Procurement Outsourcing

Released on = June 17, 2006, 2:22 am

Press Release Author = KPOAsia.com

Industry = Financial

Press Release Summary = Outsourcing is taking up new turn. Procurement outsourcing
is equally fast growing like other outsourcing activities.

Press Release Body = Outsourcing industry is growing rapidly as more and more
companies are realizing the benefits of outsourcing. Initially it was limited to
non-core business areas like data management, surveys, administration, and customer
service and so on. Now many companies have started outsourcing their procurement
jobs, primarily in the non-core items like common raw materials for production,
office stationary etc.

Recent survey report on 150 outsourcing companies in US shows that nearly half of
them are either outsourcing or planning to outsource procurement jobs. Sources also
believe that procurement outsourcing will continue to grow by 15% in a year.

What is Procurement outsourcing?
It is the outsourcing of procurement activities to third party on mutually agreed
terms to ensure flawless supply of direct or indirect materials. Many companies, who
are spending lots of time and money in keeping the supply chain of materials
uninterrupted, can now seek the services of procurement outsourcing companies. The
bulk contracts for procurement outsourcing can also help outsourcing companies to
quote the most competitive price to their clients.

Procurement outsourcing is mainly involved in indirect materials or non-core items,
however, manufacturers are now inclined to outsource direct materials jobs as well.
This is primarily due to have smooth supply of materials and save time of production
losses.

Procurement outsourcing can be defined into three levels. First level is the basic
level of outsourcing such as people, infrastructure, technology, and general supply
management. Next level is requisitioning and procure-to-pay. Higher level is that of
value-added functions such as strategic outsourcing where outsourcing companies will
assume responsibility of identifying supply source, choose the appropriate supplier,
and make long-term strategic business relationship.

Report has revealed the facts further that companies who are outsourcing procurement
jobs are having good control on pricing, reducing full-time employed labor costs,
accessing top-notch suppliers, building strategic business relationship and overall
improving the efficiencies

Please do visit at http://www.kpoasia.com to know further about outsourcing.

Web Site = http://www.kpoasia.com

Contact Details = PBCNET Pvt. Ltd.
69, Nariman Bhavan,
Nariman Point.
Mumbai - 400021
India
Tel - 22021024

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