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External Company Management: The Example of the Marl Chemical Park
Author(s) -
Luttkus M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4125(200205)25:5<475::aid-ceat475>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - outsourcing , core competency , business , competence (human resources) , quality assurance , order (exchange) , engineering , operations management , engineering management , process management , marketing , management , finance , economics , service (business)
Increasing competition is compelling companies operating chemical production plant to focus on the their core competence and to entrust other companies with non‐core activities. The outsourcer takes particular responsibility for the selection, instruction, coordination, and monitoring of the external company. The rules applicable to all companies operating at the Marl Chemical Park are laid down in a general handbook for outsourcing management. This handbook describes the tasks and areas of responsibility of participating companies for overall order fulfilment with due attention of existing demands on industrial safety. The resulting obligations for the external companies are given in a set of guidelines for contractors and are an integral part of contracts awarded to external companies. External company management is a means of achieving quality assurance, accident prevention, and improved collaboration with external companies.