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September 1st, 2009

SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottom line

Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 6:36 am

Categories: Business 2.0, Business Intelligence, Offshore outsourcing, Outsourcing, SmartPlanet

Tags: Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Andrew Nusca

Three out of four executives believe outsourcing is imperative for helping companies hold up their bottom line in the current economy, according to a new study.

Nearly the same amount agree that money saved by switching some processes to an outsourcing partner — IT, finance, human resources, customer service, etc. — can be applied toward growth.

Three of five execs indicate that outsourcing could make businesses more “agile and flexible.”

Agree or disagree? Read the whole article on SmartPlanet’s Business Brains blog, then sound off.

Andrew NuscaAndrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ZDNet and SmartPlanet. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottom  Loverock Davidson | 09/01/09
Disagree  tk1@... | 09/01/09
Tell Me Something New . . .  twirth5@... | 09/01/09
Did they ever?  kddunwoody@... | 09/01/09
Aren't we beyond this short-sightedness yet?  ejhonda | 09/01/09
Oh well, RIP America...  kddunwoody@... | 09/01/09
Who's the One?  ParrotHead_FL | 09/01/09
1 out of 4  aandruli@... | 09/01/09
No, it can't be done  ParrotHead_FL | 09/02/09
RE: SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottom line  TimeXchange | 09/01/09
virtual enterprise networks  gengstrand | 09/01/09
Foolish executives  CDR114 | 09/01/09
3 of 4 is too low %. Try ~94% (per W. Edwards Deming)  RB1955 | 09/01/09
RE: SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottom line  rickety_z | 09/01/09
RE: SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bo  amiarage@... | 09/01/09
Watch out! Roosters are coming home  psRoy | 09/02/09
RE: SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottom line  ParrotHead_FL | 09/02/09
Does this suprise anyone ?  pizzaman7 | 09/02/09

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