OUTSOURCING IN THE ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Abstract

Doing business in a competitive environment is based on the fact that the efficient use of enterprise resources is impossible without making relevant changes in the field of business management as well as taking into consideration the links that determine new trends in enterprise management. In this situation high management technologies such as outsourcing take a pride of place. Outsourcing is important in reducing costs, decreasing operation time, increasing profits, enhancing competitiveness, signing up contracts, improving business relationships and etc. Paying significant attention to outsourcing in business management is an urgent problem nowadays. It is necessary to determine the importance of outsourcing in the strategic activities of the enterprise and highlight the correlation among management functions and certain types of outsourcing services. This confirms the significance and the necessity of studying this question. A category of outsourcing as one of the most effective management tools for increasing the efficiency of business processes is considered in this article. The scientists’ statements about outsourcing as successful business management strategy as well as an efficient tool for managing the activities of the enterprise are presented. The importance of business processes outsourcing in the field of business management is investigated. The directions of defining the concept of “outsourcing” within the framework of the management approach considering the representation of understanding its nature are studied. The outsourcing of basic and auxiliary functions with the distribution of business processes at the enterprise is distinguished. Types of outsourcing according to business processes within each management function such as planning, organization, motivation, control and regulation are considered. The relationship among the functions of the enterprise management system, the types of outsourcing and the types of enterprise business processes is demonstrated. The main processes that the company plans to improve as a result of their outsourcing are highlighted. The significance of business processes outsourcing as a part of the company’s crisis program is clarified.