| The landscape of the global working | | | | Philippines. Under the offshore development |
| environment is certainly undergoing a major | | | | outsourcing services deal, the accounting |
| overhaul. Giant corporate firms are truly | | | | operations, for instance, of the company |
| disregarding the setback of the geographical | | | | would be transferred to the third-party |
| limitations. Thus, you would find one company | | | | business process outsourcing provider. |
| having simultaneous operations in its home | | | | |
| base and in other countries. Offshore | | | | Huge savings would be generated from reduced |
| development outsourcing services have become | | | | budget to compensate employees. An average |
| the current revenue driver in major global | | | | outsourcing employee in the Philippines is |
| firms. | | | | paid just about $7 per day, which is up to |
| | | | five times lower when compared to the pay |
| What are offshore development outsourcing | | | | package for US-based employees. When taken |
| services? Years ago, companies have not | | | | collectively, the operations would help the |
| conceived the idea that some of their | | | | company book savings by spending less on |
| business processes would have to be | | | | operations. It is that way that offshore |
| outsourced abroad. Now, almost all major | | | | development outsourcing services contracts |
| global firms are jumping on the bandwagon to | | | | proliferate. |
| establish their own business process | | | | |
| outsourcing elsewhere. Thus, there are many | | | | Offshore development outsourcing services |
| offshore development outsourcing services | | | | transactions |
| abounding especially in countries where costs | | | | |
| are low. | | | | Offshore development outsourcing services |
| | | | could further be sub-divided into two big |
| Offshore development outsourcing services are | | | | categories. Offshore development outsourcing |
| referring to the process of outsourcing a | | | | services deals could be in the form back |
| company's certain business tasks, like human | | | | office outsourcing, where operations like |
| resource, payroll and customer services, to a | | | | purchasing and billing are transferred to the |
| third-party and accredited outsourcing | | | | business process outsourcing. Front office |
| service provider. Thus, when major US | | | | outsourcing is that form of offshore |
| companies enter offshore development | | | | development outsourcing services where |
| outsourcing services deals, they would | | | | marketing, technical support and other |
| contract a third party to set up operations | | | | customer-linked tasks are entrusted to the |
| in another country, like India, Sri Lanka and | | | | third party business process outsourcing |
| the Philippines, where a specific business | | | | firm. |
| process of that company would be conducted in | | | | |
| that other country. | | | | The offshore development outsourcing services |
| | | | providers recognize the need to synchronize |
| Corporate savings | | | | their operations to those of the |
| | | | client-company. Thus, many business process |
| The main reason why big companies resort to | | | | outsourcing units in the Philippines, India |
| entering offshore development outsourcing | | | | and elsewhere, are operating at graveyard |
| services deals is generation of hefty | | | | shifts to synchronize operations with the US |
| corporate savings. It is a well-known fact | | | | time. |
| that currently, operations costs are really | | | | |
| bulging. The global economy is experiencing a | | | | Government support |
| major crunch. | | | | |
| | | | Governments of countries where offshore |
| That is why to widen margins despite the | | | | development outsourcing services providers |
| prevailing business environment; companies | | | | are based are extending full support to the |
| are aiming to reduce operations costs. That | | | | growing business process outsourcing |
| way, profitability is maintained without | | | | industry. The support system come in the form |
| sacrificing quality and efficiency. Offshore | | | | of tax breaks, reinforced security, subsidies |
| development outsourcing services transactions | | | | and many others. The governments recognize |
| does exactly that. Offshore development | | | | that continuing operations of business |
| outsourcing services activities help curtail | | | | process outsourcing firms would translate to |
| rising business costs by generating savings | | | | jobs and added revenues to the country and to |
| from hefty wages that could have been paid to | | | | the jobless citizens. |
| workers at the home base. | | | | |
| | | | There is really no stopping this ever-growing |
| For example, a company is based in the US, | | | | industry. Every party involved is really |
| where minimum salary packages are huge. That | | | | benefiting. From the client-company, which |
| company would then secure an offshore | | | | generates operations savings, to the offshore |
| development outsourcing services agreement | | | | development outsourcing services provider, |
| with a business process outsourcing provider | | | | which generates revenue, there is no doubt |
| in a third-world country, like the | | | | that potentials for profit are at stake. |