Disadvantages of Outsourcing

      
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			            	Cliff
			            
Disadvantages of Outsourcing

	          		All the above mentioned benefits made me think: OK, but what are the limitations and disadvantages of outsourcing? I can think of these:

1. Less management control over the outsourced activities

2. Increased overhead costs (for the activities which are not being outsourced).

3. Potential security or confidentiality issues.

4. Complexity, resulting in a slower reaction to changing circumstances.

5. Potential quality issues, resulting in irritated clients, lower sales.
				      
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						            	Bas
												
				                Outsourcing is just a myth...

													Disadvantages...?

The efficiency gains which are supposed to be achieved by externalizing activities are mostly unproven, unless maybe in reports with questionable independency. Outsourcing is merely a rationalized myth and many companies experiment with it or do some limited outsourcing because it is a fashionable concept in the boardrooms.
				                
						            	CROOS
												
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						            	SH Ong
												
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						            	Tim
												
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						            	de Ruiter
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