2/23/09

Ferrari!!!!

I don’t know if Ferrari parts are outsourced outside of the manufacturer’s plant. All I know that original pieces are best sourced from company accredited suppliers. For as long as these parts comes stamped with the manufacturer’s approval, every client can be assured of experiencing the class and quality that made Schumacher a racing legend. Ferrari, to this day, remains the car to beat.

Fine Watches

Looking at the website of Nixon watches and admiring its fine quality, I am reminded that some of the products that are heavily outsourced include watches. It used to be the domain of the Swiss but now, there are a great number of popular brands whose parts and even assembly are outsourced in countries that are not known as a traditional maker of these devices. Nonetheless, the quality of those brands that are partly or mainly products of outsourcing have remained top notch that there are hardly complaints to this day.

Philippine outsourcing shows no sign of decline

It is nice to know that despite the widely acknowledged global economic meltdown, outsourcing destinations are still looking at the industry in a positive light. Outsourcing companies are still in hiring mode and ellipticals in the exercise areas show no sign of decreased use. In fact, off duty outsourcing employees continue to work out and the mood inside the gym shows none of the pessimism that the rest of the industry has.

Horses and Humans: They are both injury prone.

A hubpage that is featured in my mail reminds me of a need for a Seattle injury lawyer. I will be searching for a good one after making my rounds in the office. Anyway, the hubpage is about the author’s love for horses and how to care for them in order for it to avoid various injuries. Speaking of horses, I am reminded of the horse related sport – Polo, which has caused massive paralysis to a lot of people, one of the most popular of which is Christopher Reeves. The player’s equipments, in my uninitiated eye, look the same from the day the game started. Perhaps, they should add new protective gears in order to prevent these fatal injuries.

When Outsourcing Results to Good but Inexepensive Products

If you’re wondering why I continue to use Cheap Blinds all these time, kit is because the product serves me as well as the expensive ones. It is just like the proper use of outsourcing. The technology used is the same, but the labor component was sourced from a country offering lower wages. Outsourcing, when done properly, results to lower costs and quality that is as good as what we are used to.

2/9/09

IBM and Accenture seen to become more active starting this year

Executives from IBM and Accenture Ltd. will not be needing weight loss pills in order to get into shape. The scandal that rocked their close competitors like what happened to India’s Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Has made clients turn to the two outsourcing giants for delicate services like software testing and related activities.

Satyam’s success, which it has repeatedly boasted over the years, turned out to be a result of delicate accounting fraud. Because of that, western companies have started to become wary of outsourcing to companies in developing economies.

Comfortable Office Attire

While most companies require business attire to be worn inside company premises, I have experienced being in Japanese companies where employees are allowed to wear slippers as they walk around the office. I realize the comfort of having relaxed feet inside the office but visitors might not be so at home with the idea of seeing people in business suits and matching slippers. The solution for me is Dansko footwear which is comfortable, elegant and inexpensive. With that piece of footwear, I can comfortably strut from one meeting to another, not look awkward and actually appear very hip.

Ask not what the government....

One look at the elegant and flashy coilovers at a recent car show reminded me of the thousands of workers in the automobile industry whose jobs are facing danger. Whether different government all over will bail them out or not remains a question. However, those among us who have spending money should do their share in helping the economy by continuing to buy what they need and help keep most industries alive. After all, weak demand only comes when the buyers refuse or are unable to buy various products.

Small Businesses Opportunities

In the Philippines, the global financial crisis has started to be felt with some exporters terminating the employment contracts of thousands of workers. Despite that, the President declared that the outsourcing industry continuous to boom with a cautious growth projection of 35% for 2009. This is perhaps a good time for those looking for small companies to take over and run.

Most small business for sale offers comes with companies that have established connections and experience that will save entrepreneurs a lot of birth pains. With proper redirection and appropriate funding, a lot of these firms can become outsourcing destinations of firms that are looking for inexpensive contractors that will do things for them.

2/5/09

American Home Based Business People Doing Well!


Watching the news in a new TV perched on top of my reliable tv stand, I realized that my favorite source of home based business and jobs is once again being dominated by American freelancers despite the higher prices that they ask. This is mainly due to the fact that a good number of highly qualified US residents have left formal employment and are working from their homes as freelancers. With better qualifications, the US freelancers are able to come out with higher quality work compared to those in other countries and these results to more job contracts for these home based warriors.

OUTSOURCING NEWS - 05 Feb 2009

MCD health department on outsourcing mode
Hindu - Chennai,India
New Delhi (PTI): The health department of Delhi's main civic agency MCD seems to be on an outsourcing spree, with plans for public-private-partnership in ...

HOV Services to Sponsor Upcoming 2009 Outsourcing World Summit
MSNBC - USA
WHO: HOV Services (HOVS), one of the largest providers of business process (BPO) and knowledge process (KPO) outsourcing solutions and a corporate member of ...

Union to press for halt of all outsourcing studies, rewrite of rules
Federal Times - USA
By ELISE CASTELLI and TIM KAUFFMAN The government’s largest union will press Congress to immediately halt all government outsourcing studies and narrow the ...

China’s budding outsourcing sector to get subsidies
Business Daily Africa - Nairobi,Kenya
February 5, 2009: China’s outsourcing industry is to get government tax breaks and subsidies to boost its growth as a new report shows it is struggling to ...

India's flagship outsourcing sector cuts export forecast
AFP
NEW DELHI (AFP) — India's flagship outsourcing sector, hit by the global economic crisis, cut its export growth forecast Wednesday but said it would still ...

Online Insurance Quotes

With many Americans working from home and once again dominating the home based sector of the outsourcing industry, term life insurance online quotes should be one of the most often used keywords in the country. When still employed with various employers, those people were used to availing of company policies but now, they have to get their insurances on their own. There are both advantages and disadvantages in the new system and it’s up to individual policy holders to determine which one works better for them.