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Outsourcing: An Historical Review For The Projection Of Future Savings, Leslee J. Saleck
Outsourcing: An Historical Review For The Projection Of Future Savings, Leslee J. Saleck
Theses and Dissertations
Because of continuing budget and personnel limitations and the need to fund weapons modernization, the Department of Defense has increased its emphasis on outsourcing support activities. Recent studies have suggested that aggressive outsourcing of support activities by the DoD could produce billions of dollars in savings. The overriding purpose behind this research was to determine to what extent projected savings can be substantiated. To explore the potential for savings, this thesis examines the evolution and impact of outsourcing and privatization in both the private and public sectors. Next it looks at the experiences of private and public sectors to identify …