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Plunkett's Offshoring Trends & Statistics Overview 2008 (Summary)

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Published: July 2007
Product Code: R207-269
Description
This summary contains selected trends and statistics chapters excerpted from Plunkett's Outsourcing & Offshoring Industry Almanac 2008 that focus on the offshoring side of the outsourcing & offshoring industry. It includes our analysis of the major trends from White-Collar and Professional Tasks Are Offshored to a Growing Extent, to Health Care Goes Offshore, Private Clinics Thrive in China and India, to The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Now Made in China. In addition, we provide an industry overview statistical table. As a finishing touch, individual company profiles are provided for ten of the leading offshoring companies in the world. Wield this tool for strategic planning, business development, or industry analysis.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Outsourcing & Offshoring Industry

Pros and Cons of Outsourcing & Offshoring

White-Collar and Professional Tasks Are Offshored to a Growing Extent

Health Care Goes Offshore, Private Clinics Thrive in China and India

Las From India to Singapore to Russia, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech

Development

Outsourcing & Offshoring in India Grows Significantly

Outsourcing & Offshoring in Eastern Europe and South America on the Rise

Outsourcing & Offshoring Boom in China Challenged as Rising Wages and Labor

Shortages Become Commonplace

R&D in China Becomes a Major Factor

Offshoring of Research, Development and Engineering Is Growing in Many Nations other than China

Globalization: Explosive Growth in Offshore Apparel Manufacturing

The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Now Made in China

Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major

Corporations

Industry Statistics Overview

Profiles of th1e Top Ten Offshoring Companies by 2005 Sales

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