Quantitative aspects of outsourcing deals

Science of Computer Programming

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-313

  Verhoef, C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity based cost estimation; Backsourcing; Costsourcing; Eastsourcing; Fastsourcing; Goalsourcing; Insourcing; Offshore outsourcing; Outsourcing; Profitsourcing; Requirements creep risk; Scalesourcing; Smartsourcing; Tasksourcing; Total cost of ownership (TCO)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONTRACTS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BACKSOURCING; COSTSOURCING; EASTSOURCING; FASTSOURCING; GOALSOURCING; INSOURCING; OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; SCALESOURCING; SMARTSOURCING; TASKSOURCING;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 17644374134     PISSN: 01676423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scico.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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