Moving IT Jobs from Offshore Outsourcing to Rural Onshoring

In the last century global economics have changed more so than they have in the last millennia. Previously we were held back from trading with our international partners by limitations of excess shipping and a high cost of communication. However with the advent of the Internet along with the development efficient and inexpensive international transportation of goods, location is becoming much less of a hindrance in doing business.

Through these new technologies, the highly competitive global marketplace allowed international companies to begin competing with corporations and businesses state-side, and domestic firms quickly realized that they would need to be more competitive if they were to survive in the market place. U.S. companies realized that they could make use of inexpensive labor in the same way that foreign firms could by moving some of their operations overseas or by contracting with companies overseas that have lower labor costs. This brought for the first instances of the “O” word, yes, outsourcing. The American Heritage Dictionary defines outsourcing as “The procuring of services or products, such as the parts used in manufacturing a motor vehicle, from an outside supplier or manufacturer in order to cut costs.“