---
title: "Outsourcing of Manufactoring R&D Functions – Motives and Results (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)"
authors:
  - name: "Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö"
date_published: "2007-02-12"
series: "Discussion Papers no."
series_number: "1071"
language: "fi"
publisher: "ETLA Economic Research"
pdf_url: "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp1071.pdf"
keywords:
  - "ulkoistus"
  - "tuotanto"
  - "tutkimus ja kehitys"
  - "palvelut"
  - "motiivit"
  - "onnistuminen"
identifier: "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/id/Discussion-Papers-no.-1071"
---

# Outsourcing of Manufactoring R&D Functions – Motives and Results (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)

**Published:** 2007-02-12  
**Categories:** Publikationer  
**Tags:** Diskussionsämnen  
**URL:** https://www.etla.fi/sv/publikationer/dp1071-en/

This study analyses the motives and results of outsourcing. According to the results, companies have pursued outsourcing for a variety of reasons. Cost savings are the major driving force behind the outsourcing of production function. Increased flexibility, focusing and additional capacity are other important motives. In most cases, R&D outsourcing is driven by knowledge acquisition, but increasing R&D capacity and increasing flexibility are also important motives. In addition to outsourcing motives, another major result of the study concerns the results of out-sourcing. Approximately 50% of companies have completely achieved the original goals of outsourcing. Moreover, the targeted cost savings have been completely achieved in 40% of cases.

## Bibliographic metadata (JSON-LD)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "ScholarlyArticle",
    "@id": "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/id/Discussion-Papers-no.-1071",
    "headline": "Outsourcing of Manufactoring R&D Functions – Motives and Results (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)",
    "inLanguage": "fi",
    "publisher": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "ETLA Economic Research",
        "url": "https://www.etla.fi",
        "logo": {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "url": "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/logo-etla_logo.svg"
        }
    },
    "datePublished": "2007-02-12T14:00:00+02:00",
    "author": [
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "name": "Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö"
        }
    ],
    "abstract": "",
    "keywords": [
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "ulkoistus",
            "@language": "fi"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "tuotanto",
            "@language": "fi"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "tutkimus ja kehitys",
            "@language": "fi"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "palvelut",
            "@language": "fi"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "motiivit",
            "@language": "fi"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "onnistuminen",
            "@language": "fi"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "outsourcing",
            "@language": "en"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "production",
            "@language": "en"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "research and development",
            "@language": "en"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "services",
            "@language": "en"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "motives",
            "@language": "en"
        },
        {
            "@type": "DefinedTerm",
            "name": "success",
            "@language": "en"
        }
    ],
    "isPartOf": {
        "@type": "PublicationIssue",
        "issueNumber": "1071",
        "isPartOf": {
            "@type": "Periodical",
            "name": "Discussion Papers no.",
            "issn": ""
        }
    },
    "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.etla.fi/sv/publikationer/dp1071-en/",
    "url": "https://www.etla.fi/sv/publikationer/dp1071-en/",
    "associatedMedia": {
        "@type": "MediaObject",
        "@id": "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp1071.pdf",
        "encodingFormat": "application/pdf",
        "contentUrl": "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp1071.pdf"
    },
    "sameAs": [
        "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/dp1071-fi/",
        "https://www.etla.fi/en/publications/dp1071-en/",
        "https://www.etla.fi/sv/publikationer/dp1071-en/"
    ]
}
```