistics and supply chain management

O'Riordan, Aoife
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Sweeney, Edward
2007
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1825-3997
http://hdl.handle.net/10077/5940
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Abstract
Companies are increasingly focusing on the development of core competencies as an integral part of their overall strategy development and implementation. The corollary of this is that functions regarded as being non-core are being outsourced. This paper investigates the case for and against outsourcing and in addition what is happening in Ireland regards outsourcing. Furthermore to analysis of current literature in the field, an Irish-wide postal and e-mail survey, as well as three case studies revealed many interesting facts. The key findings of the work are manufacturing outsourcing is now the most popular function to be outsourced for both small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises. Large enterprises (LEs) do not prepare or examine hidden costs more than SMEs, nor do they differ much in relation to the use of consultants. Furthermore, the importance of time spent on preparing or producing contract, and the impact the contract can have on the supplier-buyer relation do not differ significantly. It was found that most companies outsourced within Ireland, which led to further investigation in that area. In relation to logistics outsourcing specifically, this has become very important in the supply chain over the last 20 years as an activity that was traditionally handled by firms as a support function. At that time logistics activities such as warehousing, distribution, transportation and inventory management were given low priority compared with other business functions within the organisation. However, since the customer has become more demanding, the logistics function has now become a source of competitive advantage and there has been a growing emphasis on providing good customer service.
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European Transport / Trasporti Europei
XII (2007) 35
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  • Outsourcing

  • Ireland

  • Logistics

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EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
ISTIEE Istituto per lo studio dei trasporti nell’integrazione economica europea
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Aoife O’Riordan, Edward Sweeney, "An investigation into outsourcing practice in Ireland: a new direction in logistics and supply chain management", in: European Transport / Trasporti Europei, XII (2007) 35, pp. 64-80.
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