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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
What is Outsourcing?
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Definitions
Profits
Depreciation
Interest, Taxes
Cost of Outsourcing
Sales
Overhead
Operations
Direct
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Financial Profile of U.S. Firms (2004)
Standard & Poor's Data for U.S. Corporations with 3.8 Million Employees
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Outsourcing and Corporate Economics
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Critical Ratios
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Distribution of 2004 Outsourcing Ratios
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Distribution of 2004 Overhead Ratios
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Summary: Outsourcing and Overhead Ratios
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Was Outsourcing
Profitable for GM?
A Case Study
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
GM Employment and Outsourcing
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
GM Outsourcing Increased Overhead Costs
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
The Keys to Competitive Advantage
• Collaboration Costs
• Coordination Costs
• Intermediation Costs
• Transaction Costs
• Structural Costs
• Sales, General & Administrative Costs
= Overhead Costs
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Do Cuts in I.T. Indicate Success?
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
A Comparison of I.T. With Business Indicators
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
A Shareholder View
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
A Comparison With Competitive Indicators
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
While Outsourcing, Market Share Declines
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Summary of GM Case
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Is Outsourcing
Damaging?
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Employment: GM vs. Caterpillar
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Outsourcing: GM vs. Caterpillar
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Knowledge Value: GM vs. Caterpillar
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Compensation: GM vs. Caterpillar
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Summary of GM vs. Caterpillar Comparison
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Research Findings
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Highly Profitable Firms Outsource Less
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
There Will Always be Outsourcing (2002)
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Outsourcing Ratios Differ by Industry
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Higher Pay Need not Result in Outsourcing
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Summary of Research Findings
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Outsourcing
in the Value-Chain
Case Study
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Estimated Cost of a Logitech Mouse
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Different Perspectives on Outsourcing
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Distribution of Costs of a Logitech Mouse
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Summary of Case Study
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Transaction Costs in the Value Chain
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Manufacturing Supply Chain Costs
100%
100%
90%
All Other Costs
80%
Transaction Costs
70% 15.9%
Profit
60% 56%
50%
40% 8.1%
33%
30% Purchases
20% 5.8%
15%
10%
4.7%
0%
All Other Suppliers Secondary Suppliers Prime Suppliers Manufacturer
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Costs in a Manufacturing Supply Chain
100%
100%
90%
All Other Costs
80%
Transaction Costs
70% 15.9%
Profit
60% 56%
50%
40% 8.1%
33%
30%
20% 5.8%
15%
10%
4.7%
0%
All Other Suppliers Secondary Suppliers Prime Suppliers Manufacturer
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
The Total Value Chain
158%
160%
140% 24%
127%
120%
23.5%
100%
100%
80%
Other Costs
60%
Transactions
40%
34% Profits
20%
0%
Manufacturers Wholesalers Retailers
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Potential Gains in the Automobile Industry
160%
158%
13%
140%
130%
Gain
120% 15%
81%
100% Profits
55% Information
80%
All Other
60%
40%
64% 60%
20%
0%
Old Value Chain New Value Chain 44
Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
A Value Chain View of Information Costs
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
A Perspective of the CIO’s Job
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Impacts of Information Technologies
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
A Case of Value-Chain Superiority
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Outsourcing and
the U.S. Economy
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Is the US Economy Off-Shoring Itself?
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Summary
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Issue: Cut Costs or Lose Knowledge Assets?
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY
Next GMU Lecture
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=strassmann
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Prof. Strassmann, GMU March 6, 2006 Lecture, REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION ONLY