- Below are some statistics on outsourced jobs and management thinking:
- In 2013, about 2.6 million US jobs were outsourced
- Total number of US jobs outsourced offshore in 2013 was 2,637,239
- Percentage of CFOs surveyed who said their firm was currently offshore outsourcing – 36%
- Percentage of CFOs who favored India for outsourcing – 26%
- Percentage of CFOs who favored China for outsourcing – 18%
- Offshore Outsourcing By Sector (Percent of Companies)
- Manufacturing – 53%
- IT Services – 43%
- R&D – 38%
- Distribution – 26 %
- Call or Help Centers – 12%
- Reasons Why Companies Outsource
- Reduce or control costs – 44%
- Gain access to IT resources unavailable internally – 34%
- Free up internal resources – 31%
- Improve business or customer focus – 28%
- Accelerate company reorganization / transformation – 22%
- Accelerate project – 15%
- Gain access to management expertise unavailable internally – 15%
- Reduce time to market – 9%
