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    Outsourcing or Offshoring?

    Monday, February 1st, 2010

    This article is cross-posted in the Baselodge blog: http://baselodge.com/blog/2010/02/outsourcing-or-offshoring/
    I recently read an article that incorrectly defined outsourcing as offshoring. It might be helpful to some readers to review these terms and their proper application.
    Outsourcing is the use of resources outside of one’s own organization to accomplish a business need. These resources could be individuals or [...]

    Hopeful Signs from the Global Computer Market

    Monday, December 7th, 2009

    A newly released iSupply study on the global PC and EMS market is analyzed in this article at ventureoutsource.com.  In Q3 2009 Dell dropped to third in PC shipments behind leader HP and the new #2 Acer (Taiwan).
    As we all deal with the recession, the article identifies two encouraging signs about the global economy that [...]

    Learning about Aluminum

    Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

    This article is cross-posted at the Baselodge Blog.
    A current project I am helping with requires aluminum extrusion. I am currently in the process of bringing a high quality extrusion supplier on my line card at Baselodge Group, but this customer’s project requires a special type of supplier.
    Having worked in electronics contract manufacturing for a while [...]

    What is ODM?

    Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

    The acronym ODM remains a bit elusive for many people I encounter. ODM is Original Design Manufacturer (or manufacturing). The similar acronym OEM, Original Equipment Manufacturer, seems to be well understood by most people. An OEM is a company that manufactures its own products for sale under its own brand names. OEMs may manufacture their [...]

    Fred Burton - The Ghost

    Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

    Fred Burton is a counterterrorism expert at www.stratfor.com. A link to one of his articles has already appeared on Artful Sourcing. He has a terrific new book hitting the bookstores entitled Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterroism Agent. The first two chapters of the book have been published on the Stratfor website, and they are [...]

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