Is Outsourcing The Answer?

Recent studies have considered ‘outsourcing’ as a means to business efficiency, by allowing the company to focus on its core-activities. Outsourcing is a topic on which most will have some experience but not necessarily be aware of the benefits.

Is it right for your company?

Try this test. If you answer yes to any of these questions then you should consider outsourcing

1	Are your engineers writing and preparing Technical Publications themselves?	AST uses engineers specifically trained in the specialities of Technical Publications
2	Are Technical Publications activities considered as overhead costs?	AST work to small overhead costs providing you with competitive rates
3	Do you feel you are not fully in control of your Technical Publications?	AST provides regular reports to monitor timescales, standards and deliverables
4	Are Technical Publications a non-core element of your business?	AST allows you to put your resources to work on core company activities
5	Is your IT equipment and software available for Technical Publications in need of upgrade?	AST continually upgrades equipment and software to keep pace with industry trends
6	Would you need to know how much you would be charged in advance?	AST provides fixed price costs
7	Find it difficult to keep pace with the modern delivery methods and with developments in the Technical Publications Industry?	AST keeps pace with all new developments in the industry and the technological marketplace to give you the best advice and service

Other factors to consider

When viewed as a burdensome necessity to meet contractual deliverables, the standard of publications has typically been poor
Often an afterthought, the value of good documentation has historically been underestimated
The specialist skills of technical authors to co-ordinate the technical publications activities and provide professional documentation releases engineers to be able to focus on their core activities
AST provides a single point for all technical publications activities, through to Translation, Printing and Distribution, to enable you to fully outsource your work with confidence
AST has been acting as the Technical Publications department for numerous clients over many years. The benefits and added value we have provided have offered a very professional Technical Publications service with cost savings