Determining the Dimensions and Components of the Outsourcing the Development of High-Tech Products (Case Study: The Projects of Iranian Aviation Industries Organization)

Abstract

Regarding the various and several modules involved in the development of High-Tech products and the inability of organizations in providing these projects with hardware, knowledge and financial needs, it is essential to employ the superior resources of the collaborative organizations in the form of strategic outsourcing. On the other hand, the protection of the appropriability and the core information of the organization is mandatory in this collaboration. Therefore, in this paper, using Fuzzy Delphi method the relevant factors of the outsourcing of these projects were identified by selecting the development projects of the complex products in the Organization of Aviation Industries as the case study in the time horizon of February and March in 2018. Following a survey of experts and employing the Structural Equations Modelling in LISREL software, the dimensions were established as Competence (including resources, relations strategy, soft technology, and integration), Needs (including uncertainty, hardware, time and quality), and the project characteris (including technological and appropriability competence). These dimensions were embedded in the conceptual model. The results of the model hypotheses urge that the project characteristics determine the needs of the organization, and the needs are the indicators of the required competence for the development of products. The conclusions can help the managers of the organization related to the development of complex products choose the right projects for outsourcing and competence making in the organization for the long term collaboration. The organization managers can also utilize the model conclusions to select suppliers responsive to the organization needs.

Keywords

• outsourcing
• development
• high-tech products
• competence
• needs