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(Spring/Feb 2013)
Master of Business Administration – MBA Semester 3
“Supply Chain Management” Specialization
SC0002 – Outsourcing
(4 credits)
(Book ID: B1543)
ASSIGNMENT- Set 1
Marks 60
Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions.
Q1. Summarise the various barriers to outsourcing 10 marks(300-400) words
Answer : The present system of government accounting puts significant barriers in the way of achieving the optimum use of external service delivery.
One of the elements of the Public Service Reform Plan announced by Minister Brendan Howlin on 17 November 2011 relates to the external service delivery or outsourcing of non-critical functions. The way the present system of government accounting operates, puts significant barriers in the way of achieving the optimum use of external
Q2. Each strategy for offshore outsourcing has its own intended impact on business. Evaluate eachstrategy.10 marks(300-400) words
Answer : In a seminar organised for members of its Company Network, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions explored corporate strategies related to the offshore outsourcing of business services.
Why?
Offshore outsourcing is a trend that has recently attracted considerable policy and media attention across Europe. This attention has been somewhat one-sided, focusing mainly on the risk of jobs moving to Asia. The EMCC seminar was organised to gain a better insight into the realities of offshore outsourcing and into
Q3. The project leader has a vital role in all business activities. Driving an outsourcing project is a difficult task requiring strong leadership skills. While selecting individuals for this role what characteristics must be considered?10 marks(300-400) words
Answer : Great leaders come in many forms. In one sense solid leadership is a subjective thing, in another there are certain characteristics that are, by consensus, typical of quality leadership. Leadership is the process of influencing team members to work hard towards, and be committed to, team goals. Leaders can either be task-oriented
Q4. Explain in detail the concept of capturing current costs 10 marks(300-400) words
Answer : There is a growing interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a means of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. However there are substantial uncertainties about the costs of CCS. Costs for pre-combustion capture with compression (i.e. excluding costs of transport and storage and any revenue from EOR associated with storage) are examined in this discussion paper for First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) plant and for more mature technologies, or Nth-of-a-Kind plant (NOAK).
For FOAK plant using solid fuels the
Q5. Explain any five rules that the management must follow (to address) when communicating with employees and society 10 marks(300-400) words
Answer : Is any relationship ever completely reciprocal? Not really, because one party always wields more power over the other. This is a human behaviour dynamic that is tough to ignore, especially when we look deeper at workplace culture and team dynamics. There are leaders and followers, loved ones and lovers, employers and employees. We might like to think equality, common goals and unquestioned commitment are the norm but it simply doesn’t happen. It’s true in personal life and in the workplace.
Q6. Explain the impact of outsourcing on innovation, knowledge management and risk management. 10 marks(300-400) words
Answer : In today’s world of ever increasing competition, organizations are forced to look for new ways to generate value. Outsourcing is a management strategy by which an organization delegates major, non-core functions to specialized and efficient service providers, or as Corbett (1999). President of Michael F. Corbett and Associates asserts, Outsourcing is nothing less than the wholesale restructuring the
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