| | Global hardware and
services firm IBM has
been ranked number one
in The Global
Outsourcing 100, the
first ever ranking of
firms in the fastest
growing segment of the
world economy. The
Global Outsourcing 100
is compiled by The
International
Association of
Outsourcing
Professionals (IAOP), an
advocate for the
outsourcing profession
with a global membership
of almost 250
organisations.
The 100 firms on the
list represent $68.9bn
in 2005 revenues and
1.03m employees
worldwide who provide
services to firms like
GM, Ford, Citigroup,
Bank of America,
ExxonMobil and Verizon, | |
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| | representatives of the
Fortune 500 and the
Financial Times 2500.
Outsourcing revenue
and employment grew by
15% in 2005 among the
G100 companies. The
average outsourcing
company now employs
10,000 people at
production operations in
eight countries and
client-facing operations
in 13.
The 2006 Global
Outsourcing 100 list
includes companies from
around the world which
provide the full
spectrum of outsourcing
services, including
information technology
and business process
outsourcing, as well as
areas such as facility
services, real estate
and capital asset
management,
manufacturing and | |
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| | logistics.
Rankings were the
product of 18 criteria,
including number of
employees, skills and
training of employees,
revenue growth, number
of technical and
business certifications
secured, track record of
the management team and
customer service.
In addition to
French-owned Sodexho
Alliance and Capgemini,
Indian firms like Wipro
Technologies and GE
spin-off Genpact were
notable among the Top 20
firms.
The United States
dominates ownership of
the outsourcing industry
with 63 of the G100.
Following at a
distance is India with
14, the United Kingdom
with six, Canada and
China with four each, | |
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| | Russia with three and
Singapore, the
Philippines and France
with two each.
Outsourcing is taking
place in almost every
corner of the globe. The
range of services and
business functions now
outsourced by the
leading companies
extends far beyond IT,
human resources and
procurement to
marketing, food service,
real estate, finance,
travel, accounting,
document management and
a range of other
specialised services.
Similarly outsourcing
is an effective business
strategy in a wide range
of industries. G100
firms serve clients in
banking, insurance,
manufacturing,
automotive, healthcare,
pharmaceuticals, | |
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| | utilities, energy,
telecommunications,
retail, consumer
packaged goods and in
the government and
public sectors.
Rising Start firms,
numbers 66-100 on the
list, represent the best
of emerging companies in
the outsourcing space.
Offshore firms and firms
owned and located in
nations where
outsourcing is delivered
dominate this category.
China and India lead
this category.
The complete Global
100 list is available at
http://www.outsourcingpro
fessional.org/content/23/
152/1197/.
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