An outsourcing strategy is a lot like a personal finance portfolio. You should diversify to manage risk. The outsourcing model that has worked for your company over the past five years is probably not as effective as it could be. Today, with more options to choose from, companies need to consider how outsourcing, offshoring, […]

The attractiveness of the US as a point of production has been an important point we have emphasized over the past several years. Making Sense of the Dollar: Exposing Dangerous Myths about Trade and Foreign Exchange (2009) anticipated and spent some time explaining why this was likely. Subsequently there have been numerous corporate announcements of […]

Well publicized offshore outsourcing challenges, a narrowing labor-cost gap, and political considerations have some aggressively promoting onshoring. But they’re missing the point. Enterprises elect to bring offshore operations onshore or in-house for a number of reasons. While performance certainly can play a role, motivations also include strategic business reasons and a belief that the […]

Adam Robison | Buy at photos.djournal.comMississippi State University President Dr. Mark Keenum said “keeping and expanding opportunities in the U.S. and bringing back jobs lost overseas are vital to any effort aimed at strengthening our economy.” By Dennis Seid Daily Journal TUPELO – A nearly $2 million grant will be used in a reshoring initiative […]