| Chapter 1:
Major Trends Affecting the Outsourcing & Offshoring
Industry |
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1) Introduction to the Outsourcing
and Offshoring Industry |
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2) Pros and Cons of Outsourcing and Offshoring
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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 |
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5) Outsourcing and Offshoring in India
Grows Significantly |
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6) Outsourcing and Offshoring in Eastern
Europe Is on the Rise
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7) Outsourcing and Offshoring in China Booms |
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8) R&D in China Becomes a Major Factor |
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9) Offshoring of Research, Development and
Engineering Is Growing in Many
Nations other than China
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10) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting
and Outsourcing Income, Competing
with Pure Consultancies
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11) Corporate Clients Want Solid Returns
on IT Investments |
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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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