Insider Views on Trends in Global Sourcing
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Where will suppliers outsource work in the next couple of years? And why? There are dramatic changes in attitudes toward this decision!
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Where will suppliers outsource work in the next couple of years? And why? There are dramatic changes in attitudes toward this decision!
Ulad Radkevitch
Ukrainian IT suppliers signed new deals in 2005. Will the Ukraine turn into an Eastern European outsourcing hot spot?
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
A new research study by Katzenbach Partners says the traditional American and European suppliers are no longer the safe bet for buyers looking to outsource their information technology. The study says the Indian suppliers, who have excess cash thanks to their rapid growth, may be a better choice.
Bill Robinson, Business Writer
Bulgaria is boxing way above its weight. SAP is sending important IT work to its captive in Sofia. Did you know Bulgarian SAT scores rank second in the world? Read why North American and European companies are considering sending ADM work to Bulgaria.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
The American press has dissected how the offshoring trend is affecting US employment. A new study by Jones Lang LaSalle shines a spotlight on how the trend is affecting US real estate absorption. It discovered US call center absorption is shrinking. The study shows where the rents are going.
John Harney, Business Writer
Aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are driving multiple aspects of plane manufacture up the supply chain to suppliers that can perform those tasks better and cheaper.
Rashmi Agarwal, Business Writer, India
Legal services are joining customer contact, transaction services, debt collection, and payroll processing as processes the West is migrating to India. Read why US and UK law firms are outsourcing to the subcontinent.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
DuPont promised it would deliver its Online Fabric Library at a trade show in Paris. The original developer dropped out three months before the deadline. DuPont turned to Freeborders, a supplier with offices in China. The Chinese team finished the project early. Read why China is becoming an offshore hot spot.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Cost is the traditional outsourcing driver. But a new Ocwen study found meeting customer expectationss and management accountability were way more important in helping mortgage companies compete.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
The media reports how offshoring is putting Americans out of work. This is certainly happening. But David Andersen, a partner at Bryan Cave LLP, describes how offshoring not only saved jobs but also created them for his high tech clients.
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