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Call Center Outsourcing SolutionCall center outsourcing is an emotionally charged topic that has been discussed at every level of the industry. The main issue is not whether it should be done or not, but rather when and to whom. This difficult decision is driven by the hyper competitive conditions of the call center business world. Moreover, companies that choose to maintain an in-house operation find themselves at a financial disadvantage over their rivals, as they can realize a significant cost savings by outsourcing their customer service operations to nationally, or globally, known firms. Customer service executives are, above all, business people, and as such they must act in the best interest of their operations. A step that is usually in line with the long term objectives of their companies is reducing labor costs by moving their operations to an outsourced vendor. However, the assumption should not be made that outsourcing equals offshoring. There are many companies within the U.S. that have offered outsourcing services for several years, sometimes decades. Such companies function similarly to their offshore counterparts, but cannot provide the same cost savings as vendors in other parts of the world. Whether call center executives choose an onshore, offshore or nearshore vendor depends on a long list of factors ranging from level of control to customer perception. Once a call center operation moves to a vendor, some difficult realities must be expected. The most salient fact related to outsourcing is of course the loss of jobs. There are no easy answers to the many questions raised by mass layoffs and reduced sources of work. However, it would be naive to blame the woes brought by outsourcing on the new employees taking over the call center operation, wherever they may be. The truth is that we live in an increasingly more complex world than the one familiar to our parents and grandparents. Issues like globalization and the evolution of cyberspace have taken us into uncharted territory at ever faster rates. All that business leaders can do, in fulfilling their responsibilities to their enterprises, is to keep their operations profitable by exploring all available options. Whether the long term repercussions of outsourcing will be positive or negative is anyone's guess, but the practice will continue as long as having specialists take over in-house operations is a prudent alternative. |
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