| A Short
Outsourcing & Offshoring Industry Glossary |
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| Introduction
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| How to use this
book |
3 |
| Chapter 1:
Major Trends Affecting the Outsourcing & Offshoring
Industry |
7 |
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1) Introduction to the Outsourcing
and Offshoring Industry |
7 |
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2) Pros and Cons of Outsourcing and Offshoring
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8 |
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3) White-Collar and Professional Tasks Are
Offshored to a Growing Extent
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4) Health Care Goes Offshore |
11 |
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5) Outsourcing and Offshoring in India
Grows Significantly |
11 |
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6) Outsourcing and Offshoring in Eastern
Europe Is on the Rise
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12 |
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7) Outsourcing and Offshoring in China Booms |
12 |
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8) R&D in China Becomes a Major Factor |
13 |
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9) Offshoring of Research, Development and
Engineering Is Growing in Many Nations other than China
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14 |
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10) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting
and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies
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14 |
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11) Corporate Clients Want Solid Returns
on IT Investments |
15 |
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12) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM)
Booms, Adding Value to Outsourced Work |
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13) Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration
Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations |
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14) Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve
the Global Market |
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15) Globalization: China Dominates Apparel
and Textiles |
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16) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the
U.S. Are Now Made in China
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| Chapter
2: Outsourcing & Offshoring Industry Statistics |
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Outsourcing & Offshoring Industry Overview |
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Global Outsourcing Industry, Industrywide
Contracts, by Client Sector, 2005 YTD |
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Global Outsourcing Industry, Distribution
of Industrywide Contracts Involving HRO: 2001-2005 YTD |
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| Chapter
3: Important Outsourcing & Offshoring Industry Contacts |
25 |
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Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World
Wide Web Sites |
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| Chapter
4: : THE OUTSOURCING 250: |
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Who They Are and How They Were
Chosen |
41 |
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Industry List, With Codes |
42 |
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Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups
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44 |
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Alphabetical Index |
51 |
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Geographic Indexes |
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Index of Headquarters Location
by State |
53 |
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Index of Headquarters Location
by Country |
56 |
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Index by Regions Where THE ENERGY
500 Have Locations |
57 |
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Index by Firms with International
Operations |
66 |
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Individual Data Profiles
on each of THE OUTSOURCING 250 |
69 |
| Additional
Indexes |
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Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for
Women/Minorities |
334 |
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Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and
Affiliations |
335 |
