Opinion
Outsourcing is now firmly entrenched in virtually every modern business. So why not for manufacturing processes such as heat treatment? Debbie Mellor makes the case.
Outsourcing ist mittlerweile in nahezu jedem modernen Betrieb von heute fest verankert. Warum also nicht auch im Bereich der Fertigungsverfahren wie z. B. bei der Wärmebehandlung. Debbie Mellor geht dieser Fragestellung nach.
L’externalisation est désormais solidement encrée dans pratiquement toutes les activités commerciales modernes. Pourquoi ne pas intégrer cette démarche également pour les procédés de fabrication tels que le traitement thermique ? Debbie Mellor nous explique en détail.
Outsourcing heat treatment is a no-brainer
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utsourcing, the practice of using outside firms to undertake work that would otherwise be handled in-house, is now firmly entrenched in virtually every modern business.
It is seen as a management tool for cutting costs, increasing efficiency, gaining access to specialist skills and freeing up internal resources for core business functions.
Initially, it was a way of contracting out routine commodity functions, although latterly there has been a trend toward business process outsourcing (BPO) of entire end-to-end processes, like payroll administration and call handling. Now there is a move toward knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), which represents a shift away from standardised processes, to carrying out complex and customised functions that demand advanced analytical and technical skills.
Fig. 1. Heat treatment is a non-core manufacturing process that carries massive overheads in equipment, manpower, energy consumption, maintenance and insurance premiums.
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