In this paper, we focus on outsourcing activities optimization problem in single period setting. In some situations, capacity planning or outsourcing is a one-time event and can be modeled as a single period problem. The aim of this research is to balance the trade-off between two echelons of a supply chain consisting of a single outsourcer and a single subcontractor. Each part is composed of a...

Successful transfer of knowledge between two organizations is of particular importance for outsourcing relationships and even more so for relationships within IT/IS domain where the relationship often needs to be rapidly redefined or terminated. Transferring knowledge in IT/IS outsourcing relationships requires empowering of both teams of outsourcer and service provider towards achieving knowle...

Outsourcing of business processes and information technology (IT) operations is an important trend in large and middlesized organizations. However, outsourcing could affect the organization’s ability to align its IT with business strategy and operations. This article reports a qualitative study into the relationship between IT outsourcing (ITO) and business and IT alignment. It aims to provide ...

There is an increasing number of articles and internet forums against outsourcing security and contracting Managed Security Services. In this type of articles and forums, outsourcing providers professionals are presented as a security threat to their customers.(An extreme example of this can be seen at Cio.com Forum (6)). The aim of this paper is to show customers the possible advantages of con...

Outsourcing is in this study defined as the transfer of responsibility and activities, including relevant assets and resources, from a user to a legally separate party, that becomes a vendor to the user. An outsourcer transfers activities to an outsourced unit. The situation of the outsourced unit becomes problematic in its provision of goods or services to both the outsourcer and other buyers....

This study examines a multi-item manufacturing problem with single machine, an outsourcer, and random defective items. To cope the increasing multi-product demands from global markets, modern firms must make efficient production plan to satisfy customer’s needs quality goods smooth in-house fabrication schedule utilization. Outsourcing is effective option avoid machine overloads schedules. Furt...

Information Systems literature emphasizes the importance of efficient contracts for managing outsourcing relationships. However, there is a lack of proven and tested contract designs in theory as well as in practice. With the help of Economic Theory we analyze the underlying dynamics of an outsourcing relationship. Based on mathematical Principal-Agent-Theory we aim at answering the following q...

Verifiable computation (VC) allows a computationally weak client to outsource evaluation of a function on many inputs to a powerful but untrusted server. In this paper, we propose an algorithm of verifiable outsourcing computation with single server on modular exponentiation, which has wide applications in public key cryptosystems. We also extend the algorithm to verifiable outsourcing of simul...

From the outsourcer’s perspective, the outsourcing literature emphasizes the importance of contracts and risk awareness for managing outsourcing ventures. However, there is a lack of theoretical foundation with regard to the importance of risk and contract design towards outsourcing success. By extending the risk model of Bahli and Rivard (2001) we aim at answering the following questions: (1) ...