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(Source of this article: https:\/\/www.imeche.org\/news\/news-article\/how-a-strategic-approach-to-outsourcing-can-build-process-resilience<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Outsourcing is no longer just a way to reduce non-essential costs for the company. Today, the real challenge of outsourcing is for it be used as a tool capable of creating strategic value, transforming the company and even fundamentally changing the dynamics of the sector. The key is to forget what you think you know about outsourcing.<\/p>\n

Outsourcing has changed its face in recent years<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once considered a simple cost-cutting technique by offshoring low-value-added functions, such as payroll and IT, outsourcing had no brilliance. It was never considered a strategic or revolutionary movement within the company. In the early 90s, the perception of this practice began to change, as companies began to outsource more strategically important functions, such as manufacturing and logistics, product design and other innovation-related activities. Suddenly, outsourcing has turned into an essential management tool.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, companies had to deal with an unattractive, or even very discouraging, flip side of the coin. In theory, it was pretty simple to set up, but outsourcing was actually much more complex to put in place. Another serious issue, it often struggled to keep its promises. Therefore, companies do not outsource the right processes, choose this solution for the wrong reasons and do not benefit from sufficiently qualitative support to achieve concrete results.<\/p>\n

However, outsourcing is currently one of the best strategies to implement. Its status as a solid and reliable tool has not changed and to take full advantage of it, it is imperative for companies to shed the image they have of it.<\/p>\n

By choosing outsourcing, the company finally gives its managers the necessary time and latitudes so that they can finally focus on more strategic tasks with higher added value.<\/p>\n

It also needs to build and maintain a longer-term vision and innovate by implementing measures that have results at the enterprise level, such as a better return on investment or a better return for shareholders, as explained by Jane Linder, research associate and associate director of the Institute for Strategic Change at Accenture in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She adds that \u201cIn general, this means that outsourcing must be focused on external results – for example, repositioning itself on the market or changing its value proposition to customers, rather than using outsourcing to save 5% on the cost of an internal administrative process\u201d.<\/p>\n

In other words, outsourcing, when entrusted to a company that truly knows its business, is transparent in all aspects, is capable of generating strategic value and it is well used, it can transform companies and fundamentally change the dynamics of the sector.<\/p>\n

Outsourcing is no longer synonymous with offshoring, but a major step forward for the company and the teams that participate in its development every day.<\/p>\n

Reduce costs and add value<\/strong><\/p>\n

When used appropriately, outsourcing continues to go beyond the background functions and embellish the strategic services of the company. To achieve such a result, the company should not turn to a provider offering the lowest prices, but to suppliers that have proven themselves. At ProContact, we offer a wide range of services, to be adopted according to the needs of your company and your human capital:<\/p>\n