Outsourcing Logistic and Supply Chain : Effects on small & medium size enterprises
Kyttälä, Teemu (2014)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014120718839
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014120718839
Tiivistelmä
Outsourcing is an act of transferring company’s activities or business processes to third party provider. Almost all business processes can be outsourced, from simple payroll to manufacturing and everything between. Logistics outsourcing provides companies of all sizes to transfer resources from non-core functions to the core business.
The target of this thesis is to present the general ideas, partner selection and the benefits and negative sides of outsourcing and logistics outsourcing. Further attention to small and medium sized companies is given in the research. The reader will gain understanding on the basics of business process outsourcing and how it can be implemented in the market-place.
The research consists secondary research of literature type. Sources both published and online are used on this research to construct the base for the theory which is completed and compared to a case study on small Finnish company which outsourced its logistics processes.
The main findings are the possibilities of outsourcing and how widely it is used to gain competitive advantage. The research also brings out ways to select the outsourcing partner and review different kind of logistics outsourcing possibilities. Lastly the case study gives insights on the real world applications of these outsourcing actions. The reader will gain valuable knowledge about outsourcing and how it effects small and medium size companies.
The target of this thesis is to present the general ideas, partner selection and the benefits and negative sides of outsourcing and logistics outsourcing. Further attention to small and medium sized companies is given in the research. The reader will gain understanding on the basics of business process outsourcing and how it can be implemented in the market-place.
The research consists secondary research of literature type. Sources both published and online are used on this research to construct the base for the theory which is completed and compared to a case study on small Finnish company which outsourced its logistics processes.
The main findings are the possibilities of outsourcing and how widely it is used to gain competitive advantage. The research also brings out ways to select the outsourcing partner and review different kind of logistics outsourcing possibilities. Lastly the case study gives insights on the real world applications of these outsourcing actions. The reader will gain valuable knowledge about outsourcing and how it effects small and medium size companies.