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Saturday June 28, 2003 at 2:58AM - Offshore Outsourcing World Staff Offshore Outsourcing to India May Soon Feel the Business Cycle It was suggested recently that offshore outsourcing my soon deal with a swing in the business cycle. Within the span of 2 days, EDS announced cutting 2,700 jobs from it's "global work force", and the addition of 500 seat center in Mumbai India. While North American technology workers struggle to find employment, skilled workers in India are able to comfortably afford a home and servants to maintain it. These same Indian workers are chased by recruiters working on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. Clearly development in India does present a significant advantage. The cost of living is significantly cheaper. Also, Indian workers has become renowned for their high quality deliverables, and keen business knowledge. Eventually offshore outsourcing should cause an equilibration in prices for high quality development around the world. However, this is not likely to happen in the short term future, even if major Indian service providers such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys find that their margins are squeezed. Weekly Newsletter: Is outsourcing important to your business? Use information as a competitive advantage! Email Address: related stories, by category:
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