DUBLIN, Ireland--Sept. 14, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42062) has announced the addition of Manufacturing Technology Outsourcing (Review Report) to their offering.

In order to cut costs, manufacturers are re-focusing on their core competency production. To do this, many are outsourcing non-critical processes to service providers in the hopes of gaining greater overall efficiency with a lower cost base. This review report combines our research into the outsourcing theme.

Scope of this title:

-- Looks at manufacturers views towards changing their outsourcing strategies.

-- Covers PLM and BPO as solutions to help manufacturers with their outsourcing strategies.

-- Sizes the market for BPO services in five countries from 2002 till 2008.

Highlights of this title:

-- Outsourcing within the manufacturing industry is a hot topic within multiple different industries. As manufacturers look to cut costs, outsourcing appeals to many, however there are multiple areas where they can begin. There are two core types of outsourcing manufacturers are looking at: operational and horizontal.

Reasons to order your copy:

-- Understand what intentions manufacturers have with regard to changing their outsourcing strategies.

-- Assess how PLM and BPO helps manufacturers achieve their outsourcing goals.

-- Identify the market opportunity for BPO services in five key countries: Italy, France, the UK, Germany and the Nordics.

More Topics Covered:

-- Outsourcing technology for manufacturers (Technology Focus)

-- BPO in the manufacturing industry (Databook)

-- Operational outsourcing is increasing at a steady rate as manufacturers look to specialize

-- Manufacturing outsourcing is still a growing market but the cost of logistics is rising

-- Product design is helping manufacturers bring better, safer products to market faster

-- Logistics has been the traditional area of operational outsourcing and remains a key industry

-- Horizontal BPO continues to grow, driven by customer interaction outsourcing

-- Human resource management is a low priority for manufacturers looking to outsource

-- Finance and accounting is experiencing slow growth as manufacturers continue to rely on ERP systems

-- Customer support is currently a boom area for manufacturers after competitive differentiation

-- PLM supports manufacturers who wish to utilize operational outsourcing

-- Collaboration on design is a key feature of PLM

-- Support for the input of contract manufacturers helps maximize the outsourcing agreement

-- PLM helps to integrate the output from outsource design partners

-- Security remains a key issue, but PLM can handle it well

-- Manufacturers can allow outsourcers access to internal systems

-- An external platform provides additional security for manufacturers

-- PLM helps manufacturers assess the impact of an outsourcing-related problem

-- Metadata can automatically be associated with a specific product

-- Manufacturers seek to derive value from progressive BPO strategies

-- BPO contracts can take various forms, but normally break down into two categories

-- Manufacturers have the opportunity to outsource a number of different business functions

-- Finance and accounting helps manufacturers comply with regulation and focus on their core competency

-- Human resource management is one of the more popular functions to be outsourced

-- Manufacturers can improve their customer relationship management by outsourcing its processes

-- Supply chain management outsourcing is a small segment of the market, but is growing quickly

-- Outsourcing brings multiple benefits to manufacturers faced with increasing market and internal pressures

-- The market for BPO services in the manufacturing industry is continuing to grow

-- The worldwide market for BPO services will grow at a steady rate

-- The finance and accounting segment is growing, but at a decreasing rate

-- Human resource management is on the rise, and at an increasing rate

-- Customer relationship management outsourcing is the largest component of the BPO market

-- Supply chain management is growing at the fastest rate, but remains the smallest contributor to BPO

BPO IN THE UK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (DATABOOK) 35

BPO IN THE NORDIC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (DATABOOK) 43

BPO IN THE GERMAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (DATABOOK) 51

BPO IN THE ITALIAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (DATABOOK) 59

BPO IN THE FRENCH MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (DATABOOK) 67

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Source: Datamonitor