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Outsourcing has become a crucial tool for industries, societies and governments alike, making it an important area of study within Management Science (MS) and Operations Research (OR). This book focuses on the intersections of outsourcing with MS and OR, beginning each chapter with fundamental concepts and exploring the benefits, advantages, disadvantages, real-world examples, applications, theories, and potential future developments. The content spans a broad range of topics, drawing examples from both the private and public sector. The book also delves into future trends and the evolving role of outsourcing.
Outsourcing is commonly employed to achieve faster results, reduce costs, distribute risk, enhance efficiency, and maintain flexibility. This book connects these aspects with MS and OR models, providing a comprehensive interface between engineering/technology and the organizational, economic, administrative, and planning strategies needed for managing outsourcing effectively.
This book is intended for professionals in the fields of energy, engineering, information science, mathematics, economics, etc., and for researchers who wish to develop new skills in outsourcing, or who employ outsourcing as part of their work. As the second volume in a two-part series, it focuses on real-world cases and studies.
List of contents
Outsourcing and Domestic Cleaning Services: Insights from Clients and Domestic Workers in South Africa.- Outsourcing and Time-related Dimensions of Job Quality: Evidence from the Facility Management Business.- Ensuring Circularity through Outsourcing Decisions in Solar Photovoltaic Supply Chains.- Embracing Blockchain Technologies in Outsourcing Practices: Cases and Studies in Operations Research and Management Science.- The effect of Consolidation, Agile, DevOps and Cloud on outsourcing decisions in the financial sector: A morphogenetic change case study.- Outsourcing and precarity: the case of road freight transport.- Does fiscal condition affect outsourcing in Italian municipalities?.- Outsourcing War and Security: Rational and Justifications.- The role of management accounting in outsourcing projects: An illustrative case study.- Modelling the quality of inspections by maintenance service providers based on an opportunistic inspection and replacement policy.- Building a Profitable Trading Strategy with an Intelligent Price Action Bot.
