third party jobs are good or bad

I think outsourcing is good. You have to agree that in today's world , there is always someone out there who can do it better than you.

Your job is to identify that agency , and get them to do it at a lower cost , in a timely manner. If you can do this , you would have discharged your responsibility to the company you are in.

Once this is accepted , it is a matter of putting in all the safeguards and contingency plans in place , so that you are not caught by surprise.

Of course , volcanic ash from far away Iceland can still upset all your plans , but that is an act of God which you have to live with !