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| Outsourcing Engineering: Opportunity or Threat? | ||||
| Location: C 110 (Greater Columbus Convention Center) | ||||
| (Please check final room assignments on-site). | ||||
| Session Description: Faster, Cheaper, Better. In today’s economy, we hear these words all the time. This special forum will present differing opinions on the risks and rewards of outsourcing the engineering function within a company. Our speakers represent a major automobile manufacturer, a tier one supplier to the aerospace industry, a provider of engineering outsourcing services and a nonprofit organization that manages a significant percentage of the US government sponsored research facilities.
Top 10 Reasons Companies Outsource
1. Reduce and control operating costs
1. Improve company focus
3. Gain access to world-class capabilities
4. Free internal resources for other purposes
5. Resources are not available internally
6. Accelerate reengineering benefits
7. Reduce time to market
8. Take advantage of offshore opportunities
9. Share risks
10. Function difficult to manage/out of control
Source: Survey of Current and Potential Outsourcing End-Users
The Outsourcing Institute Membership, 2003
This business forum is the second in an ongoing series of discussions of interest to companies and individuals that make up ASM International. To suggest topics for future forums or volunteer to plan a forum, contact Mike Kenney, Director, Business Initiatives (mike.kenney@asminternational.org). | ||||
| Session Chair: | James Williams The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH | |||
| 8:30 AM | BUS 1.1 | Kohrt - TBD | ||
| 9:00 AM | BUS 1.2 | Chernoby - TBD | ||
| 9:30 AM | BUS 1.3 | Globalization, Lean Manufacturing & Out-Sourced Engineering | ||
| 10:00 AM | BUS 1.4 | Perspective on Outsourcing Engineering in the Aerospace Industry | ||