Ventoro Outsourcing Research Reports

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2. Implement a global sourcing model
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Outsourcing Research, Publications and Books

The media stokes popular images of white-collar jobs disappearing from America's shores, frequently through dramatic, often anecdotal or inconsistent "statistics." This volume of Brookings Trade Forum illuminates questions surrounding offshoring from a variety of complementary angles--from theory to empirics, from industry studies to aggregate labor market effects, and from both developed and developing country vantage points. Existing evidence suggests that relatively few service and white-collar jobs have been offshored to date, but concerns on what might happen in the future persist. Will high-skilled workers in advanced economies such as the United States gain or lose from increased offshoring of services? Are workers in services more or less exposed to global competition than those in manufacturing? What are the complex effects on developing countries? And, what is the policy agenda that emerges from the spread of offshoring into services? The contributors here demonstrate that existing economic theory can go a long way toward capturing, and understanding, key dimensions of the services offshoring phenomenon.

In 2003, Goldman Sachs published a startling report on the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) region: These four countries would be larger than the G6 economics within 40 years, muscling their way to economic dominance over the coming decades, and powering past developed countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. This book focuses on the technology and technology-enabled services that underpin this social and economic revolution. The editor analyses the reasons why these four countries are in a unique position to lead a 21st century growth in international services. He then features 12 chapters written by the most important chief executives from the BRICs service economy. Indian technology leaders, such as Nandan Nilekani (Infosys), Shiv Nadar (HCL), and Rajendra Pawar (NIIT), feature alongside their peers from Brazil, Russia, and China outlining their views on the next decade for offshoring.

Outsourcing is one of the most complex and controversial issues in business today. In an effort to remain competitive, many leading companies--from Microsoft to Nike to Pfizer--are incorporating outsourcing as a strategic part of their management decision-making. Yet, for managers responsible for outsourcing, domestically or internationally, this field often seems complex, if not impossible.The Managers Step-by-Step Guide to Outsourcing presents a clear, detailed method for effectively planning and executing an outsourcing strategy in any company, large or small. Top Fortune 500 consultant Linda Dominguez provides all the tools you need to achieve successful, real-world implementation, giving you the power to cut costs, increase efficiency and productivity, generate higher returns, and stay ahead of your competition. Sharing the invaluable guidance of her clients as well as the advice of outsourcing experts, Dominguez helps you develop a strategic plan for your own initiative. She imparts the new skills executives, managers, and employees must learn to deliver results, and best practices for creating sustainable shareholder value without sacrificing quality, productivity, relationships, or control. As you prepare your blueprint for action, you'll discover how to:

• Decide to outsource a business unit or function on or offshore
• Weigh potential cost savings against the potential risks
• Select the best vendor for your specific needs
• Make the transition process swift and effective
• Anticipate and manage outsourcing problems and challenges
• Identify and navigate cultural and style differences
• Recall an outsourced unit back in-house when necessary