5. “Since the Industrial Revolution, companies have
grappled with how they can exploit their competitive
advantage to increase their markets and their profits.
The model for most of the 20th century was a large
integrated company that can “own, manage, and
directly control” its assets.”
source: http://bit.ly/4R73hr
42. Linda Wertheimer “Well, what do you think? Is inshoring likely to catch on or do
you think bottom line realities continue to point offshore?"
Christine Ferrusi Ross "I think the reality is actually both. I think in the short term,
economic realities make it as cost effective in certain situations to have your call
centers or other kind of work done in the United States. Long term, you also have to
think, though, about population trends. We might not have the taleI think in the short
term, economic realities make it as cost effective in certain situations to have your call
centers or other kind of work done in the United States. Long term, you also have to
think, though, about population trends. We might not have the talent for I.T. to ever
really come back onshore fully, if you think about, as the United States, we're an older
population. Whereas, if you looked at India, their median age of the population is
much younger.”
source: http://j.mp/8pKl7M
43. “More aggressive outsourcers are aiming to create radical
business models that can give them an edge and change the
game in their industries. Old-line multinationals see
offshoring as a catalyst for a broader plan to overhaul
outdated office operations and prepare for new competitive
battles..."This isn't about labor cost," says Daniel Marovitz,
technology managing director for Deutsche Bank's global
businesses (DB ). "The issue is that if you don't do it, you
won't survive."
source: http://j.mp/lfVL2
44. “The shift toward outsourcing is the clearest sign yet
that Stringer wants Sony to act more like Apple
(AAPL) or Cisco (CSCO). They consistently earn fatter
profit margins by designing their own products and
leaving manufacturing to others, and have made
serious inroads into portable music players and home
entertainment systems, where Sony was once king.
source: http://j.mp/8vJibN
46. “Shifts in exchange rates, plus the strain on resources
needed to manage a relationship with an overseas
plant, make manufacturing in the U.S. newly viable
for some. Nearby production facilities are particularly
important for companies whose products have a short
life span and can't sit in transit for weeks, or for whom
custom orders and quick turnaround are the norm.”
source: http://j.mp/6gIjO8
47. “...there's the unmeasurable aspect of what happens when a
company is no longer a culture but an amalgamation of
outsourcing partners. They may add great efficiency into the
business, but they generally add nothing to the long-term
vision. As most companies that have been around awhile are
aware, great ideas don't always come from the people at the
top. Outsourcing can eliminate an entire interaction layer that
is impossible to measure with objective tools. Cultures are
inextricably linked to innovation and quality, and the less
there is of the former the more the latter two will suffer in the
long term.”
source: http://j.mp/2jLUzL
48. “Child labor pervades the developing world. The
International Labour Office estimates that at least 250
million children between the ages of 5 and 15 are
working...”
source: http://j.mp/5vGq8H
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E Are Outsourced Jobs Coming Back?(11:00-12:00 PM)(Broadcast transcript)(Audio file).
