
Business Process Outsourcing
The Competitive Advantage
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 9. November 2004
Book
Hardback
242 pages
978-0-471-65577-0 (ISBN)
Description
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is becoming the new revolution as company's of all sizes are seeking to take advantage of this source of competitive advantage.
This book provides a step-by-step approach to understanding the application of Business Process Outsourcing, assessing the BPO opportunity in the company, and then managing the transition to BPO. It serves as a guide to implementing BPO and as a reference source to solving the variety of issues that may arise during a BPO initiative. Each chapter features a case study, insight from a practitioner, focus on how BPO affects people, and ethical considerations.
* Discusses both the how and why of business process outsourcing with a straightforward "how to" approach.
* Provides managers with the tools to analyse the BPO opportunities for their own firms, as well as techniques and strategies for managing a BPO initiative.
* Empowers businesses of all sizes to take advantage of this all-encompassing business revolution.
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Product info
gebunden
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Charts: 3 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 12 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 28 B&W, 0 Color; Graphs: 1 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-65577-0 (9780471655770)
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
10/2004
Wiley
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Persons
RICK L. CLICK is the CEO of American Outsourcing Group, LLC (www.aogusa.net), a Houston-based business process outsourcing consulting firm.
THOMAS N. DUENING is Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Houston-Downtown, and President of INSYTE Business Research Group (www.insytebrg.com).
Content
Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
PART ONE: BPO Overview.
CHAPTER 1: What Is So Revolutionary about BPO?
CHAPTER 2: Who Is Using BPO and How?
PART TWO: To BPO or Not to BPO?
CHAPTER 3: Identify and Select the BPO Opportunity.
CHAPTER 4: Identify and Manage the Costs of BPO.
PART THREE: BPO Vendor Selection.
CHAPTER 5: Identify and Select a BPO Vendor.
CHAPTER 6: BPO Contracts.
PART FOUR: Executing an Outsourcing Project.
CHAPTER 7: Managing the BPO Transition.
CHAPTER 8: Managing the Buyer-Vendor Relationship.
CHAPTER 9: Infrastructure Considerations and Challenges.
CHAPTER 10: Business Risks and Mitigation Strategies.
PART FIVE: The Future of BPO.
CHAPTER 11: Future Potential for BPO.
Endnotes.
Index.