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Outsourcing Journals Production 


London, Thursday 14 April 2005

 

Tutors: Gurvinder Batra, TechBooks and John Strange, Blackwell

Venue: The King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN 

 

Course Overview

This course will deal with all aspects of outsourcing – both
domestically and offshore.  We shall consider vendor selection and offer
practical tips for working effectively with external, and particularly
offshore, vendors.

 

Course Focus

 

Outsourcing:

*          What is it?

*          Trends

*          Critical success factors

 

Working offshore:

*          Key drivers

*          Benefits

*          Clear definition of requirements

*          Managing mindset change

*          Trends

 

Vendor selection:

*          Key criteria

*          What can be offshored?

*          Process to be followed

*          Realistic goals

 

Who should attend?

This course will help anyone involved in the purchasing of journals
production – either pre-press or manufacturing - including Production
Directors, Production Managers, Production Editors and Editorial
Managers. It will provide delegates with an overview of current trends
in domestic and offshore outsourcing. They will gain an understanding of
the benefits of outsourcing, and awareness of common pitfalls.
Delegates will be enabled to identify which work might be outsourced and
helped to understand how to define their requirements clearly. They will
also come away with practical tips for managing the outsourced supplier.

 

Course Fees 

Full day including lunch (ex VAT): ALPSP members £290, SFEP individual
members £325, Non-members £410

 

For further information please contact: Amanda Whiting, Training
Coordinator, email:  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask],
tel: +44 (0)1865 247776

 

Register on-line at: www.alpsp.org/training/tOJP140405.htm