Purpose – Outsourcing-based performance practices establish goals for supplier performance and compensation. The management of contracts based on performance is complex as is the alignment of long-term relationship and indicators. The purpose of this research is to analyse the practices that contracting companies utilise to manage outsourcing contracts with performance-based compensation. Design/methodology/approach – Multiple case studies were conducted with five contracting companies. Nine performance-based outsourcing contracts were analysed. Findings – The selection and evaluation processes have been neglected by the buyers associated with contracts that are over ten years old. The process of transferring activities relied on the knowledge of employees. Management practices based on indicators and the adoption of results-based compensation are commonplace in a number of contracts and are consistent with theory. Originality/value – This paper identifies management practices that differ between what is expected from the theoretical framework and what is observed in the actual examined contracts. Opportunities for improvement have been identified mainly in the areas of supplier selection and activity transfer; the use of pilot tests and the reengineering of the outsourced processes are suggested.
O objetivo deste artigo foi descrever o processo de avaliação de risco e classificação de fornecedoresda cadeia de suprimentos de uma empresa montadora de equipamentos mecânicos. O método de pesquisa foia modelagem qualitativa. O processo de avaliação dos fornecedores é baseado em julgamento de especialistasda empresa focal e considera quatro construtos: impacto do fornecedor nos resultados da cadeia; complexidadena gestão do fornecedor; dependências entre fornecedor e empresa; e saúde financeira do fornecedor.Com os quatro construtos foram construídas três matrizes: impacto x complexidade; impacto x dependência;e impacto x saúde financeira. Para exemplificar o método, seis fornecedores foram avaliados. Quatro dos seisfornecedores foram diagnosticados como em situação de risco e ações de correção foram sugeridas pela empresa.Em um deles, a situação evoluiu favoravelmente em todos os aspectos. Em dois, houve alguma evolução,mas ainda insuficiente. E em um fornecedor, não houve resultado positivo e o mesmo foi excluído da cadeia.
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