When evaluating new offshore locations one of the key metrics is financial savings. For most operations, the primary driver of cost savings is lower wages or labor arbitrage. To help illustrate the relative position of key locations we have compiled salary data across a number of countries, job titles and experience levels.
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Regulatory Burden in Leading Offshore Locations
Regulation can be a significant burden to businesses across the globe. In many cases, these burdens are higher in the more popular offshore outsourcing locations. The cost of regulation directly impacts captive operations, but those firms outsourcing to a third parties also bear the cost through higher rates.
The leading comparative measure of the impact of [...]
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Web Design in India
It is well known that web design can be completed in India for a fraction of the cost of hiring a US or Western European firm. The key question of most buyers is can one get comparable quality in India. In most cases, the answer is yes but the skills of designers in India vary greatly and buyers need to be more diligent about the vendor selection process.
History of Outsourcing to India
The history of outsourcing to India is one of rapid growth and transformation. Manufacturing outsourcing, the import and export of products, goes back to almost the start of recorded history, but the extension to services is a relatively new phenomenon. Services outsourcing started in India in the mid 1980s and rapidly accelerated in the 1990s.
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