Download or read book Offshoring Strategies written by Ilan Oshri and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evolution of a rapidly growing mode of offshoring, captive centers: basic models, strategies, and case studies of Fortune Global 250 firms. In today's globalized economy, firms often consider offshoring when confronted by rising costs and fierce competition. One mode of offshoring has continued to grow despite the current global economic turmoil: the captive center. Captive centers are offshore subsidiaries or branch offices that provide the parent company with services, usually in the form of back-office activities. In Offshoring Strategies, Ilan Oshri examines the evolution of the captive center. He identifies basic captive center models, examines the captive center strategies pursued by Fortune Global 250 firms, describes current captive center trends, and offers detailed individual case studies that illustrate each model. His analysis highlights the strategic paths available to firms that want to maximize the returns offered by captive centers. Oshri outlines six models for captive centers that range from the basic wholly owned branch office to hybrids and joint ventures and identifies evolutionary paths along which the basic model develops. He analyzes firms' strategies during initial set-up, then tracks the changes as strategies evolve to meet different business needs. The case studies, all based on the Fortune Global 250, include the development of a basic captive unit into a complex hybrid structure; the evolution a captive center into a shared service center offering services to other international firms; the divestment of a captive center to a private equity firm; and the migration of a captive center to a location where costs were lower.

Download or read book Managing Global Offshoring Strategies written by Jacob Pyndt and published by Copenhagen Business School Press DK. This book was released on 2006 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the challenges associated with managing global offshoring strategies, this book aims to "put a face" on some Danish companies as they engage in offshoring projects. It is aimed at bachelor, master and MBA students taking courses on global strategy. It is also useful in conjunction with a set of articles on global strategy issues.

Download or read book Offshoring Opportunities written by John Berry and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-11-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: offshoring opportunities is on target for today's marketplace "This book provides a much needed framework for offshoring that supports making sound business decisions in this area, and it can help guide the management of the resulting offshore relationship in an efficient and effective manner. John brings clarity and structure to this broad and complex subject." -Jim Maloney Chief Security Executive Corillian Corporation "An extremely well-written and researched book. Starts with a good background on the political and cultural implications of offshoring and proceeds to provide an invaluable guide to take the reader through the sourcing decision and how to make it." -Charly Paelinck Vice President of Application Development Harrah's Casino "We evaluate many different offshoring and site selection decisions each year for our clients, and I encourage every executive faced with these quandaries to consider the strategies discussed in this book. Offshoring Opportunities can be used as a practical review before investing millions, and it may just help you avoid several unintended consequences." -Jay Doherty Principal Mercer Human Resource Consulting

Download or read book Global Outsourcing Strategies written by Roxane Gervais and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most significant techniques to which companies and organizations have turned to improve service delivery and reduce costs has been outsourcing. Over the last 10 years, almost any process has been successfully outsourced. But during that period there have been failures too; projects that never realised their objectives or that had unforeseen impact on business. Global Outsourcing Strategies is a state-of-the-art guide to the best lessons to be learned for successfully implementing and outsourcing projects, or for revisiting existing operations. The 22 chapters explore some of the new areas for outsourcing, after traditional targets such as IT and finance. Information is provided on the different facets of the outsourcing process, such as contract negotiation, the risks involved in outsourcing, the need for service level agreements, the critical requirements needed to build and sustain outsourcing relationships, and ethical supply chain issues. There are also sections exploring the impact of outsourcing on organizational structures; the long term effects; legal issues; management control and inter-firm relationships; as well as case studies from both the public and private sector on the practical side of outsourcing. The book will appeal to practitioners and researchers alike. This is a must-have guide for any organization approaching outsourcing as a global (or local) strategy and for those organizations now reviewing or developing their outsourcing partnerships.

Download or read book Offshoring Strategies Motives and Risks written by Mehrssa Jahanpanah and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-05-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensführung, Management, Organisation, Note: 2.0, Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln, Veranstaltung: Business English, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The aim of this term paper is to analyses to show how offshoring is spread in the markets, which theories exist, which motives companies have referring to chances of offshoring and the risks of offshoring. The paper is underlined by examples to show how offshoring in represented in practice. The conclusion is the tradeoff between risks and chances of the term. The term paper is divided into two parts: The first part includes the theory of offshoring. A definition is given; the historical development and various market entry strategies are given. First a definition is given, followed by the different types of offshoring. The second chapter deals with the historical development. The third is about the strategies to entry into new markets. Companies have different possibilities like the export or the joint venture. The last part of the first part discusses the question which theories are important for the International Business. The second part of the term paper is about the different motives and risks which are relevant for companies with the idea to go offshore. Chapter four brings the motives of offshoring into focus. Companies gain advantages if they go offshore. The fifth chapter is about the risks. Different reasons which could be negative are mentioned. The next chapter deals with the criteria for the right target country, followed by the most popular target countries like China and India in chapter 7. By giving examples of companies, the theory of the term paper is translated to practical cases. In the last chapter the conclusion is given by weighing the risks and the chances of offshoring.

Download or read book Technology and Offshore Outsourcing Strategies written by P. Brudenall and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-05-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outsourcing has become one of the most important trends used in managing the enterprise during the last ten years and is now transforming the corporation. At the same time, it is one of the most talked about and hotly debated topics of our times. This book analyses these trends with leading outsourcing practitioners providing a strategic look at how the modern corporation can succeed through outsourcing, the pitfalls and hidden costs of offshoring, what to include in an outsourcing contract, and what outsourcing will look like in the future.

Download or read book Global Outsourcing and Offshoring written by Farok J. Contractor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Companies are increasingly asking which of their value chain activities are best performed within their own company and which may be outsourced. In addition, they are also considering which pieces of their value chain may be better performed abroad. These interrelated decisions concerning outsourcing and offshoring have not only changed entire industries, they have also transformed the lives of people across the world. Hundreds of millions of jobs in emerging nations have been the direct result of outsourcing and offshoring decisions. At the same time, many people in the developed world have lost their jobs because a company has been able to find a cheaper alternative. Featuring contributions from scholars in eleven different countries, this book was the first to examine the theory and practice of outsourcing and offshoring simultaneously. It includes studies of a variety of different industries, including pharmaceuticals, automobiles, medical records, appliances, human resource management and telecommunications.

Download or read book The Offshore Nation written by Atul Vashistha and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-03-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely practiced by many Fortune 500 companies, global outsourcing has become one of the key strategic imperatives for successful enterprises. Often referred to as offshore outsourcing, services globalization is the next step in the evolution of global trade and capitalism. Top organizations are performing, buying, selling, and transforming services at an incredibly quick pace. Written by outsourcing and global services experts Atul and Avinash Vashistha, The Offshore Nation presents a comprehensive, balanced view of the rapid growth of outsourcing and its expanding role in corporate strategy, providing a roadmap for business leaders and upper-level managers to plan their own strategies. Drawing upon their vast experience as consultants to Fortune 1000, multinational corporations, the authors help you determine what role offshore services should play in your company, how to integrate the strategy into your overall corporate identity, and successfully manage the initiative on an enterprise-wide level. This practical, strategy-packed guide outlines the "big picture" of outsourcing, breaking down its different components and examining its impact on world and local economies and employment shifts. Covering outsourcing in many different countries and a variety of services--from IT, telecom, and customer service to accounting--the authors reveal best practices and step-by-step, proven methods for: Building a sound globalization strategy Identifying the processes that are mature enough to send offshore Choosing the right business model for globalizing IT, back office, and other services Attracting and retaining customers Effectively managing your suppliers Chock-full of valuable insights and tactical advice, The Offshore Nation is the authoritative primer for global outsourcing, helping companies to minimize the risks and maximize their return on investment.

Download or read book Strategic Outsourcing written by Bharat Vagadia and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a road-map to successful implementation of strategic outsourcing programmes, providing down-to-earth approaches to outsourcing decision making and programme management, based on a grass-roots understanding. A practitioner-focused book for business leaders and managers providing a holistic view of strategic outsourcing, covering the three essential pillars of success: risks, rewards and relationships. The author shows how business leaders can transform organisational business models, structures and mind-sets, taking the reader on a journey through the book's fifteen chapters, helping the reader truly grasp: the drivers for change as a result of globalisation and convergence and their impact on organisational strategies; how outsourcing can transform the various processes and functions of an organisation; the impact outsourcing is having on various industry vertical sectors; the eight foundations of successful strategic outsourcing programmes, which when combined with strategic decision-making knowledge, guarantees that organisations embarking on the strategic outsourcing journey, derive the transformational benefits they seek.

Download or read book Innovation Offshoring written by Simon Plankenhorn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to classifying the current understanding of the offshoring phenomenon, Simon Plankenhorn examines potential offshoring opportunities for innovation projects – from a conceptual and an empirical perspective. Leading European sponsors in five industries were questioned and confirmed the majority of hypotheses, while two case studies in the Indian clinical trial industry revealed surprising insights into growth oriented offshoring.

Download or read book The Offshoring Challenge written by Torben Pedersen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-01-09 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The continuous search for efficiency gains and the goal of attaining a sustainable competitive advantage have steadily increased the volume of goods and services procured globally from third party vendors. In this context, named as “the next wave of globalization”, the offshoring phenomenon has stimulated research and political debates. With the rise of services offshoring, international value chain disaggregation for services has reached a formerly unknown scale. Also, it is increasingly complex transactions, requiring a higher degree of qualification, which are becoming subject to offshoring as well. The Offshoring Challenge: Strategic Design and Innovation for Tomorrow’s Organization features selected chapters by an international research community on the topic of offshoring. All potential business models from offshore outsourcing to third party providers are covered, from cooperative arrangements to internal organizational set-ups including captive offshore centers. Contributions have significant insights regarding: the increasing offshoring of knowledge-intensive services; the offshoring process; business models incorporating offshoring; the hidden costs of offshoring; and the administration of offshoring activities within firms The book is aimed at a broad audience of scholars, students and practitioners in the fields of strategy, international business and operations management.

Download or read book Offshoring Information Technology written by Erran Carmel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decision to source software development to an overseas firm (offshoring) is looked at frequently in simple economic terms - it's cheaper, and skilled labor is easier to find. In practice, however, offshoring is fraught with difficulties. As well as the considerable challenge of controlling projects at a distance, there are differences in culture, language, business methods, politics, and many other issues to contend with. Nevertheless, as many firms have discovered, the benefits of getting it right are too great to ignore. This book explains everything you need to know to put offshoring into practice, avoid the pitfalls, and develop effective working relationships. It covers a comprehensive range of the important offshoring issues: from ROI to strategy, from SLA to culture, from country comparisons to provider marketing. Written for CTOs, CIOs, consultants, and other IT executives, this book is also an excellent introduction to sourcing for business students.

Download or read book Global Outsourcing Strategies written by Peter Barrar and published by Gower Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Outsourcing Strategies is a state-of-the-art guide to the best lessons to be learned for successfully implementing and outsourcing projects. The 22 chapters provide information on the different facets of the outsourcing process, such as contract negotiation, the risks involved in outsourcing, the need for service level agreements, the critical requirements needed to build and sustain outsourcing relationships, and ethical supply chain issues. There are also sections exploring the impact of outsourcing on organizational structures; the long term effects; legal issues; management control and inter-firm relationships; as well as case studies from both the public and private sector on the practical side of outsourcing. The book will appeal to practitioners and researchers alike.

Download or read book Sourcing in India written by Guido Nassimbeni and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranked as the second most important growing economy in the world, India represents one of the most interesting sourcing and selling markets. A real 'global strategy' cannot ignore it. Using the experiences of leading international companies (including Accenture, DHL and IDS), this book illustrates opportunities, threats and approaches in the management of an offshoring project in India. It clarifies issues concerning FDIs, intellectual property protection and transport/communication, and closes with a detailed description of five in-depth case studies.

Download or read book The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring 3rd edition written by Ilan Oshri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-01-23 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition, this is the only outsourcing and offshoring book to offer a broad but coherent guide to the strategy, operations and management of ITO and BPO outsourcing and offshoring, from how to source new relationships to managing business processes in a national and global context.

Download or read book Outsourcing and Offshoring of Professional Services Business Optimization in a Global Economy written by Gupta, Amar and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008-03-31 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book discusses the considerations and implications surrounding the outsourcing and offshoring of professional services, such as software development computer-aided design, and healthcare, from multiple global perspectives. This book, offers industry professionals, policymakers, students, and educators with a balance between a broad overview and detailed analysis of offshore outsourcing, would make an invaluable addition to any reference library"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Offshoring and Global Employment written by Ashok Bardhan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains essays from around the world addressing how globalization and offshoring have affected employment structure and job creation in both developing and developed countries.