Top

Production Engineering

Published in:

01-06-2019 | Production Management

Decision support system for outsourcing strategies

Authors: Marcele Elisa Fontana, João Paulo Santos Aragão, Danielle Costa Morais

Published in: Production Engineering | Issue 5/2019

Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.

search-config

AI-assisted search

Off

Abstract

A decision support system (DSS) was conceptually developed to support the decision maker (DM) in classify the activities into core and non-core competencies, and to establish their outsourcing relationship. This DSS is recommended because companies have seen the outsourcing as an alternative for business survival in a competitive market. Thus, for each manufacturing process, the DM needs to be able to decide make or buy (MvB). For this, one approach used is the core competences analysis. However, this evaluation is not trivial because it usually involves several factors. Moreover, pre-fixed scales are common, and it increases the cognitive effort of DM. Therefore, the proposed DSS was able to simplify the outsourcing problem, reducing the cognitive effort required, and giving to the DM a better recommendation according to his/her preferences. A manager can use this DSS to improve his/her understand about the company’ core competencies and, then, to make a final decision.

previous article Thermal condition monitoring of a motorized milling spindle

next article Minimization of total completion time on a batch processing machine with arbitrary release dates: an effectual teaching–learning based optimization approach

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Springer Professional "Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 390 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Kahraman C, Engin O, Kabak Ö, Kaya I (2009) Information systems outsourcing decisions using a group decision-making approach. Eng Appl Artif Intel 22(6):832–841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2008.10.009 CrossRef

Liou JJH, Wang HS, Hsu CC, Yin SL (2011) A hybrid model for selection of an outsourcing provider. Appl Math Model 35(10):5121–5133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2011.04.020 CrossRef

Gunasekaran A, Irani Z, Choy K-L, Filippi L (2015) Performance measures and metrics in outsourcing decisions: a review for research and applications. Int J Prod Econ 161:153–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.12.021 CrossRef

Treber S, Moser E, Helming S, Haefner B, Lanza G (2019) Practice-oriented methodology for reallocating production technologies to production locations in global production networks. Prod Eng. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-019-00876-5

Werkgroep In-outsourcing—NEVI (2001) Het procesmatig uitvoeren van in-outsourcing. Nederlandse Vereniging voor Inkoopverantwoordelijken, Amsterdam. http://docplayer.nl/1483523-Het-procesmatig-uitvoeren-van-in-outsourcing.html. Accessed 13 Sept 2017

Hafeez K, Zhang YB, Malak N (2002) Determining key capabilities of a firm using analytic hierarchy process. Int J Prod Econ 76(1):39–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-5273(01)00141-4 CrossRef

Qureshi MA, Salman M, Khalid R (2013) Development of a framework for strategic outsourcing in developing countries. Int J Mater Mech Manuf 1(1):92–96. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJMMM.2013.V1.20

Pratap S (2014) Towards a framework for performing outsourcing capability. Strateg Outsourcing 7(3):226–252. https://doi.org/10.1108/SO-04-2014-0004 CrossRef

Reilly P (2014) Outsourcing decision making: can we make it more considered? Institute for Employment Studies—IES Perspectives on HR. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk. Accessed 21 Oct 2018

10.

Espino-Rodríguez TF, Ramírez-Fierro JC (2017) Factors determining hotel activity outsourcing. An approach based on competitive advantage. Int J Contemp Hosp M 29(8):2006–2026. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-05-2016-0291 CrossRef

11.

Espino-Rodríguez TF, Chun-Lai P, Gil-Padilla AM (2017) Does outsourcing moderate the effects of asset specificity on performance? An application in Taiwanese hotels. J Hosp Tour Manag 31:13–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2016.10.003 CrossRef

12.

Huth C, Kieckhäfer K, Spengler TS (2015) Make-or-buy strategies for electric vehicle batteries—a simulation-based analysis. Technol Forecast Soc 99:22–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2015.06.027 CrossRef

13.

Schmidt AST, Touray E, Hansen ZNL (2017) A framework for international location decisions for manufacturing firms. Prod Eng Res Dev 11:703–713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-017-0770-3 CrossRef

14.

Cervi AFC, Carpinetti LCR (2017) Essential competencies of the organization: evaluation of outsourcing based on the ELECTRE TRI (Transl.). PODes 9(2):95–108. https://doi.org/10.4322/PODes.2017.008 CrossRef

15.

Bär K, Herbert-Hansen ZNL, Khalid W (2018) Considering Industry 4.0 aspects in the supply chain for an SME. Prod Eng 12:747–758. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-018-0851-y CrossRef

16.

Dombrowski U, Crespo I, Zahn T (2010) Adaptive configuration of a lean production system in small and medium-sized enterprises. Prod Eng Res Dev 4(4):341–348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-010-0250-5 CrossRef

17.

Figueira JR, Roy B (2002) Determining the weights of criteria in the ELECTRE type methods with a revised Simos’ procedure. Eur J Oper Res 139(2):317–326. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-2217(01)00370-8 CrossRefMATH

18.

Fontana ME, Morais DC, de Almeida AT (2011) A MCDM model for urban water conservation strategies adapting Simos procedure for evaluating alternatives intra-criteria. In: Takahashi RHC et al (eds) Evolutionary multi-criterion optimization—EMO 2011. Heidelberg—lecture notes in computer science. Springer, Berlin, pp 564–578. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19893-9_39

19.

Mousseau V, Slowinski R (1998) Inferring an ELECTRE TRI model from assignment examples. J Glob Optim 12:157–174. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008210427517 MathSciNetCrossRefMATH

20.

Baradari M (2016) Develop the strategic outsourcing with consideration of core competency criteria independence. JOAMS 4(1):57–60. https://doi.org/10.12720/joams.4.1.57-60

21.

Chen Y-H, Wang T-C, Wu C-Y (2011) Strategic decisions using the fuzzy PROMETHEE for IS outsourcing. Expert Syst Appl 38(10):13216–13222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2011.04.137 CrossRef

22.

Hahn GJ, Sens T, Decouttere C, Vandaele NJ (2016) A multi-criteria approach to robust outsourcing decision-making in stochastic manufacturing systems. Comput Ind Eng 98:275–288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2016.05.032 CrossRef

23.

Hsu C-C, Liou JJH (2013) An outsourcing provider decision model for the airline industry. J Air Transp Manag 28:40–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2012.12.009 CrossRef

24.

Kumar R, Singh H, Dureja JS (2012) An approach to analyze logistic outsourcing problem in medium-scale organization by CFPR and VIKOR. J Manuf Technol Manag 23(7):885–898. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410381211267718 CrossRef

25.

Liou JJH, Chuang Y-T (2010) Developing a hybrid multi-criteria model for selection of outsourcing providers. Expert Syst Appl 37(5):3755–3761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2009.11.048 CrossRef

Title: Decision support system for outsourcing strategies
Authors: Marcele Elisa Fontana
João Paulo Santos Aragão
Danielle Costa Morais
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Production Engineering / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 0944-6524
Electronic ISSN: 1863-7353
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-019-00907-1

Springer Professional

Abstract

Please log in to get access to your license.

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Springer Professional "Technik"

Other articles of this Issue 5/2019

Thermal condition monitoring of a motorized milling spindle

Life cycle oriented technology chain optimization: a methodology to identify the influences of tool manufacturing on environmental impacts caused in the tool’s use phase

Peck drilling of CFRP/titanium stacks: effect of tool wear on hole dimensional and geometrical accuracy

Influence of tribological conditions on application relevant component properties of cold forged gears

Improvement of sheet metal formability by local work-hardening with punch indentation

Artificial intelligence for non-destructive testing of CFRP prepreg materials

Premium Partners