Enter Argentina as a nearshore destination...
It's taken several years, but Cap Gemini's newly aquired center in Buenos Aires is a significant development for the country as a sourcing location. With GDP growth running at 4.
View ArticleWill an economic downturn spark a new wave of outsourcing growth?
we have to look at the underlying drivers behind outsourcing to understand what is going on
View ArticleIs the world really that "flat"?
This will provoke some heavy thinking... if we could turn the population of the earth into a small community of 100 people, keeping the same proportions we have today, it would be something like this.....
View ArticleOutsourcing Predictions for 2008... in a nutshell
Let's not beat around the bush...here's what happening next year:1) Offshoring panic will continue, but will force providers to innovate;2) The standardization of technology platforms within Business...
View ArticleIs India adapting to the Night Shift?
These health and social issues are very symptomatic of a developing economy like India - and my only surprise is the speed at which it is happening
View ArticleBeing middle-seated in the back row
I got middle-seated again- in the back row - courtesy of Delta Airlines. Not only that, we sat on the tarmac for 2 hours waiting for the "traffic" to clear (heh?
View ArticleIs Bangalore no longer a cost-saving location?
My good friend and former colleague at the Yankee Group, Arijit "Apu" Sengupta (pictured) - who is now CEO of outsourcing quality improvement software firm BeyondCore - alerted me to a startup that...
View ArticleMaintaining a 25% profit margin in this crazy world of globalization
How TCS has managed to maintain profit margins at the 25% level, despite intense pressures from wage inflation, employee attrition, aggressive competition and rupee appreciation against the dollar and...
View ArticleOutsourcing innovation at Burger King
Not only is the fast food giant driving customer loyalty with its amusing new advertising campaign, but it also is leveraging the latest sourcing models to drive down costs and improve the customer...
View ArticleThe 2008 Election and Outsourcing... have your say
I thought it would be interesting to have a "reverse poll" and get your take on who you would LEAST like to see in the Whitehouse next year
View ArticleHas Europe lost the offshore war?
European IT services firms...1. Have failed to see the emerging competitive scenario2. Face revenue deflation pressure from a smart arbitrage strategy3. Have not addressed the holistic transformational...
View ArticleShould your firm offload its offshore operations to an outsourcing provider?
Some interesting debate going on regarding whether firms which have already established offshore service centers (termed as "captives") are better off selling these centers to outsourcing providers
View ArticleIndian outsourcing redux
Indian outosurcing: is it dying, or maturing... what is your experience?
View ArticleOutsourcing highlights for April
Highlights from the award-winning outsourcing blog Horses for Sources for the month of April
View Article2010 Predictions for the Outsourcing Industry
"There is not one living being that can accurately predict the outcome of this crisis, all we can do is continue the dialog and the answers will slowly unravel". Here are 2010 Predictions for the...
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