Offshore outsourcing offensive

Author: Ou Gaodun
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Increasingly, Western companies are adopting offshoring outsourcing strategies. Offshoring not only brings them cost savings but, in fact, they are leveraging the unique skills and outstanding performance provided by enterprises in developing Asian countries to enhance their overall business performance. By outsourcing business activities that require complex skills and are in adjacent high-value fields, they accelerate their entry into adjacent product markets in the industrial chain. Whether for Western companies transferring their business overseas or for Asian companies providing offshoring services, outsourcing undoubtedly offers significant opportunities. The cover story this issue, "The Offshore Outsourcing Offensive," and the article "Offshore Outsourcing is Far from Over" analyze and elaborate on this.