Nearshoring
The New Nearshoring Game
July 21 by Ilan OshriThe competition between nearshoring locations has intensified in recent years, with new locations pitching their attractiveness every year. However, the old game played by established nearshoring loca...
Building a Case for Reshoring: Total Cost of Ownership and Beyond
December 01 by SSON EditorAs organizations increasingly question the value of offshoring (due in large part to rising wages and the adoption of automation) the concept of reshoring is gaining favor both as a solution to addr...
GBS Lacking in Integrated IT Services and Governance [Report]
August 19 by SSONKPMG has just released its 2Q 2014 "pulse survey" report, which interprets market conditions for shared servers outsourcing practitioners. Integration ranks highly, as practitioners acknowledge th...
Why is the UK becoming Increasingly Attractive as a Sourcing Location?
November 01 by The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network EditorAs client companies increasingly value quality over cost considerations, countries like the UK have more to offer. A comparative analysis of 7 countries across Europe, weighting attributes like Skil...
As Nearshoring Gains Popularity, will the UK be the "Next Big Thing" in Outsourcing?
October 29 by Ilan OshriThink outsourcing. Now think location. You are probably thinking India, China or perhaps Central Eastern Europe. Think again.I have recently studied the attractiveness of the UK (with M.N. Ravishankar...
Backsourcing: Can you do it right?
May 06 by Ilan OshriIs 'backsourcing' the right strategy? Let's consider, to start, some recent decisions. The list is long, so just to name a few:American Airlines brought back its IT infrastructure from IBM in 2007.JPM...
Will the Sourcing Train Head Back Home?
May 06 by SSONJust as we are increasingly hearing "backsourcing" or "nearshoring" mentioned in the same breath as "rethinking sourcing strategy", some news sites are reporting on a trend that may well be a sign o...