Contents

• Introduction - An Overview of offshore outsourcing of CAD, Driving factors of offshore outsourcing, CAD industry in New Zealand, Reasons for choosing India, Advantages and disadvantages of CAD outsourcing, Problem statement, Research questions, Purpose and significance of study, Design and research methodology of the study, Exposition of chapters
• Literature review – Introduction, Information age and offshore outsourcing, Role of CAD in engineering industry, New Zealand economy and industrial engineering, Perceptions of offshore outsourcing, Impact on employment in the customer country, Utilizing outside expertise in the field, Trade related issues, Direct and hidden costs, Potential factors that drive New Zealand CAD activities to India, Quality of the vendor services, Salary difference, Demographic profile, Competition in the global market, Options in services, Reduced operating costs, Stability and standards of the vendor companies, SWOT analysis on offshore outsourcing and India, Mitigation actions to reduce the impact of outsourcing, Ensuring the quality management of vendors, Assessment and offshore outsourcing, Summary
• Research Methodology - Introduction to research methodology, Quantitative approach, Secondary data collection, Primary data collection, Questionnaire design, Personally administered questionnaire and electronic questionnaire, Sampling, Code of ethics, Limitations of the study.
• Analysis & Findings
• Conclusion
• Recommendations
• References
• Appendices

Description

Offshore outsourcing, a magic word used by companies around the world to compete in the global market. Reasons for stepping into offshore outsourcing can be many, but they can revolve around two broad spectrums, one is cost effective business operations and the second one is the unavailability of required skills.
New Zealand has number of engineering firms that are into CAD for their business functions. Currently India acts as the global hub for information technology (IT) and information technology enabled services (ITES), and India offers services to many engineering firms around the world.
While New Zealand engineering firms are striving for highly skilled and professional CAD engineers, India offers CAD services that result in cost effectiveness, and quality. This study has brought forward the advantages of outsourcing New Zealand engineering firms’ CAD to India, and has also made recommendations which can facilitate the process of offshore outsourcing.