Design Outsourcing

Outsourcing occurs when a business secures (purchases) products and/or services from a third party, as opposed to producing them in-house. There are several advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing.
Advantages of Outsourcing
One of the biggest advantages can be lower personnel costs. By outsourcing job duties to non-employees, a business does not have to pay consistent wages or [...]

Best Applications Outsourcing: Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services and ACS, a Xerox Company
Awards Criteria: Best use of outsourcing to achieve the buyer’s objectives for ITO while also achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.

Lessons from the Outsourcing Journal:
* Buyers have to work closely with service providers when designing new systems. If they don’t get [...]

Graphic Design Outsourcing
Even the most talented and experienced Internet marketer or businessman needs help every once in a while. Graphic or web design that meets your business goals takes commitment and the right amount of skills. Not everyone has what it takes to create banners, promo ads, and websites, which is why graphic design outsourcing [...]

The idea behind personal outsourcing is to free up more of your time by delegating tasks that don’t require your personal touch to complete. I’ve heard of people outsourcing reading to their kids and even arguing with their spouse, but the whole point of personal outsourcing is to free up time from unimportant tasks [...]

Review
“‘This book offers probably the most comprehensive treatise on outsourcing strategy that exists today. What differentiates this book from others is that the author takes a serious look into various views on outsourcing strategy and offers an unbiased assessment of its short- and long-term performance implications. It is a must-read not only for academics but [...]

So, what is outsourcing? Outsourcing is contracting with another company or person to do a particular function. Almost every organization outsources in some way. Typically, the function being outsourced is considered non-core to the business. An insurance company, for example, might outsource its janitorial and landscaping operations to firms that specialize in those types of [...]

A CAD artist who wants to draw for others on a contract basis gets feedback about the usefulness and value of that proposed service.

Question
I’m curious to know how many folks out there have ever or would ever consider outsourcing the drafting and design portions of their projects, and why or why not?
Forum Responses
(Business and Management [...]

Written by Preston D Lee
Studies show that nearly 70% of readers here at Graphic Design Blender either own their own freelance design business or hope to start freelancing in the near future. Something that many freelancers fail to do, however, is work effectively with others to reduce workload and increase income.
If you’re anything like me, [...]

10 Reasons to Outsource Product Design & Development
By Robert R. Andrews, Medical Division Manager, Foster-Miller, Inc.
The highly competitive medical industry requires firms to utilize every possible resource, both
internal and external, to stay ahead of the curve. While many medical device companies have
been capitalizing on the benefits of outsourced labor and manufacturing for years, only recently
have [...]

Some interesting tweets about “outsourcing”:
chris_heiler @ldesigngurl I hear ya. I’ve been outsourcing my bookkeeping to a virtual bk in Canada for about the last 10 months. I’ll never go back…
nlitenmebabe China investor finalizes deal on NBA’s Cavaliers (Reuters) : Reuters – A Michigan in.. http://bit.ly/7UWBhp [outsourcing sports??]
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