Outsourcing

With all the discussion about the renaissance of U.S. manufacturing, inshoring and insourcing, IW gathered these essential resources to provide you with an historical perspective of how outsourcing--specifically off-shore outsourcing of production--has been viewed over the years. Reviewing these articles will provide you with the arguments for and against off-shore outsourcing, the strategies associated with leveraging U.S. production (or onshore production in other countries), and show how the strategy has changed in the past decade.

  • Features

  • Research Reports

  • Blogs & Commentary

    • Feb. 21, 2012
      blog

      Why Manufacturing Matters to Innovation

      Too many decisions by companies to outsource or offshore manufacturing of their products fail to appreciate the impact it can have on innovation. As a result, say Harvard business professors Gary Pisano and Willy Shih, we've witnessed a serious eriosion ......More
    • Mar. 20, 2008
      blog

      Indian Offshoring...To Ohio?

      Just read an interesting press release out of Cincinnati about India-based IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services opening up a facility down there. From the release:TCS yesterday hosted a grand opening of the new facility, which includes 200,000 ......More
  • Production as Competitive Advantage

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