Common Problems That Come With Outsourcing Biotechnologies

By Gary Walker


Outsourcing has become a common occurrence in the business world because it gives you value for your money, time-efficient and tasks are done professionally but it also comes with a few disadvantages as well. In order to ensure outsourcing is worth it, you should weigh the benefits and the disadvantages involved. If the benefits outweigh the disadvantages then outsourcing is the better idea. Read on some of the disadvantages that you might come across while outsourcing biotechnologies.

There are various risks that are associated with outsourcing processes like low services and quality. They end up losing their clients due to poor quality which is beyond their control. Quality services and products are obtained when quality material and the set procedures are used. The firm cannot control them because they are not the ones handling the processes. The delivery time is at times delayed by the outsourced companies.

There are laws that are set by every country on protection and intellectual property. You are guaranteed of protection by these laws when you internally conduct these tasks. This is not the case while you are outsourcing from other countries. You also are susceptible to losing some of the property rights of the service or product. It may be difficult to handle any legal issues if the laws pertaining to intellectual property and privacy are different from those of your country.

You are likely to experience miscommunication and inaccuracy when you involve a third party. You cannot control accuracy and consistency since you are not handling the tasks individually but you have to trust the third party service provider with these factors. Even if you detect any defects you cannot rectify immediately and you risk getting a negative outcome.

Monitoring external employees is also not easy on the services and products they are carrying out. Most firms monitor the progress using tracking gadgets. You can only track the progress and not the procedures they are using thus you cannot be sure whether they are following the set regulations for implementation. The end results end up being disappointing because of the low quality and avoidable delays provided.

Unemployment is caused by outsourcing the workforce since you are forced to lay-off your staff. External hiring of experts is usually one of the main reasons why unemployment is high in most countries. External workforce offers low rates for their services and products that is why most businesses opt for this option. For a business to reduce its chances of laying-off its workers it is important they evaluate the effect they will cause to the local economy through unemployment.

Most people consider outsourcing as affordable but it is in fact expensive. To make sure you do it right, you should involve a lawyer. A legal expert will help you draft, review and make changes to the contract. Although they charge a high rate for such a service.

Commitment to customer satisfaction is not guaranteed by external experts because they are also serving other firms at the same time. Their focus is not on you alone because they are also paying attention to other firms. In return, they end-up providing low quality work which is frustrating to clients.




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