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IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
The Biggest Challenges Facing Manufacturers -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Responses Offshore competition. Finding and retaining skilled labor. Rising costs. Government regulations. Sound familiar? Manufacturing managers share many of the same headaches and confront common challenges.   |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006 |
Outsourcing's Next Steps When it's best not to chase cheap labor. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2004
Purdum & Teresko |
Smart Outsourcing Rather than get too worried about jobs we are losing, we have to ask ourselves what we are really good at and how we can do it better. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006
John S. McClenahen |
Outsourcing: Hedge the Low-Wage Wager Manufacturers are still chasing cheap labor around the world. But they'd be well advised not to place all of their outsourcing stake on it. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Manufacturing's Biggest Challenges -- IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey Responses If you come to work everyday worrying about global competition, finding and keeping skilled labor, raw material shortages, and the quality of your product, you're not alone. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2009
David Blanchard |
IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey Comments on Manufacturing's Biggest Challenge: The Economy As part of the IndustryWeek 2009 Salary Survey, we asked the open-ended question: What is the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry today? |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Sourcing in Low-Cost Countries: By The Numbers Top 5 reasons companies source in low-cost countries. |
CIO
November 17, 2008
Albert Lee |
How to Choose the Right IT Outsourcing Provider Selecting an outsourcing provider can be difficult, but these project management tips will help you pick the right vendor to meet your current and future needs, and ensure the success of your project. |
Insurance & Technology
August 31, 2010
Matt Gunn |
5 Hot Outsourcing Markets While India remains a favorite destination for financial services IT outsourcing, five up-and-coming global regions are competing for business. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Thoughts on Offshoring and Outsourcing Who benefits when companies move operations abroad? Relocating some operations offshore appears to be a smart economic move for some companies. But not all companies are thinking everything through before doing so. And as American jobs are lost, the issue of global outsourcing has become a hot one. Is it really so bad? |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
The Do-It-Yourself Guide Is it always cheaper to farm it out, or should some things stay in-house? Here are six ways to help crack the "make or buy" mystery. |
CFO
October 1, 2009
Josh Hyatt |
The New Calculus of Offshoring For years the offshoring boom was driven by one factor: savings. Today the decision is much more complicated. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006
Patricia Panchak |
Editor's Page -- Next-Generation Outsourcing A new realism about manufacturing outsourcing takes hold. |
HRO Today
April 2008
Barron & Ranjan |
Embracing the World's Offerings Global sourcing is increasingly a valuable tool for achieving business process outsourcing cost savings, and HR outsourcing buyers, long holdouts against offshoring, will finally start to give in to its alluring value. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Five Keys to Managing Supplier Information Technology can certainly help, but only if you take all the necessary steps. |
CIO
February 1, 2007
Stephanie Overby |
Secrets of Offshoring Success Even as offshore outsourcing has matured, best practices have been few. Now two top academics reveal the principles that should guide CIOs. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Welcome Back U.S. Manufacturing It's too early to tell whether high fuel prices and the falling dollar will be enough to bring offshored operations back home, but some recent moves suggest it's possible. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Global Sourcing Checklist So you've decided to source your products from overseas. Now what are you going to do? These 10 tips should help get you started. |
CIO
February 1, 2007
Margaret Locher |
Eastern Europe New Outsourcing Hot Spot A new study says Eastern Europe has the potential to be the next outsourcing hotspot. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2007
Anderson & Moultrup |
Investing Worldwide Ongoing challenges will continue to impact the current wave of global expansion, including changes in interest rates, oil prices, terrorist activities, and governmental trade restrictions. Still, the impact of globalization is too large to be ignored. |
Wall Street & Technology
November 29, 2004
Jim Middlemiss |
Riga to Manila to Mumbai More Wall Street firms are considering offshore outsourcing than ever before - and their choices are growing by the minute. |
CFO
March 17, 2003
Laton McCartney |
A Shore Thing? Risk and reward have always been major factors in offshore outsourcing. The trick, of course, is to mitigate the former while maximizing the latter. |
CIO
July 15, 2006
Stephanie Overby |
2006 Global Outsourcing Guide Risks, rewards, challenges and opportunities, country by country. Asia: India... Philippines... Malaysia... China... Europe: Ireland... Romania... Hungary... Bulgaria... Africa: Ghana... The Americas: Mexico... Canada... Costa Rica... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2007
Stephen Cass |
Where the Jobs Are A survey of 752 IEEE members about the past, present, and future technological trends. Overall, the news is encouraging for the tech industry, albeit not spectacular. |
Global Services
November 25, 2007
Adyasha Sinha |
Emerging Bangalores and Shanghais in LatAm As "homeshoring" picks up in the outsourcing arena, various Latin American cities are emerging as the new Bangalores and Shanghais for the customers based in the U.S.A. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 15, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Perspectives: Outsourcing Various bank executives weigh in on outsourcing issues, such as strategy, data security risks, specialized services, and emerging markets and how nearshoring fits into the outsourcing picture. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Outsourcing: Who's Safe Anymore? The U.S. federal budget deficit will limit help to displaced workers. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Durfee & O'Sullivan |
Offshoring by the Numbers Results of our survey of 275 finance executives at a broad range of companies. |
CIO
May 1, 2012
Maryfran Johnson |
Are CIOs Looking to Bring Outsourced IT Jobs Back In-House? Why CIOs are changing their outsourcing strategy to bring more IT jobs back in-house. |
Global Services
November 29, 2007 |
The Future of Tech Jobs By 2010, companies will be outsourcing, insourcing and multisourcing. Globalization, technology and the increased utilization of just-in-time operational platforms are just a few of the contributing factors in the loss of job security. |
CRM
March 1, 2008
Christopher Musico |
Re-shoring Contact Centers A rise in customer dissatisfaction with offshore contact centers has many companies looking to relocate closer to home. |
Global Services
November 5, 2007
Singh & Puryear |
Beyond Single Site, Single Provider As companies measure their offshore presence, they grapple with two large challenges. First, the increasing imbalance between workforce supply and demand, and second, where to site their offshore activities. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 24, 2010
Steve Martin |
Is Banking Ripe for Outsourcing? Several trends in the outsourcing provider space are altering the outsourcing value proposition for banks. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2008
John Teresko |
Before Offshoring, Consider Homegrown Options A software solution that can help determine whose factory you should be using - your own or a facility in a low-cost labor country. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Walking into Walls Learn to overcome these five obstacles to building a reliable supplier network. |
CIO
April 6, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
IT Outsourcing in Latin America: 9 Things Your Vendor Won't Tell You The Latin American IT services market is heating up, but buyer beware: There are hidden costs and issues that could affect your nearer-shore outsourcing deal. |
Global Services
December 4, 2008
Masur & Baldia |
Outsourcing in a Challenging Economy: The Multisourcing Alternative Many companies today are increasingly recognizing the possible benefits of a newer strategy known as multisourcing, which may well be a particularly effective strategy in rough economic times |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 7, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Sourcing Strategies Banks face myriad sourcing options, from build versus buy to in-sourcing and outsourcing. To select the right strategy, banks must determine which processes or services offer the most opportunity for competitive advantage or cost savings. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Strategies for Strategic Sourcing While some manufacturers have assumed the potential risk of buying from international sources, many still are giving them the cold shoulder. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006
Jill Jusko |
Outsoucing: Supply-Chain Stretch With a little help from vendor partners, manufacturers meet growing value-chain challenges. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2006 |
Letters To The Editor For February 2005 Readers debate whether offshoring involves ethical choices or conscience calmers? |
Food Engineering
September 3, 2007
Jim Getchell |
Globalization: Where in the World is Your Supply Chain? Globalization and outsourcing offer opportunities and risks for US food manufacturers striving to optimize their supply chains. |
CIO
August 31, 2010
Stephanie Overby |
Rural Outsourcing: Why It's Better in Des Moines When it comes to total cost of ownership, outsourcing stateside to Iowa or Arkansas trumps offshoring for some CIOs. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
How Ethical is Your Supply Chain? Supplier ethics management offers a way to plug global ethic gaps. |
National Defense
March 2014
Traci Thompson |
Supplier Codes of Conduct Often Overlooked A thoughtful and effective supplier code not only decreases the likelihood of trouble to a defense contractor because of its supply chain, but also serves as a foundational tool that provides compliance stability and helps drive long-term success. |
CFO
May 1, 2007
Randy Myers |
Going Away The doubts that finance executives once had about offshoring are quickly disappearing as savings and process improvements become too good to pass up. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 26, 2006
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Outsourcing Questions and answers about bank outsourcing. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006
Jonathan Katz |
Outsourcing: Learning To Let Go As manufacturers extend business process outsourcing to processes once considered too critical to farm out, they're reaping the rewards -- and discovering how to overcome the risks. |
Global Services
September 1, 2008 |
The Definitive Survey of Sourcing Advisers Welcome to the first ever study on sourcing advisory companies that covers the views of service buyers and providers. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Cheaper than China: By The Numbers Study shows China might be losing its competitive edge to neighboring nations. |
