Outsourcing

Disadvantages

loss of jobs

incentives to keep jobs in the country

I.P. loss

worker exploitation

lower quality

language barriers

cultural difference

retraining

transportation costs

no management control

bad publicity

Advantages

Cheap labour

High quality

larger market

easy increase/decrease in orders

higher productivity

less regulation

developing nations

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Time

has been around scince manufacturing and industry

30 years has shown the largest increase in outsourcing