Global labor arbitrage can provide major financial savings from lower international labor rates, which could be a major motivation for offshoring. Cost savings from economies of scale and specialization can also motivate … See more

20th century
Following the adding of management layers in the 1950s and 1960s to support expansion for the sake of economy of scale, corporations … See more

Performance measurement
Focusing on software quality metrics is a good way to maintain track of how well a project is performing. See more

Agreements
Two organizations may enter into a contractual agreement involving an exchange See more

There are many outsourcing models, with variations by country, year and industry. Japanese companies often outsource to China, particularly … See more

A number of outsourcings and offshorings that were deemed failures led to reversals signaled by use of terms such as insourcing and reshoring. The New York Times reported in … See more

• In 2003 Procter & Gamble outsourced their facilities' management support, but it did not involve offshoring.
• Dell offshored to India in 2001 but reversed this since … See more