Distinctions
Outsourcing and Regie
A sourcing decision, or an operating model?
A sourcing decision: who performs the work.
An operating-model archetype: how the demand side retains specification, governance and supplier integration while delegating execution.
The difference in one sentence
Outsourcing is what you delegate; regie is how you stay in control of what you delegated.
Why they get conflated
Every regieorganisatie involves outsourcing; not every outsourcing arrangement involves a regieorganisatie.
Why it matters
Outsourcing without setting up the regie function loses steering over what is actually delivered.
How to tell them apart
Ask whether specification and supplier integration remain in-house. If so, regie sits on top of the outsourcing.
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