Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities
Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities by National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
English | January 20, 2001 | ISBN: 0309072670 | 152 pages | PDF | 1.87 MB
English | January 20, 2001 | ISBN: 0309072670 | 152 pages | PDF | 1.87 MB
In this study outsourcing is defined as the organizational practice of contracting for services from an external entity while retaining control over assets and oversight of the services being outsourced. In the 1980s, a number of factors led to a renewed interest in outsourcing. For private sector organizations, outsourcing was identified as a strategic component of business process reengineering-an effort to streamline an organization and increase its profitability. In the public sector, growing concern about the federal budget deficit, the continuing long-term fiscal crisis of some large cities, and other factors accelerated the use of privatization measures (including outsourcing for services) as a means of increasing the efficiency of government. <hr/>Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Outsourcing of Management Functions
- 3 Ownership Functions and Core Competencies
- 4 Decision Framework
- Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
- Appendix B List of Briefings
- Appendix C Documents Related to Inherently Governmental Functions
- Appendix D Questionnaire
- Bibliography
- Acronyms