Sections
Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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COVER | 1 | 4 |
PLUNKETT S OUTSOURCING &OFFSHORING INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2016 | 5 | 3 |
CONTENTS | 8 | 2 |
INTRODUCTION | 10 | 2 |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 12 | 3 |
Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS IN THE OUTSOURCING &OFFSHORING INDUSTRY | 15 | 24 |
1) Introduction to the Outsourcing &Offshoring Industry | 15 | 3 |
2) Pros and Cons of Outsourcing &Offshoring | 18 | 2 |
3) BPO and KPO: White-Collar and Professional Tasks Such as Law and Accounting Are Offshored | 20 | 1 |
4) Nearshoring and Reshoring Keep Operations Closer to Home | 21 | 2 |
5) Health Care Goes Offshore, Medical Tourism and Clinical Trials Continue in China, India and Elsewhere | 23 | 1 |
6) From Korea to India to Singapore to China, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development | 24 | 2 |
7) Offshoring to India Drives Changes in the Global Consulting Industry | 26 | 1 |
8) Outsourcing &Offshoring Boom in China Challenged by Rising Wages, Employee Demands and Regulation | 27 | 1 |
9) R&D Expands in Chinese Research Parks/Patent Filings Soar | 28 | 1 |
10) Outsourcing and Offshoring of Research, Development and Engineering Grow Along with Globalization | 29 | 1 |
11) Wages Rise in China/Vietnam, Cambodia and Other Countries Gain Manufacturing Market Share | 30 | 2 |
12) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Made Elsewhere | 32 | 1 |
13) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with Pure Consultancies | 32 | 1 |
14) Corporate Clients Want Solid Returns on IT Investments | 33 | 1 |
15) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Adds Value to Contract Electronics Manufacturing | 33 | 1 |
16) Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations | 34 | 1 |
17) 3PL Logistics Services and Supply Chain Management Services | 35 | 2 |
18) Hi-Tech Manufacturing Collaboration Spans the Globe | 37 | 1 |
19) Outsourcing of Automobile Component Manufacturing/Design | 37 | 2 |
Chapter 2 OUTSOURCING &OFFSHORING INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 39 | 14 |
Outsourcing &Offshoring Industry Overview | 40 | 1 |
Services Supplied to Foreign &U.S. Markets Through Cross-Border Trade &Through Affiliates: 1990-2013 | 41 | 1 |
U.S. Quarterly Trade in Services by Major Category: 2013-2015 | 42 | 1 |
U.S. Trade in Services by Affiliation &by Type: 2010-2013 | 43 | 2 |
U.S. Trade in Services by Affiliation &by Type: 2006-2009 | 45 | 2 |
U.S. Trade in Services by Affiliation &by Type: 2002-2005 | 47 | 2 |
Estimated Revenue for Professional, Scientific &Technical Services Firms, U.S.: 2009-2013 | 49 | 2 |
Top 50 Countries Exporting Textiles &Apparel to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2013-2014 | 51 | 1 |
Top Ten Suppliers &Destinations of U.S. Computers &Electronic Products: 2009-1st Quarter 2015 | 52 | 1 |
Chapter 3 IMPORTANT OUTSOURCING &OFFSHORING INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 53 | 23 |
Chapter 4 THE OUTSOURCING &OFFSHORING 300: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 76 | 313 |
INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 77 | 8 |
ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 85 | 3 |
INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 88 | 2 |
INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 90 | 3 |
Individual Data Profiles On Each Of THE OUTSOURCING &OFFSHORING 300 | 93 | 296 |
ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 389 | 14 |
INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 390 | 2 |
INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 392 | 11 |
A Short Outsourcing &Offshoring Industry Glossary | 403 | 15 |