Acta Technica Jaurinensis Series Logistica Vol. 1‚ No.2‚ 2008 Outsourcing Distribution to a Third Party Logistics Provider Relying Upon Cost Savings Criteria B. Hirkó Department of Logistics and Forwarding‚ Széchenyi István University H-9026‚ Győr‚ Egyetem tér 1. Hungary e-mail: hirko@sze.hu Abstract: Outsourcing logistics areas is widely regarded for the last decades as a useful approach to reducing costs and gaining competitive advantage. Thus‚ the strategy of employing third-party logistics
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Cornell University ILR School DigitalCommons@ILR Articles and Chapters ILR Collection 10-1-2008 Economic Development Strategies and Macro- and Micro-level Human Resource Policies: The Case of India’s “Outsourcing” Industry Sarosh Kuruvilla Cornell University‚ sck4@cornell.edu Aruna Ranganathan Massachusetts Institute of Technology Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/articles Part of the Human Resources Management Commons This Article is brought
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Theoretical Framework and Scientific Research Design Addressing the Effect of Outsourcing on the Traditional Employer-Employee Relationship Penny Grunder American Intercontinental University Abstract Using the theoretical framework from Sekaran’s book‚ this paper will examine the relationship between outsourcing‚ employee attitudes toward their employers‚ and the standard employer-employee relationship. This paper will describe the definitions of key terms‚ employee
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for 800‚000 people‚ and an increase in new customers by offering its outsourcing HR skills to other businesses. Of these the biggest benefit is that IBM Global Services and Fidelity announced that they are forming a relationship to market HR payroll and benefits outsourcing services. Areas of joint cooperation will include providing clients with consulting services around evaluating and implementing HR and benefits outsourcing solutions. So the blueprint of the deal looks like this: IBM hands over
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Theory in international business Robert Grosse* and Jack N. Behrman** International business has existed as a distinct field of study for the past three decades‚ but it does not have a widely accepted explanatory theory on which to base its uniqueness as a discipline. David Ricardo ’s theory of comparative advantage‚ Raymond Vernon ’s product life cycle‚ John Dunning ’s eclectic theory and all others are essentially explanations of business between domestic firms or regions‚ as well as international
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INDORE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS PAPER ON OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING Submitted by: Rimzhim Mathur (2011IPM082) Satyajit Behera (2011IPM093) Pranshu Garg (2011IPM070) Siddharth Mohil (2011IPM106) Mridul Bhati (2011IPM051) OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING “Offshore outsourcing” is comparatively a new research area in international business field. Globalization and accelerated competition as well as ever increasing consumer demand for value have
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Offshoring basics: definitions‚ benefits‚ and challenges We hear a lot these days about "outsourcing" and "offshoring." But what do these terms mean‚ and why are we hearing so much about them? Terminology First of all‚ let’s be clear on the terminology: * Outsourcing - "Outsourcing" refers to the transfer of non-core operations from internal employees to an external organization. This transfer of non-core operations allows the company that outsources the work to focus on its core business
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Riordan Manufacturing Offshore Outsource Plan Introduction Riordan Manufacturing is a $1 billion company owned by Riordan Industries; a Fortune 1000 enterprise with specialization in the field of plastic injection molding. The company has 550 employees with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The original company was Riordan Plastics‚ Inc. started by founder Dr. Riordan in 1991 and in 1992; it was renamed to Riordan Manufacturing. In 1993‚ the company expended into the production of plastic
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3. Why offshore outsourcing?The events of September 11‚ 2001 in New York severely affected the air-travel sector. All the major airport retailers‚ including Globshop were hit hard by the drop in passenger traffic. The cash flow crunch‚ store closures and halting expansion made cost cutting that much more imperative for the firm. These provided the trigger for off shoring IT tasks and realizing significant saving. Less of a financial and operational burden allowed Globshop to concentrate on the
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SAVE YOUR RESOURCES BY OUTSOURCING TO OFFSHORE BILLING COMPANIES Medical Billing process is crucial to the healthcare industry to follow up on medical claims and submit the same to the insurance agencies. This can also be referred to as the billing cycle. This process may take a few days to several months before the medical provider gets payment for the services rendered. This process starts with the patients’ visit to the hospital. The full details of the patient‚ the purpose of his visit‚
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