Coimbatore: With a view to provide a competitive edge in understanding of how to use outsourcing to improve the performance of business, a two-day national conference on "Business Process Outsourcing" is being held from September 12 in Coimbatore.

The conference was aimed at a balanced and blended view of outsourcing, drawing on leading business visionaries and analysts, customer executives, providers, consultants and others whose work was increasingly shaped by outsourcing, Dr B Sudhakar, director, GRG School of Studies, the organisers, told reporters on September 10.

The conference would present the field's top thinkers and practitioners, with special focus on the critical issues of increasing importance, he said.

Around 250 participants, including corporate delegates, faculty members and students were expected to attend the conference, Sudhakar said.

Technical sessions on topics like global outsourcing, facility service outsourcing, IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing-a tool for competitive advantage, would be the highlights of the conference, he added.

PTI