Chinasourcing--outsourcing to china

Top50 Service Outsourcing Providers in China Unveiled

2008-04-05T06:54:00.000-07:00

Following the great global transfer of manufacturing started in seventies of last century, the global transfer of the service industry has taken the first place as a new tide. And offshore outsourcing, as the keystone of the new-round global integration, brought Chinese companies both opportunities and challenges.2007 Top 50 Service Outsourcing Providers in China by Chinasourcing is the first

Trends in the Outsourcing, Shared Services and Offshoring Market

2007-11-09T17:40:00.000-08:00

Alsbridge CEO and Collaborative Outsourcing pioneer, Ben Trowbridge, says, as the outsourcing industry moves into 2007, higher priority must be placed on staying cost competitive and staying ahead of global trends in the sourcing market. "Companies want to see the results of their sourcing projects turn out successfully," observed Trowbridge. "In this regard, we believe our predictions of the

The next wave of globalisation: Offshoring R&D to India and China

2007-11-07T17:19:00.000-08:00

Entrepreneur-turned-academic Vivek Wadhwa is up front about his use of offshoring and importing foreign talent in a previous professional life as founder and CEO of two technology companies. "I was one of the first to outsource software development to Russia in the early '90s. I was one of the first to use H-1B visas to bring workers to the U.S.A.," Wadhwa says. "Why did I do that? Because it

2008 FAO Forecast

2007-11-06T03:14:00.000-08:00

The FAO market is in for a wild ride next year. Here is a list of changes that are occurring at mach speed: The Suppliers: FAO outsourcing will cleave in two. The Indian suppliers will dominate version A: transaction-based outsourcing. Version B: FAO with business insight. David Poole, Vice President and Deputy Chief Executive of Global Business Process Outsourcing, Capgemini, says this version

ITO Forecasts for 2008

2007-11-06T03:13:00.000-08:00

Cost is still "a major factor" in IT outsourcing. But, according to Sergey Karas, Vice President, Global Strategy at Luxoft, Russia's largest ITO service provider, "globalness is the main driver today, along with access to skills not available in house." The size of ITO contracts continues to be smaller because of multi-sourcing. Karas predicts that by 2008 multi-sourcing even among offshoring

2007's Landmark Events and What They Auger for 2008

2007-11-06T03:03:00.000-08:00

What a year! Wipro set up shop in the United States. This year's subprime mortgage mess will actually help outsourcing next year. And non-traditional suppliers won some big outsourcing deals. Here's what it all means and a guess at how these events might impact the industry in the next 12 months. 1. The Indian pure-play suppliers solidified their place in the global marketplace. David Poole,

Labor will be the driving factor that changes outsourcing in 2008. How companies determine who to hire and where they will work will affect the indust

2007-11-06T02:53:00.000-08:00

Labor will be the driving factor that changes outsourcing in 2008. How companies determine who to hire and where they will work will affect the industry in two ways. First, labor arbitrage is undergoing a metamorphosis. In the past, the megatrend was to use labor arbitrage wherever possible. Buyers found they could enjoy cost really significant savings with no impact on quality if their suppliers

Outsourcing in China, Only for the Strong!

2007-11-06T02:52:00.000-08:00

Implications: Now that “everyone” is outsourcing to India, the next big thing is outsourcing to China. The first rule is China is not the same as India. Chinese outsourcing can be necessary for survival, or it can be a money-pit for the unwary.Analysis: Many companies have already successfully outsourced to India. Virtually every large company, and many that are not so large, have now figured

India plus China in ICT

2007-11-03T19:09:00.000-07:00

By D. Murali and G. Padmanaban Is it ‘India and China’ or ‘India vs China’? It is the former, says Mr James M. Popkin, co-author of ‘IT and the East’ (www.tatamcgrawhill.com). There is an increasing recognition, he observes, that India and China possess significantly complimentary skills in most areas of the ICT (information and communication technology) ecosystem. “For example, China’s

In Offshore Outsourcing, China's A Different Ball Game

2007-11-03T19:05:00.000-07:00

China is like no other country on the offshore outsourcing landscape. It has a rapidly growing base of low-cost IT pros, but other dynamics dominate the picture. With economic growth of more than 11% a year, China's poised to become the world's third-largest economy, and many CIOs think they need a presence in the country. Call it the "just gotta be in China" syndrome. Yet the last decade of

The Father Of Indian Outsourcing

2007-06-05T07:11:00.000-07:00

Mumbai, India - In the days leading up to India's '90s outsourcing boom, one of its pioneers remembers starting presentations to prospective American clients by telling them, "You probably think I travel to the office on a bullock cart."At a time when India is firmly established on the global map, that line seems outdated, slightly offensive even. But Raman Roy, CEO of outsourcing firm Quatrro,

Checklist: Outsourcing in China

2007-06-05T06:52:00.000-07:00

Finding a company to outsource with in China is an important undertaking. Our expert offers this checklist of the key factors you need to consider when selecting a partner. By David Dan, D Square Transformation Consulting -- Electronic Business, 5/29/2007 China is a hot choice for hardware outsourcing, as we've seen three major industrial clusters build a sufficient supply of engineering talent

Software park targets Japanese outsourcing

2007-06-05T06:50:00.000-07:00

SHENZHEN: Hitachi Systems & Services (HSS) signed an agreement with Shenzhen Software Park yesterday to train outsourcing managers targeting the booming Japanese market. The move will allow the IT-driven southern city to take a slice of the growing software outsourcing business from Japan, the world's second-largest technology market, said Zeng Guozhong, director of Shenzhen Software Park's

Outsourcing the news business overseas

2007-06-05T06:48:00.000-07:00

Changes around the Monopoly board of news-media ownership make good copy, and who next takes charge of which industry giant may even matter a little. But when it comes to making a real difference in the journalism you see, the question of which coven of the wealthy and willing sits in which boardroom clamoring for more-cheaper-faster matters less than underlying trends in the way the news

Major Outsourcers Claim Innovation is Key to Outsourcing Success

2007-06-05T01:55:00.000-07:00

DALLAS, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- At the first annual Alsbridge Outsourcing Leadership Provider Forum held in Dallas, representatives of the leading outsourcing providers offered up their concerns over margin pressures, offshore strategies and the need for innovation. The event included a collaborative session following the Alsbridge proprietary Sourcing Alignment Session (TM) methodology and will

Asia-Pacific Business Process Outsourcingmarket to grow 16 per cent

2007-06-05T01:52:00.000-07:00

Singapore - The Asia-Pacific's Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) market is expected to be worth 8.3 billion US dollars by the end of this year compared to 7 billion a year earlier, research agency IDC said on Monday. The market is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 16 per cent until 2011 to reach 14.8 billion US dollars, IDC added. 'We can essentially view the BPO market in the

Japan Outsources Data Center Work to China

2007-06-03T19:32:00.000-07:00

There's an advantage to the Chinese being able to read the Japanese characters...most of them anyway.One of Japan's leading temporary staffing agencies, Tempstaff Co., has opened a data center in China. When all is said and done, 220 people will be working for Japan at the new place in Suzhou.Tempstaff workers in Japan will scan documents - surveys, applications - and send them to China for

印度外包转移中国

2007-06-02T07:33:00.000-07:00

When Infosys Technologies began scouting for an alternative to India as a source of unlimited, low-cost human resources, the fast-growing company came up with one answer: its home country's archrival, China.Infosys, the Bangalore-based software services company, and other top Indian outsourcing rivals, including Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro Technologies, are doing application development

EPO to keep the Indian BPO story rolling

2007-05-31T18:09:00.000-07:00

NEW DELHI: India's engineering process outsourcing (EPO) business would grow 10-fold over the next seven years to touch $30 billion and make the country a major hub in this area, says a study released on Friday. "The estimated demand for engineering process outsourcing to India has grown at 30-35 per cent since 2004-06," said the study released here by Commerce Minister Kamal Nath,

Effort BPO to set up call centre in China

2007-05-30T18:01:00.001-07:00

Mumbai based domestic call centre Effort BPO Ltd on Wednesday announced that the company has entered into a joint venture with China-based firm Asia Star and Hong Kong based Triple Three to establish a domestic call centre in China. The three partners will initially invest $1 million and will increase this to $ 6 million over a period of two years. “Effort BPO will be holding 51% equity stake

Global BPO biz may slow to 2% growth

2007-05-30T18:00:00.000-07:00

CHENNAI: Global business process outsourcing sector is likely to see only a modest growth of 2% in 2007, after growing at a compounded annual rate of 14% during the last five years, going by some of the recent indicators, according to a senior industry observer. Mr Indraneel Banerjee, project director, Technology Partners International, a sourcing advisory firm, said the first quarter of 2007

Mumbai firm to train Chinese staff on BPO ops

2007-05-30T17:48:00.000-07:00

MUMBAI: First, it was the software companies; now, it is the turn of BPOs to set up shop in China. Effort BPO, based in Mumbai, has been roped in by Asia Star, a private Chinese telecom services company, and Triple Three, the investment arm of Hong Kong-based export company Mulitex, to set up domestic BPO operations in Shanghai. Effort will partner with Asia Star and Triple Three to set up a

Outsourcing V/s Offshore Outsourcing

2007-05-28T20:28:00.000-07:00

While Outsourcing stands for giving out a part or certain parts of your business operations to a regional or local distinct business entity, offshore outsourcing implies delegation of the selected business operations to an offshore location outside the country. The two concepts share some advantages and differ on others. The common benefits of outsourcing and offshore outsourcing include doing

Where does China stand in BPO race?

2007-05-28T17:58:00.000-07:00

ttrition of employees in other offshore locations like India, would be deeply disappointed by China's slowing offshore drive.China's intension to be favorite alternative BPO hub for MNCs remains a distant dream as it is developing slower than expected.Though the Chinese government came out with supportive ordinance to promote BPO in the country with huge level of visibility on the global arena,

India being Bangalored by China

2007-05-28T06:54:00.000-07:00

The dragon poses a clear danger to India’s outsourcing industryA faint rumble may, on occasion, give forewarning of a continental shift of momentous significance. For BeyondCore, Inc. CEO Arijit Sengupta, an expert on eBusiness standards, it’s a surge in the volume of business enquiries in recent weeks from China, where his California-based technology company doesn’t yet have a presence. That

2007-05-28T06:46:00.000-07:00

New Delhi, May 24: China's push to become an alternate offshoring hub for MNCs tackling soaring wages and high attrition rate in India remains a distant dream as its market is developing slower than expected, a study says. Despite massive government support and huge visibility on the global arena, China's offshore market has not taken off as expected and still has a long way

India still ahead of China in offshore market

2007-05-26T23:10:00.000-07:00

China’s offshore market is developing slower than expected. A recent Forrester report says it’s still a long way off from becoming any competition to India as an alternative BPO hub for MNCs tackling soaring wages and high attrition rate. All that government support and huge visibility in the global arena notwithstanding, China’s offshore market has not taken off as expected, the report says.

China lags far behind India in BPO sector

2007-05-26T04:46:00.000-07:00

NEW DELHI: China's push to become an alternate Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) hub for MNCs tackling soaring wages and high attrition rate in India remains a distant dream as its offshore market is developing slower than expected, a study says. Despite significant government support and huge level of visibility on the global arena, China's offshore market has not taken off as expected and

China-Based Camelot Information Systems Opens U.S. Headquarters in Austin

2007-05-24T19:15:00.000-07:00

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Camelot Information Systems, LLC, a Chinese-based IT services company, has opened its United States headquarters in Austin, Texas through a partnership with Bridge360, an Austin-headquartered

Is dragon leading the race in BPO space?

2007-05-24T18:06:00.000-07:00

NEW DELHI: China's push to become an alternate BPO hub for MNCs tackling soaring wages and high attrition rate in India remains a distant dream as its offshore market is developing slower than expected, a study says. Despite significant government support and huge level of visibility on the global arena, China's offshore market has not taken off as expected and still has a long way to become a

China's bid to rival India as BPO destination a "distant dream": Forrester

2007-05-24T17:48:00.000-07:00

24 May 2007 New Delhi: China's attempt to emerge an alternate offshoring hub to India's soaring salary levels and high attrition rates, remains a distant dream as its market is developing slower than expected, says a new study by technology research

Survey: IT outsourcing to intensify

2007-05-23T05:41:00.000-07:00

Information technology is the most outsourced corporate function and more companies are looking to farm out more work. PriceWaterhouseCoopers interviewed 226 customers and 66 outsourcing service providers. The survey focused on outsourcing across industries and functions, but there were some interesting kernels that are likely to apply to technology management. Among PwC’s findings: 57

Software outsourcing exceeded USUS$1.4 billion last year

2007-05-23T05:39:00.000-07:00

At present, the scope of China's software outsourcing service market has reached US$1.43 billion , up by 55.4 percent from the same period last year. The software outsourcing service has become one new growth point of China's software industry. Xiao Hua, director of the Electronic Products Management Department, in the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), pointed this out at the 2007 China (

Pharmaceutical Outsourcing’s New Frontiers

2007-05-23T04:50:00.000-07:00

Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Data Management By Vicki Tauscher Phelan and Charles ArnoldEquaTerra As companies in the pharmaceutical industry continue their drive to reduce costs and enhance efficiency by outsourcing various processes, they are increasingly pursuing newer areas, specifically pharmacovigilance and clinical data management.Compelled by both external market factors and

Outsourcing jobs: Why Dalian is so hot right now

2007-05-23T04:32:00.000-07:00

By Robert L. Mitchell on Tue, 05/22/2007 - 9:05am While U.S. workers may lament the loss of IT jobs to New Delhi and other parts of India, workers there could soon be looking over their shoulders - at China. India's efforts to educate its large potential workforce and to upgrade the infrastructure to facilitate commerce around outsourcing facilities aren't keeping up with demand,

Outsourcing not the job killer once feared: Statistics Canada

2007-05-23T03:14:00.000-07:00

Anne Howland, CanWest News ServicePublished: Tuesday, May 22, 2007OTTAWA - The move by Canadian companies to outsource some of their operations to lower-wage countries such as China and India has not had the effect on domestic employment that many feared, a new study suggests. There is no clear evidence that "occupations potentially subject to service offshoring displayed smaller employment

india vs. China: The other side of the story

2007-05-22T03:47:00.000-07:00

I was asked by a reader, “so why do you think you will win your bet with Benny?” Most of India’s strengths are self-evident and have been widely written up. Here are a couple of thoughts on why I still believe I will win the bet:Be careful what you wish for, or in other words, how China may fall victim to its own success: The Chinese government tends to think big and right now it is

China labor prices are rising - What it means for outsourcing

2007-05-22T03:35:00.000-07:00

By Charlie Barnhart May 21, 2007 China's labor costs for electronics manufacturing are rising even faster than I thought they would. In my work for the Outsourcing Navigator Series, I see dozens of quotations for manufacturing projects each month, and nearly every one includes a China

China labor prices are rising - what it means for outsourcing

2007-05-21T07:05:00.000-07:00

China’s labor costs for electronics manufacturing are rising even faster than I thought they would. In my work for the Outsourcing Navigator Series, I see dozens of quotations for manufacturing projects each month, and nearly every one includes a China estimate. Based on this information, I’ve concluded the following: Before November 2006, China’s labor costs were rising 3 to 5

China targeting outsourcing potential to boost economy

2007-05-21T07:03:00.000-07:00

New Delhi, May 19 : China's Jiangsu Province is targetting outsourcing as potential area for economic growth in the next few years.Zhang Weiguo, the deputy governor of the province, was quoted by The China Daily as saying that a national strategic blueprint to develop the outsourcing industry is being given due consideration by the authorities.He said the blueprint aims to provide new

Get More from Outsourcing

2007-05-21T06:56:00.000-07:00

Most of us fear outsourcing, and with reason: Our jobs are on the line. Still, most of us work for organizations that will engage in one or more outsourcing deals. Learning how to deal with the changes outsourcing brings can actually work in our favor. Here are some tips. Work on the outsourcing relationship. Most companies put little time or effort into these relationships, which soon become

BTO industry to be USD 680 billion by 2008-09

2007-05-21T06:41:00.000-07:00

The market potential of the Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO) industry is expected to be aroundUSD 680 billion by 2008-09 and grow at the rate of five per cent,according to a ASSOCHAM study.The study said the percentage of BTO services in the outsourcing spectrum was expected to increase from 19 per cent in 2004 to 31 per cent by 2009.While, West Bengal is considered as one of the

Now, outsourcing gets personal

2007-05-19T21:38:00.000-07:00

NEW DELHI: It's the latest buzzword in outsourcing and soon it may touch your life personally. For outsourcing is fast transforming itself from being a multi-people oriented activity to an individual one. And the new word for it is PPO or person-to-person outsourcing. Already, it's generating revenue worth $250 million annually worldwide, and by 2015, it's expected to be worth $2 billion.

Knowledge process outsourcing will be a growth story: experts

2007-05-18T22:33:00.000-07:00

Published: Friday, 18 May, 2007, 01:17 PM Doha TimeCHENNAI: In an office in the southern port city of Chennai, analysts pore over stock market data for a London-based fund company, searching for investment opportunities.Some 1,900km away in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of Delhi, lawyers have taken over research and patent filing for several Western technology and healthcare companies.These are

11th Annual Outsourcing Excellence Awards

2007-05-16T22:13:00.000-07:00

Winners Reveal Insights into Achieving Strategic Business Goals DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Outsourcing Center, the world’s premier source of information about outsourcing, announced today the following winners of

With a little innovation, who needs outsourcing?

2007-05-16T03:25:00.000-07:00

(FSB Magazine) -- The shop floor at specialty blades smells like machine oil, but nary a drop of the greasy glop can be seen. The bright, airy room is so quiet that the few scattered workers chat between stations without raising their voices. The robotic cutting machines gleam, the racks on the metal shelves are neatly labeled, the floor is pristine. Since when does the gritty world of small

US-China: maintaining a fine balance

2007-05-16T03:22:00.000-07:00

t was a busy week for companies across the US. They were playing host and putting their products on display as the Chinese went on their annual shopping spree across 24 cities in the US. This has become one of the annual rituals between the two giants, partly to bring sanity to the highly one-sided trade numbers and mostly to cool down the rising tempers of the US political and business faction

Increased Outsourcing Drives Growth in the Asian Semiconductor Packaging and Manufacturing Markets

2007-05-16T03:20:00.000-07:00

SINGAPORE, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asian semiconductor packaging andmanufacturing markets look set for robust growth in the coming years.Future market growth will likely be governed by semiconductor companiesincreasingly outsourcing their manufacturing activities to low-cost Asianfoundries as well as the move towards smaller geometries and migrationtowards a fabless business model. New

Achievo Canada Ranked Among Top 100 Solution Providers by Computer Dealer News

2007-05-16T03:18:00.000-07:00

SAN RAMON, Calif., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Achievo(R) Corporation, the leading global software and information technology outsourcing provider with a local front-end and China back-end service model, today announced that Achievo Canada has been ranked by Computer Dealer News (CDN) as one of the top 100 solution providers. "Achievo is one of those smart companies that have been running under the

Collaborative outsourcing may be the way to go

2007-05-15T06:09:00.000-07:00

The key theme of industry researcher Gartner's conference in London earlier this year was “Strategic Multisourcing” or the ability to work with multiple vendors for undertaking all the contextual work that that is better left to third party providers, while a company focuses on what is truly core to its own operations. For many of the Fortune 1000 and FTSE 100 companies, this is not a new theme,

Time for some BPO magic: 99.9% accuracy = 1.8% accuracy!

2007-05-15T05:26:00.000-07:00

Fifteen Stanford students are working with me this quarter as part of a Stanford Marketing class. One of them recently asked me: “How can you say there is a quality problem with Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) if most vendors advertise 99.9% accuracy?” Before I could answer him, I had to explain what 99.9% accuracy really meant:Is it document-level, field-level or even character-level accuracy

Speedy Outsourcing: From Order Taker to Business Enabler in 10 Months

2007-05-13T05:08:00.000-07:00

Ron Kifer is a renaissance CIO. At a time when most CIOs are talking about going beyond keeping the day-to-day IT ops running to align IT with business goals, Kifer is one of the few who has actually done so — and that too in not one, but in multiple organizations. His most recent win has been at Applied Materials, a $9.2 billion nanomanufacturing technology company. Kifer has been at Applied

Opinion: Get more from outsourcing

2007-05-13T05:06:00.000-07:00

Most of us fear outsourcing, and with reason: Our jobs are on the lineBy Bruce A. StewartComputerworld MalaysiaMost of us fear outsourcing, and with reason: Our jobs are on the line. Still, most of us work for organizations that will engage in one or more outsourcing deals. Learning how to deal with the changes outsourcing brings can actually work in our favor. Here are some tips. Work on the

Industry Parks in China Aim at a Better Future Through Innovation

2007-05-13T05:02:00.000-07:00

BEIJING, May 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, China's leadingresearch, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the firstChinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong, recently pointed out thatindustry parks of today should become more internationally-focused,

Revenue from China's offshore software outsourcing market to grow five fold over next five years

2007-05-13T05:00:00.000-07:00

Shanghai. May 11. INTERFAX-CHINA - Total revenue from China's offshore software outsourcing market will grow five fold over the next five years and the compound annual growth rate of the market will reach 37.9 percent, according to a recent report on the market by a market research firm. The report found that China's offshore software outsourcing market continued to grow rapidly in 2006, with

Outsourcing the Future?

2007-05-13T04:57:00.000-07:00

Two Duke scholars say U.S. could be outpaced in graduating higher-degree engineers. May 11, 2007By Marisa Taylor It’s the favorite gloomy warning of politicians and educators: the United States is falling behind China and India in math, science, and, thus, high-tech jobs. Should we be forcing kids to do their math homework? One U.S. scholar said it might be too late for that. Entrepreneur and

Chinese offshore software market to grow

2007-05-13T04:48:00.000-07:00

Total revenue from China's offshore software outsourcing market will grow fivefold over the next five years and the compound annual growth rate of the market will reach 37.9%, according to a recent report by market research firm IDC. The report found that China's offshore software outsourcing market continued to grow rapidly in 2006, with total revenue from the market reaching £700m up 48.4% from

BPO not a cost-cutting ploy: Survey

2007-05-13T03:28:00.002-07:00

Outsourcing to markets like India is not a cost-cutting ploy any longer. Company bosses are focusing on winning new customers in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China, a survey by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests. India comes second to China, which is seen as the most promising market, with nearly four fifths of all companies planning to sell their products there.

India's largest BPO plans $600 mn IPO in US

2007-05-13T03:28:00.001-07:00

ndia's largest business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, Genpact, plans to raise $600 million (around Rs 2,500 crore) in an initial public offering (IPO) of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The face value of the offered shares is 1 cent.It will thus become the largest Indian IPO in the US and follows two other Indian BPOs - WNS (NYSE) and EXL Services (Nasdaq). The proceeds from

Report: Outsourcing threatens innovation

2007-05-13T03:19:00.000-07:00

By: BRADLEY J. FIKES - Staff Writer SAN DIEGO -- Outsourcing manufacturing to other countries is undermining the innovation that's supposed to keep our technology-based economy growing, states a new report from a San Diego-based entrepreneur and industry observer.The physical process of manufacturing is closely linked to innovation, said Michele Nash-Hoff, president of ElectroFab Sales,

CCID Consulting: China's IT Education and Training Services, Hard to Satisfy the Users

2007-05-10T05:11:00.000-07:00

BEIJING, May 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong (stock code: HK08235), recently reviewed China's IT services market in the first quarter of 2007. CCID says that, affected by a slowdown in system integration and hardware support services, sales volume in

Smart Strategies for Successful Offshore Outsourcing

2007-05-09T06:14:00.000-07:00

First of all, you have to understand what offshore outsourcing services really imply. Offshore outsourcing means that a company will be hiring another company to work on their business processes. The company that offers offshore outsourcing services will be doing the business process or part of the business process.Companies in developed countries, such as the United States, Canada, and European

India and China, the two emerging giants

2007-05-09T06:10:00.000-07:00

The fact is incontrovertible that India would land in the company of developed nations by 2020. She would infact take over some of European economies like Italy, Germany and Spain and would further move to become the world’s third largest economy by 2040.

Offshore Outsourcing enabled Transformation

2007-05-09T06:08:00.000-07:00

As per a recent McKinsey Article “we continue to find that companies make suboptimal design choices when crafting offshoring programs. Some lack awareness of the vendors’ capabilities or feel pressure to capture near-term cost benefits without thinking through a two- or three-year plan strategically. Others have preconceived notions about what they must keep close at hand.” As an offshore

How to Brand IT Outsourcing Services

2007-05-09T03:31:00.000-07:00

The most common and least understood marketing barrier facing outsourcing service providers is the absence of a strong brand. Most brands associated with IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS) companies are chosen on the basis of criteria relevant to where outsourcing firms are based, rather than where they intend to do business.In the outsourcing industry, branding challenges are most acute for

What The World Is Flat Means to IT Outsourcing

2007-05-06T04:56:00.000-07:00

By Ben Worthen May 01, 2007 — CIO — Nandan Nilekani, CEO of the outsourcing firm Infosys and the man who inspired the phrase “the world is flat,” is pushing a new mantra that could become just as universal: “Work will be done where it makes the most sense.” Relaxing on the couch in his Bangalore office, Nilekani

Cost Effective Solution: Outsourcing

2007-05-03T21:49:00.000-07:00

Outsourcing is done to save money, improve quality, or free company resources for other activities. Outsourcing was first done in the data-processing industry and has spread to areas, including call centers. Outsourcing is the wave of the future. The decision to outsource is often made in the interest of lowering firm costs, redirecting or conserving energy

More Satisfaction: Outsourcing or Offshoring?

2007-05-03T20:43:00.000-07:00

ffshoring provides more satisfaction than outsourcing even though the former is used lesser, says a recent study by Bain & Company. Only 37% of respondents to the survey use offshoring while the percentage of outsourcing practitioners is 70% (almost double). At the same time, the satisfaction level from outsourcing is 3.68 points and the satisfaction level from offshoring stands at 3.70 points. (

Brewing Up IT Success: Outsource Your Network Globally

2007-05-03T20:42:00.000-07:00

By Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Editor In 15 years, InBev, a Belgian beer manufacturer, went from No. 17 to the leading brewer in the world. After reaching the pinnacle, it wanted to stay there. "It's easy to become the biggest. We wanted to become the best. We'd been doing things the same way for 50 years. So, we needed to examine if this was still the right way. If not, we had to find out how we

China Leaps Forward In Advanced Tech Education

2007-05-03T07:31:00.000-07:00

BY SHEILA RILEY FOR INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 5/1/2007 As policymakers grow increasingly alarmed over the threat outsourced research and development poses to U.S. engineering competitiveness, a new study shows China leading in graduate degree-level engineers capable of advanced research and development. In a recent Duke University study, researchers said China is overtaking the U.S. and

IDC Highlights the Strengths of the Russian Software Development Outsourcing Industry

2007-05-03T07:29:00.000-07:00

Twenty Companies Share Experience, Best Practices for Engagement [USPRwire, Wed May 02 2007] The Russian Software Developers Association (RUSSOFT) today announced the results of a study which focuses on Russia as a location for offshore software development. The study, produced by IDC and sponsored by Russoft, bases its findings on interviews with U.S. and European firms

RACINE, Wis.,– SC Johnson China has been named a Best Employer in China, by Hewitt Associates. SC Johnson China ranked third on this year’s list.

2007-05-03T07:27:00.000-07:00

RACINE, Wis.,– SC Johnson China has been named a Best Employer in China, by Hewitt Associates. SC Johnson China ranked third on this year’s list. “Congratulations to the people of SC Johnson China for this wonderful achievement,” said Steven Stanbrook, President – Developing Markets. “This award speaks to our commitment to developing and maintaining great workplaces in all our offices and plants

What's the Weak Point of China's Current IT Outsourcing?

2007-05-03T07:26:00.000-07:00

BEIJING, May 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The information technology outsourcing (ITO) industry in China is still in a starting stage. But, it has already shown a strong growth momentum. Software outsourcing has been the most outstanding aspect. CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong,

Talk of India, China dominates Wharton summit

2007-05-03T07:25:00.000-07:00

Panelists suggest countries crucial to global businessBy G. Venkat Ganeshan PHILADELPHIA — India and China were the main topics of interest at The Wharton Economic Summit held last month by the University of Pennsylvania's The Wharton School in Philadelphia. Several panelists across all sessions highlighted the underlying importance of the two Asian nations and the value they hold for

Gartner says companies must have a ³Chindia² strategy

2007-05-03T06:51:00.000-07:00

03 May 2007 Gartner, Inc To stay competitive in the global economy, it¹s imperative that IT organisations implement a ³Chindia² strategy, according to Gartner. Gartner analysts examine how China and India are altering the future of technology and innovation in the newly released book, IT and The East, published by Harvard Business School Press.³Today China and India are producing some of

The Advantages of Direct Manufacturing Outsourcing in China

2007-05-01T05:08:00.000-07:00

By: John Roker In today’s global economy, attaining a competitive edge is vital. With many companies competing in crowded marketplaces, having to compete on price alone has become a reality for many companies. Ensuring that you are getting the best price possible for inventory is a vital process that should be equally as important to a company

World: Survey Says Asian Countries Most Advanced In 'E-Readiness'

2007-05-01T05:05:00.000-07:00

By Jan Jun An Iranian Internet cafe in Tehran (file photo)(epa) LONDON, 30 April 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The annual global survey of "e-readiness," published by London's Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), shows that the so-called "Asian Tigers" have been the biggest advancers in "e-readiness." "E-readiness"

The truth about China

2007-05-01T05:04:00.000-07:00

China is looking to be more than just a strategic solution for low-cost labor arbitrage Way back in the day, the term "old China hand" referred to a diplomat or journalist who had spent years stationed in China and, as a result, understood Chinese culture, politics, and ways of doing business. This week I spoke with two of what I would call "new China hands," Matthew Growney and James

Outsourcing and the Strong CIO

2007-05-01T03:01:00.000-07:00

pril 30, 2007 (Computerworld) -- To all those who think outsourcing will lead to the marginalization or elimination of CIOs, I have two words: You’re wrong.The truth is that outsourcing makes strong IT leadership even more critical. Outsourcing success can be elusive. Studies have shown that a low percentage of outsourcing relationships are considered successes, and at least 50% of outsourcing

China Makes List For World's Best Outsourcing Service Providers

2007-04-30T06:11:00.000-07:00

April 30, 2007 -- IBM ranked number one on the list of the world's top outsourcing service providers, according the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). In their second annual Global Outsourcing 100 list, Neusoft of Shenyang, a Chinese firm, was among the leading 25 providers for the first time. Indian companies on the list include

Pharma offshoring will present a $7 billion opportunity by 2013

2007-04-30T01:33:00.001-07:00

The pharma outsourcing business in India will grow to around $7 billion (Rs28,700 crore) by 2013, as global firms seek to leverage advantages related to cost and quality the country possesses, said a report by research firm Frost & Sullivan.Another report, by Pune-based research firm Value Notes, forecasts a growth of 23.6% a year for the industry up to 2010.India is a preferred destination for

Pharma offshoring will present a $7 billion opportunity by 2013

2007-04-30T01:33:00.000-07:00

Outsourcing's Next Wave

2007-04-29T21:36:00.000-07:00

The next wave of outsourcing is about assessing all aspects of an organization's business activities to determine if and where there are opportunities to leverage outsourcers' capabilities, intellectual property, best practices, global infrastructure or geographic presence to access resources and capabilities around the globe. Locate call

Gartner Says Companies Must Have a ''Chindia'' Strategy

2007-04-26T00:56:00.000-07:00

Analysts Highlight Findings From Latest Book “IT and The East” During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2007 Emerging Trends Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2007 DALIAN - China's growing software outsourcing trade with Japan is expected to rise even faster after Premier Wen Jiabao's "ice-melting" visit to Japan. "China accounted for more than 60 percent of Japan's outsourced software trade in 2006 and has become the country's biggest software outsourcing base," said Mine Shentaro, of the Japan

Project watch - Chinese outsourcing on the rise

2007-04-25T00:10:00.000-07:00

2nd April 2007 By Patrick Wachter With its low-cost, high-skilled and plentiful labour force, China has been working hard in recent years to put itself on the map as a viable offshore destination for IT services work. Patrick Wachter investigates. While the largest of the Chinese offshore suppliers have posted remarkable growth numbers recently, their efforts on the whole have been