Global Sourcing Audio Conference - Global Sourcing: It's Not Just about Cost Cutting

Listen to the audio conference - Global Sourcing: It's Not Just about Cost Cutting, a Ziff Davis presentation featuring Lionbridge customer, Beverly Healthcare

Read the white paper - Global Sourcing: Seeing Beyond Cost Savings to Capture Sustaining Value  

Global sourcing is a vital contributor to the core needs of many organisations. It is a practice that is on the upswing as an increasing number of organisations become aware of how to leverage global resources to support a wide variety of operational goals.

In a recent study of global sourcing habits and experiences, initiated by Ziff Davis Media on behalf of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (March 2006), surveyed organisations make it clear that the key driver behind outsourcing is to save money. This survey serves to identify a common flaw in global sourcing programs: excessive focus on costs is commonly undermining global sourcing relationships and wasting important opportunities for companies to improve quality of service, increase productivity and shorten time to market.

Our survey indicates that a majority of respondents see “cost-savings” as the primary benefit of outsourcing. The failure to realise other vital benefits — beyond cost savings — is the central focus of this white paper.

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