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New book offers offshoring strategies
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Offshoring is an economic reality in today's global business environment. Researchers estimate that 300,000 domestic jobs have been exported overseas in the past three years, and that several million will follow in the coming years. Today's decision makers need to understand the international political, economic, and technological forces that set the conditions for American corporations to move domestic jobs overseas. Rich in practical advice, "OFFSHORING OPPORTUNITIES: Strategies and Tactics for Global Competitiveness" (John Wiley & Sons; November 2005; $45.00) provides managers, executives, and consultants with an understanding of these issues as well as assessing the organization's suitability for offshoring, the business models available, and managing service provider relationships for value.
Expert author, John Berry, does not advocate business process offshoring for the sake of cutting jobs; rather, he objectively addresses the tactics and strategies involved. OFFSHORING OPPORTUNITIES provides a framework for thought and discussion - one that managers can apply to their specific situations. It includes:
- A historical backdrop to the economics that explains why business process offshoring is so prominent today
- Real-life case studies in many diverse industries
- An examination of the factors involved in undertaking an offshoring initiative
- Exploration of common business drivers that spur companies to consider offshoring, including cost cutting, time-to-market, and capitalizing on capabilities not found in-house
- Complete explanation of the Offshoring Value Delivery Framework, a
strategic and tactical decision framework and model that guides managers
through all the critical issues and decision points
Faced with increasing global competition, few companies can afford to ignore the offshoring trend. This book helps executives, managers, and consultants assess offshoring options in the context of their specific operations and business goals. Required reading for any decision maker faced with taking jobs overseas, OFFSHORING OPPORTUNITIES is a valuable how-to guide for companies that don't know where to start, or even where they want to end up.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
JOHN BERRY (Bend, OR) is a management consultant whose clients come from healthcare, financial services, and software industries. He has also done work for Gartner and the Cutter Consortium as a contract analyst. An experienced public speaker, he has been a columnist at InternetWeek and ComputerWorld and has been published in CIO Magazine.
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