nearshore
Why is the Nordics region so "special"?
August 11 by SSONIt's not just because you are on top of the world, geographically speaking, or because the Vikings ruled for so long… It's because you've been smart about containing your industries and have built som...
The 16 Best Articles of 2016
December 19 by SSONThe most important themes covered by my favorite articles of 2016...1. Cockpit ManagementThe Future of Shared Services: an Automated DashboardFor Reliance Industries, shared services is not about labo...
Why GBS Skills are the Required Standard for Tomorrow’s Performance
November 17 by SSONI know, I know… You are being inundated with messages about technology, robotics, as-of-yet-undiscovered new locations, twists on the traditional shared services model itself, and more. And yet, you k...
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...
The Homecoming Revolution
April 08 by Adrian LiRemember the days when the model for outsourcing was simple? Find a country with a low cost labor force, relocate your shared services centre there, then sit back and watch profits soar. It was all t...
New Era Heralds Nearshore Advantage for UK Plc
December 14 by The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network EditorToday's core challenges are talent availability and scaling. The UK offers "nearshore" solutions to both for European organisations. Get a detailed analysis of UK locations and the key advantages...
Is it Time to Reconsider 'Nearshore'?
November 11 by SSON EditorIntroduction There is no denying the continued validity of shared services as a business value enabler. However, today the focus is on leveraging technology to replace FTEs and at the same time pr...
UK Captives – Riding the Nearshoring Wave
July 17 by SSON Industry ReportsWhile offshore locations continue to dominate the UK-based inhouse or captive marketplace, nearshore activity has increased more than 30% in recent years, particularly in specific verticals...
10 Minutes With HP's Alex Weigl on how to make nearshore work for you
March 31 by SSON EditorSSON sits down with Alexander Weigl, Director of Marketing Transformationat Hewlett-Packard, to ask why "nearshore" plays such a prominent role in global service delivery SSON: Why would a Eur...
Nova Scotia: A Platform For Superior Service Delivery
November 19 by SSONA 2012 executive report by leading consultancy firm KPMG recognized Nova Scotia as home to Canada’s fastest growing hedge fund administration centre. In addition, in 2013, fDi Intelligence sta...
Leveraging Nearshore for Added Quality: Coloplast Finance Center
October 28 by SSONColoplast’s Finance service was very decentralized and fragmented, typical of many mid-sized companies, which led to inefficiencies. Wojciech Faszczewski, Managing Director of Shared Services...
Why Germany’s Mid-market "Motor" Is Banking on Shared Services
October 14 by SSONThe mid-market is waking up to service delivery models that improve the assimilation of foreign acquisitions and support international expansion The mid-market, or Mittelstand, effectively re...