Offshore Outsourcing: The
Benefits and A Guide To Vendor Selection Lower costs are not the only business
proposition that offshore outsourcing can offer you.
Improved cost management, conversion of fixed costs to
variable costs, reduced capital costs are some others that
offer you great value over time. Add to this, the great
engineering value offered by companies with hundreds of
software projects' experience.
Choosing the right
partner is the first and the most critical step towards a
successful outsourcing engagement. While information on
the vendor's capability is usually provided first-up, you
need to dig deeper when looking for long-term partners.
For instance, how much do you know of each of the vendor's
financial health? And how about the management's
commitment to your projects? Is there any other additional
value that the vendor can offer beyond outsourcing
services? Let us help you frame the questions.
Offshore Product Engineering
– A Competitive Advantage Product
innovation and engineering budgets are under increased
pressure world over. It is inevitable to identify the key
drivers of product engineering efficiency and take timely,
strategic decisions. Innovation, speed, cost and quality
are four identified cornerstones of product engineering
practice. Businesses could unleash huge competitive
advantage through a balanced engineering
approach.
Fortunately, the fast changing economic
landscape has opened up a world of opportunities. Product
companies get a new lease of life and don a ‘product
innovator’ role. For an eventual strategic business
transformation, successful companies are seen to harness
the power of offshore product engineering. Access to high
quality, cheaper labor reduces cost and maintains the high
quality standards. Concurrent development across the world
time zones ensures accelerated time-to-market.
This
paper attempts to investigate through a structured
approach and identify evolving product engineering
strategies. It also collates information necessary to
evaluate and consider offshore product engineering.
Logistics – Global Trading
Models & Technology With
global boundaries shrinking and the influx of technology
in every business process, logistics plays a key role in
any transaction between a business and its customer. With
key processes being automated; supply, demand and
manufacturing processes are being tied together to form
one huge value chain, involving trading partners, raw
material suppliers, manufacturers, trucking companies,
wholesalers, distributors, retailers and the end customer.
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