OUTSOURCING...is it really cost savings...does it really makes companies realize their inefficiencies?
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Since Big Blue changed the way companies view their employees, outsourcing has been an effective way to decrease the cost of doing business. The "bottom-liners" love it. It used to be that payroll, insurance costs, etc were just considered a necessary cost of being in business. After IBM invented the term "downsizing", it seems that companies changed their view of labor costs to be strictly a cost center and lost sight of the effects changes have personally on employees.\n\nDirect answers...Yes. No.\n\nThey have lost sight of ethics in outsourcing. Turning a blind eye to the effect on your employees does not make it any lees real.
449192
Some companies think it will save them money (although rarely are all the costs including opportunity costs considered) some companies do so because they do not have the necessary resources in house
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I am in the call center business, no company will make it public knowledge they outsource their customer service/tech support call center.  You will need to advertise in trade magazines and hope they call you.  But right now the trend is outsourcing the calls to India.
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why productivity is not directly correlated with IT investment
368610
because americans underpay china to make them...that's why a lot of products and services get outsourced...it's cheaper on the company
779603
It is very possible and very easy, it just is probably not very profitable.  There are about a bazillion people already doing this and that makes it very competitive.  Very competitive in price is not very good for profits.
780577
it is cheaper to use foreigners that's why companies do it, I agree they should make prod in America or at least pay the foreigners in other countries the same amount they would pay an American. so sad how some big business Americans USE other people and take advantage of them
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First do your research (i.e. What companies outsource? Where? Why? Are they saving money? Having problems? What have they learned? How would they do it differently in the future? Have they hurt American workers? The poor? Middle class? What do unions think? What do the workers who used to have those jobs think?). After you do your research outline what you have learned (i.e. The Impact of Outsourcing Jobs on the American Worker: A Study of the ZZZ Company Experience.) Now you are ready to write about this very important topic. Good luck.
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First thing is that spelling of India is wrong in your question. Another thing if you are working for a company than try to make a proposal report for the company owner about the benefits of Outsourcing. And do one thing to contact people some where in Chennai, Banglore, Hyderabad or Delhi and also in Bombay who are dealing with outsourcing and call centre stuff. Tell them to send you the information about their location and prices. And mention that in your report and try to persuade your boss to do so.
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Outsourcing is nothing new... the term might be but it's been going on forever. \n\nIn colonial America, Cotton producers sent their raw cotton to the UK to make the clothes that were then shipped back to the US since it was much cheaper to manufacture it in the UK.  \n\n... and I guess slavery could be called INsourcing!  instead of sending the production to the poor country, they went and brought the cheap labour in the country!
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I can say that I am mad about the outsourcing of jobs and the dependence on foreign items, but I cannot answer the question based on facts. My opinion is that we're being outsourced because its cheaper to produce things outside the US. Our dependence for foreign items comes with the outsourcing of jobs and perhaps that we can't preoduce itmes for ourselves fast enough that we look for outside items. I would like the politicians who benefit or support outsourcing to be ousted from Congress.
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They outsource a lot of projects so they will be able to keep you busy, and they have good processes.\n\nHowever, I have heard from a friend that they don't pay extra hours and require them in all their people, so you need to consider if that is worth it for you.
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Most international companies have studies done by outside consultants to substantiate the intergroup markups that they charge on international transactions within the company.  That is the only way to insure that their practices pass the mustard with governmental tax agencies around the world, and yet don't cripple the company's business efforts.
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Outsourcing is when a company sends jobs that where previously in the U.S. to another country because the wages there are lower. Some say it weakens our economy because people lose jobs while others say it strengthens it because our goods and services are cheaper. You decide.
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Hi,\n\n    There have been many studies which state the potential trade offs on outsourcing.  It has been shown to be extremely advantages for some organizations on some projects.  Most of the studies produced in the last 2 years or so have scaled back on the estimated savings; however, it is impossible to completely write off the process of outsourcing.\n\n   The best time to use outsourcing are projects which require significant coding/technical resources with very straightforwrd business logic.  You also want to work with a reputable outsourcer who has a set developoment methodogy in place.  Also, there is additional management overhead when outsourcing so the smallest projects are often better kept in house.\n\n   The worst projects for outsourcing are projects with high volatility with poor requirements.  There are also some projects which need to be kept in house due to security concerns. \n\n  In closing, outsourcing can be very profitable, but it is important that the project manager/CTO understands the strategic and business reasons of the decision.\n\nCheers,
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Greed is the reason for most outsourcing.  Most outsourcing companies have three levels of personnel.  The first level is proficient in English and can sound "American" on the phone.  This is used to lure in the US companies.  The second and third levels are progressively worse.  (they are put into place after a long term contract is in place).\n\nIf you think I am lying, compare BofA's phone support now verses a year ago.  It is obvious that you are talking to someone in Bangalore.  A year ago you could swear you were talking to a US born citizen.
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They are selling t-shirts in the UK that say "My job went to India and all I got was this lousy t-shirt".\n\nI don't support outsourcing abroad. If Pizza hut or whoever want to move their call centers to India then they should try selling their pizza's there instead of in the US. See how much money they make then.