Offshore Outsourcing : Getting It Right the First Time
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Offshore outsourcing of services has caught the imagination of corporate boardrooms. Several Fortune 100 firms in North America, Northern Europe, and Japan have significant offshore outsourcing initiatives in place, reaping their benefits ahead of their competitors. The rush towards offshore outsourcing has turned into a stampede, fueled by access to lower-cost, high-quality labor, enabled by communications and other technologies.
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Getting offshoring right.
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