With offshore salaries on the rise, more companies are considering homeshoring. It helps companies reduce their remote management, travel and other costs, and offers a way to win public relations points by keeping jobs on home soil. Widespread broadband connectivity and Web-based software applications give companies the option of allowing employees to work from their homes, which reduces infrastructure costs, boosts worker satisfaction levels and broadens the possible talent pool.
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Interest in Legal Process Outsourcing Growing
Ann All spoke with Daniel Reed, the CEO of UnitedLex , a provider of legal consulting, technology and outsourcing. UnitedLex specializes in the fields of litigation, contracts and sourcing, intellectual property, immigration and law firm support. The company has offices in the United States, the... More >
Customer Service: The Going Gets Tough at Call Centers
Ann All spoke with Sheri Teodoru, worldwide managing partner of CFI Group , which assists its clients worldwide to maximize shareholder (or other stakeholder) value by optimizing employee and customer satisfaction. It developed the software for the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI),... More >
Key to Outsourcing: Preparation, Preparation, Preparation
Ann All spoke with Geraldine Fox, global director, Sourcing Service, for Compass , a global management consulting firm specializing in business and IT operational performance improvement for Fortune 1000 organizations. Since 1980, Compass has delivered over 9,600 engagements in 37 countries. ... More >
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10 Outsourcing Trends for New Year
A CIO.com piece offers 10 outsourcing trends for 2010 that it says should be on your radar. At the same time, it says next year could be bumpy for customers and providers alike. Here's a sample of the trends: If at first you don't succeed, renegotiate Offshoring to...America? The mega-death of mega-deals ... More >
1,100 IT Jobs Coming to Michigan
After all the pain the Detroit area has been through, here's some good news for Michigan. Silicon Valley company Systems In Motion plans an information technology services center for Ann Arbor, Mich. , that will employ about 1,100 employees in the next five years, reports The Associated Press in The Chicago Tribune. ... More >
Difficulties Come in Bringing Production Home
According to American Machinist , more U.S. manufacturers are bringing production home . Companies are feeling more pressure to keep jobs in the United States , but they're also finding some of the reasons for offshoring don't hold up to scrutiny anymore, the article says. It quotes an Archstone Consulting... More >
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