Whos Outsourcing What and Where?
Nearly two-thirds of chief financial officers (CFOs) at leading technology businesses said they will outsource services or manufacturing in 2009, according to a recent survey from BDO Seidman, an accounting and consulting firm. Conducted in January 2009, the survey also found that the number of CFOs considering using outsourcers oversees declined, with 22 percent most likely to look at U.S.-based outsourcers to solve their staffing problems. That’s compared to 16 percent turning to China and 13 percent heading to India to meet their outsourcing needs. Another 19 percent said they were not considering and had no interest in outsourcing. “While last year may have produced an outsourcing bubble, 2009 will see companies retrench to survive in the face of reduced demand. The United States has become a far more viable option for them,” said Douglas Sirotta, a Partner in BDO Seidman’s Technology Practice. “This year we are seeing three global factors that are causing U.S. technology companies
