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	Nearshoring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nearshoring or "nearshore outsourcing," is a concept for the form of outsourcing in which business processes are relocated to locations which are, generally, cheaper and yet geographically nearer.
		Nearshoring can also be ranged against offshoring or offshore outsourcing, which imply relocation of business processes to cheaper locations, typically quite far from the parent location.
		Major nearshoring destinations for US businesses are Mexico and Canada, and in Western Europe, include Ireland, Eastern Europe and the Maghreb.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nearshoring (372 words)

	Nearshoring: Looking closer to home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Nearshoring involves outsourcing work to companies with the economic benefits of an offshore location, but a closer cultural, linguistic and geographic fit with the user organisation.
		Linguistic skills are an obvious driver for nearshore contracts, but not all considerations are as clear cut, says Ian Marriott, vice-president of research at analyst firm Gartner.
		The range of different models that can be attached to a nearshoring operation brings flexibility to companies who want to streamline their operations without incurring too much risk.
	www.computerweekly.com /Articles/2005/06/21/210450/NearshoringLookingclosertohome.htm (1816 words)

	Processor Editorial Article - Nearshoring Picks Up Steam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Nearshoring, the practice of sending work to nearby countries instead of overseas, continues to gain momentum in the United States as companies discover that countries such as Canada, Mexico, and Ireland can be smart choices for affordable, reliable outsourcing.
		To offshoring companies, nearshoring doesn't appear to be a threat, partially due to the integration of their operations into nearshoring countries.
		And though the cost savings with nearshoring can be significant for U.S. companies, at present it's not vast enough to cause panic among domestic companies looking to keep work at home—at least not any more panic than is already caused by offshoring.
	www.processor.com /editorial/article.asp?article=articles/p2705/34p05/34p05.asp&guid=&searchtype=&WordList=&bJumpTo=True (893 words)

	BPOs tap into nearshoring wave- The Economic Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Nearshore outsourcing is seen as the practice that may solve all the challenges that these companies are facing when they are outsourcing their work to distant locations like India, China and other south east Asian countries.
		Nearshore outsourcing is the practice of getting work done or services performed by people in neighboring countries rather than in your own country.
		A major share of this is expected to go to nearshoring, a forecast that throws open a challenge and an opportunity for the Indian BPO sector.
	economictimes.indiatimes.com /articleshow/681815.cms (379 words)

	Call Center - Contact Center - Business Center - OFFSHORING: 'Is Nearshoring A Real Alternative to Offshoring?', by ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Another benefit of nearshoring proximity is the ability to build trusted relationships with decreased risk of linguistic or cultural misunderstandings.
		Nearshore centers, like offshore facilities, upgrade their technologies in order to better collaborate with their nearshore partner.
		Most nearshore partners tend to come with a more robust technology offering than offshore partners, thus the need to purchase, enhance or build is less than what may typically be true with an offshore partner.
	www.offshoringcenter.com /2005/03/table_border1is.html (1259 words)

	Global Outsourcing : Offshore Locations : Nearshoring Regains Interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Nearshoring, despite being an old phenomenon, is forcing companies, both big and small, to take a fresh look at their strategies and opt for it.
		Nearshoring, as we know, was restricted to time insensitive tasks such as manufacturing, IT application development, remittance processing, medical transcription, and outbound tele-services in the past.
		Nearshoring, as has been said earlier, is not a new phenomenon, but given the impressive list of companies looking at these new European destinations, one is forced to think why there is a renewed interest in nearshoring.
	www.globaloutsourcing.org /content/OffshoreLocations/2005/105101001.asp (2224 words)

	Consultants Briefing - Is Nearshoring A Real Alternative to Offshoring? - Analyst Corner - CIO
		With nearshoring, organizations have the benefit of outsourcing operations offsite, but in a way that is convenient — physically, culturally, managerially and financially — to the overall business.
		Another important component in the nearshoring model that is a key benefit to organizations is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
		In many cases, the nearshore partner is transparent to you because they are a subcontractor to your onshore outsourcing partner.
	www2.cio.com /consultant/report3454.html (1396 words)

	Outsourcing Times: Limiting Risk Through Nearshoring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This is the principle behind nearshoring, a form of sending operations offsite to nations closer (both culturally and geographically) to the source nation.
		With nearshoring, the benefit of proximity is more than just working in the same, or close, time zone.
		For small projects that require close interaction with the company and its outsourcing partner, nearshoring is an excellent solution with less expensive travel costs and shortened travel time as an added benefit.
	www.blogsource.org /2005/03/limiting_risk_t.html (329 words)

	City of Nogales: a winner in 'Nearshoring' - City of Nogales, AZ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		‘Nearshoring’ is the latest buzzword in the business community and is used to describe companies, like Motorola, who look closer to U.S. International Borders for siting manufacturing plants.
		Gil Jimenez, director of the Arizona Department of Commerce, is leading the study effort and asked for support from the City of Nogales and Santa Cruz County.
		The Motorola move may prove to be a model for ‘Nearshoring’.
	www.cityofnogales.net /pressrelease11162005 (483 words)

	Software Council of Southern California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Today nearshoring, the outsourcing of work to service providers in neighboring countries, is more than a buzz word.
		Nearshoring organizations can offer the benefits of outsourcing operations offsite, with the added attraction of convenience.
		For some companies that require close interaction between the U.S. parent and the outsourcing company nearshoring is an excellent solution.
	www.scsc.org /resources/nearsourcing.html (1307 words)

	Ugam Solutions
		This is why nearshoring will gain popularity, say some studies.
		Recent studies by Indosoft, a nearshoring consultancy, suggest that many US companies are now evaluating risk-free options nearer home.
		Nearshoring is not a new phenomenon, say experts.
	www.ugamsolutions.com /News_Industry_Del_TOI_Nov_20_2005.html (498 words)

	Nearshoring shores up channel support - Computeract!ve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Nearshoring is becoming increasingly popular as firms look to move their call centres to Europe, rather than the Far East or South Africa, according to analyst firm Datamonitor.
		"Nearshoring will increase in importance, which is good news for the channel because these centres will need to be multi-modal, capable of handling email and instant messaging as well as phone calls."
		Ryan added that having contact centres in eastern Europe is an opportunity for resellers to branch out into other countries, either by partnering with local resellers in countries such as Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic, or buying one outright.
	www.computeractive.co.uk /crn/news/2009223/nearshoring-shores-channel-support (461 words)

	Montana's News Station, Fair. Accurate. To the Point. -Research Report by KLG Details How Deploying Jobs to Domestic ...
		The report demonstrates that, when all of the critical economic factors such as wage inflation, productivity, and management overhead are considered, in many situations nearshoring to domestic U.S. locations can provide savings that are comparable to -- or even better than -- those available from offshoring to developing nations.
		This begs the question, "What determines whether relocating offshore will meet with success or failure?" KLG has found that the answer lies in understanding precisely which functions are suitable for moving offshore.
		Prior to making a decision to move these types of high-end functions offshore, companies should carefully evaluate whether nearshoring may be a more advantageous strategy.
	www.kpax.com /Global/story.asp?S=3665664 (500 words)

	'Nearshoring': Sort of like next-dooring
		Looking to slow the trend of offshoring jobs, high-tech and other business leaders are exploring the idea of making Arizona and its neighboring Mexican state a hub for "nearshoring." That's the term for setting up operations and jobs just across the border instead of sending them overseas.
		The idea recalls the effort to build maquiladoras that began in the 1960s, but with an important difference: Instead of low-cost, high-volume factories that churn out simple products, the new operations would produce low volumes of more complex ones, though at a lower cost than in the United States.
		If a company is going to consider offshoring, backers of nearshoring say, executives ought to look at doing their knowledge-based manufacturing and software development in Sonora and managing the operations and customer relationships from Arizona.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/business/articles/0918Nearshoring18.html (1339 words)

	David on IT Outsourcing in China: May 2004
		Nearshoring "provides a viable alternative for companies hesitant to move their entire work offshore or for those who are unwilling to bear the high cost of onsite work." According to an EVP with Cognizant, this seems to hold true especially for large or mission-critical projects requiring 24x7 responsiveness.
		However, it should be noted that the fully-burdened costs for nearshoring may be three times as much as offshoring (using India as the base, so figure six-to-ten times as much as offshoring in China).
		However, Canada may represent a viable nearshoring destination, especially for clients easily served by Canadian firms (e.g., U.S. clients, either end users or SIs, in the northern U.S. or easily served by a nonstop flight from a major Canadian airport, such as LAX or SFO).
	chinasourcing.blogspot.com /2004_05_01_chinasourcing_archive.html (4103 words)

	Indian IT firms to set up 'nearshore' bases in Europe - silicon.com
		The leading Indian IT service companies are preparing to set up operations in the new low-cost 'nearshore' locations of Central and Eastern Europe as businesses look beyond India for offshoring.
		Eastern Europe and the new EU countries are pushing to be taken seriously as viable low-cost 'nearshore' alternatives for firms who do not want to move parts of their IT infrastructure as far away as India.
		Analysts are also predicting the rise of countries such as the Ukraine as the first wave of nearshore countries such as the Czech Republic become more expensive.
	www.silicon.com /research/specialreports/offshoring/0,3800003026,39124892,00.htm (562 words)

	Nearshoring Gains Appeal as Companies Wake Up to Offshore Outsourcing Pitfalls!! : ArriveNet Press Releases : Technology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Nearshoring to Atlantic Canada is increasingly alluring as US looks towards its northern neighbour for its back offices with a lot more cost efficiencies and a lot less risks.
		Indosoft Inc. (www.indosoft.ca) has been offering outstanding nearshoring services for the past 10 years, in association with its business partner in Washington D.C. area.
		Srikanth Ramanujam, who heads the IT Division of nearshoring and has executed large projects for companies like JPMorgan Chase, Schwab and Federal Express says “ It would be the right time to give serious consideration to opt for nearshoring if you are already not into it.
	press.arrivenet.com /technology/article.php/679976.html (593 words)

	Evolving Excellence: Nearshoring and Outsourcing - And the Effect on Lean Manufacturing
		An article in the June 17th issue of the Kiplinger Letter mentioned how many companies are starting to opt for "nearshoring" as their outsourcing strategy.
		Mexico and even Canada have long been nearshore locations for U.S. companies, while Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic are the same for industrialized Europe.
		Even the India Times has noted how U.S. companies, manufacturing-oriented and otherwise, are taking a harder look at nearshoring...
	superfactory.typepad.com /blog/2005/06/nearshoring_and.html (690 words)

	Nearshoring to Atlantic Canada, is it the smart alternative to offshore outsourcing to India? : ArriveNet Editorials : ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Nearshoring to Atlantic Canada, is it the smart alternative to offshore outsourcing to India?
		Labor shortages and thereby increase in offshore rates are looming in the horizon in India and over the next 5 years, nearshoring will become more attractive with the passage of time due to rising costs in India.
		Such projects are more apt to be nearshored and the savings will be even greater than the 16% shown above for the sample project.
	editorials.arrivenet.com /technology/article.php/5446.html (3454 words)

	Nearshoring: Welcome to Indosoft - the home of nearshoring IT Services to Canada
		With the risks and pitfalls now visible due to first-hand experiences, firms are looking for simpler hassle free alternatives like adding IT Services in their own backyards.
		American companies prefer to nearshore to Canada and Mexico, while the European countries are nearshoring in backyard countries like the Czech Republic, Hungary and Ukraine.
		To access the recently published whitepaper on nearshoring to Canada, on how to save 16% or more over offshoring to India, click here...
	www.nearshoring.ca (319 words)

	Offshoring closer to home
		Nearshoring, outsourcing work to service providers in neighboring countries, isn't a new idea, but analyst say the concept has attracted more attention in the last year or so because it is seen as less risky - and less politically charged - than sending jobs overseas to places such as India and the Philippines.
		Analysts say nearshoring should be part of any corporation's global sourcing strategy, which pushes out projects to domestic outsourcers, offshore providers and nearshore locations according to business demands.
		The trend of nearshoring is growing, says David Tapper, program manager of IT outsourcing and utility services and global offshore services at IDC.
	www.networkworld.com /news/2005/031405-nearshoring.html (1233 words)

	Nearshoring
		The transfer of business or IT processes to companies in a nearby country, often sharing a border with your own country.
		In the US, nearshoring describes work sent to Canada and Mexico.
		Nearshoring is a popular model for companies that don’t want to deal with the cultural, language or time zone differences involved in offshoring.
	www.bpmenterprise.com /dictionary/Nearshoring-115.htm (66 words)

	Word Spy - nearshoring
		Restructuring a company's workforce by moving jobs to a nearby foreign country.
		One route around the offshore obstacles is nearshoring to developed or nearby developing countries.
		We would like to be part of big companies and help them manage sourcing, decide portfolio of whether to go for outsourcing or nearshoring or onshoring, apart from negotiating on their behalf with providers," he said.
	www.wordspy.com /words/nearshoring.asp (385 words)

	Nearshoring: the latest compilation of near shore and offshore outsourcing news and trends
		Nearshoring: the latest compilation of near shore and offshore outsourcing news and trends
		Research Report by KLG Details How Deploying Jobs to Nearshoring U.S. Locations Can Generate Savings That Rival Those Available from Offshoring to Developing Nations - KLG, a consultancy that specializes in corporate location strategy, has released a report that compares the economics of offshoring and nearshoring.
		Nearshore IT Sourcing an Alternative to Offshore Sourcing - Compuware - GlobalsourcingNow.com - Download the full Compuware report in PDF format
	www.nearshoring.ca /nearshoring_news.htm (458 words)

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	PSFK: Nearshoring
		Feel free to publish extracts of the trend information found on our website, on the condition that PSFK is properly credited (and linked to) as the source, including our URL: www.psfk.com.
		As market forces would have it, nearshoring has become a trend that's being followed by offshore suppliers as well.
		In the end, nearshoring may just be signalling an opporunity for specialized offshore companies to play on a more global field by coming closer to the clients.
	www.psfk.com /2005/12/nearshoring_1.html (268 words)

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