Outsourcing SWOT Analysis for Some US Industry

Outsourcing is proven as a good idea for many firms that need to reduce operating costs and improve information technology operations. But it remains important for them to select the appropriate outsourcing activities. Many companies will be hurt by hastily following the herd down the outsourcing path without thoroughly evaluating the benefits and risk associated with it. Some companies even do not ask themselves the fundamental question for outsourcing such as; will it add value to their customer? Or will it reduce their overall costs? If they can answer yes, it might be a candidate for outsourcing. In this research we tried to evaluate the outsourcing benefits and its underlying risks in the context of three US companies from three different businesses. A SWOT analysis was done to find the best candidate of outsourcing for a particular company