Essays about: "Offshoring in IT"

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1. 21. Expected and Achieved Outcomes of Reshoring: A Swedish Perspective

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Tekniska Högskolan

   Author : Alexander Vestin; Movin Sequeira Frank; [2017]
   Keywords : reshoring; manufacturing; expected outcomes; achieved outcomes;

   Abstract : Purpose: Over the last couple of decades, globalization has impacted market competition. This results in that companies heavily offshore to low-wage countries to enhance its competitiveness through lower costs. Offshoring constitutes relocation of manufacturing activities to other existing manufacturing sites in foreign countries. READ MORE

3. 22. Scrum in Global Software Development : An Ethnographic Case Study of Scrum's Mitigation Effects on Global Software Development Challenges

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Embretsen; Labib Hyder; [2017]
   Keywords : Global Software Development; Scrum; GSD; Distributed Teams;

   Abstract : The increasing technological advancement and globalization has seen a rise in offshoring of IT-development, also known as Global Software Development (GSD). One of the most common countries for offshoring has been India with its increasingly competent population. READ MORE

4. 23. How does the host country see reshoring? : An empirical research from Chinese supplier side

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Yuyao Duan; Yiting Wang; [2017]
   Keywords : Reshoring; Offshoring; Outsourcing; Drivers; Factors;

   Abstract : Background: Fierce international competition drives companies to reconsider how to approach the global market. Strategies, such as offshoring and outsourcing are commonly implemented to realize cost reduction and better profit performance. READ MORE

5. 24. Hidden Costs in Offshoring : Theoretical Analysis and Classification

   University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

   Author : Pablo Villa Sánchez; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : De extra kostnader som följer av offshoringprocesser är ett ämne vars relevans att studera ökar. På grund av att processen innehåller dolda utgifter, därav benämningen dolda kostnader (hidden costs), blir det svårt att predicera den verkliga kostnaden vilket kan ses som en av anledningarna till den ökande reshoringtrenden. READ MORE

6. 25. Achieving Better Collaboration for IT Offshoring

   University essay from KTH/Industriell Management

   Author : JIA LIU; [2015]
   Keywords : Offshoring; Global Delivery; IT Offshoring; Globally Distributed Team;

   Abstract : Along with globalization, offshoring strategy has been attractive to more and more IT companies and regarded as an industry changer as tremendous benefits can be enabled from this strategy. However, considering the potential risks and uncertainties, offshoring can also be risky and even lead to failure or huge loss because of the inefficiency and obstacles in collaboration among offshoring teams. READ MORE