Explain how Peter Drucker’s statement (covered in the textbook in uCertify) about how one company’s back room is another company’s front room pertains to outsourcing ...

As a manager of an organization, you will often need to find ways to
cut costs. One way to cut costs is to outsource by hiring another
organization to perform the service. Consider the scenario below.

As a manager for the public outreach department, you realize that the
current system for managing outreach issues is outdated. You would
like to have a new outreach system developed using the Cloudera
platform to help manage big data. However, no one in the organization
has the expertise. You will have to outsource the project to save on
costs and avoid management problems. Two companies have sent in a
bid—one from Vancouver, Canada, and one from Mumbai, India. The bid
from India was slightly lower than the bid from Canada. Compose a
response that includes the elements listed below.

Define what is meant by outsourcing.
Explain how Peter Drucker’s statement (covered in the textbook in
uCertify) about how one company’s back room is another company’s front
room pertains to outsourcing. Use an example.
Summarize the management advantages, cost reduction, and risk
reduction of outsourcing.
Summarize the outsourcing risks concerning control, long-term costs,
and exit strategy.
Discuss which company you would outsource to and why. Does distance matter?

Your case study must be at least two pages in length (not counting the
title and reference pages), and you must use at least two references
as a source for your essay. See the Suggested Reading section for some
sample articles on outsourcing. Be sure to cite all sources used in
APA format, and format your essay in APA style.
 

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