Today, Agilent has a dozen or so, and has also reduced headcount to 28, 000 from 44, 000, offshoring and outsourcing so much of its business that it eliminated 5 million square feet of office space.

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Airbus is already offshoring and outsourcing.

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The benefits of outsourcing and offshoring are clearly waning for a growing number of American businesses.

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In the face of continued high unemployment, outsourcing and offshoring have become potent issues with U.S. voters.

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In fact, almost 1 million Americans get their paychecks from Mexican companies, says Ton Heijmen, senior adviser for outsourcing and offshoring for the Conference Board.

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Outsourcing and offshoring are hot political potatoes in rich countries.

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David Rutchik is a Partner with outsourcing advisory firm Pace Harmon, where he represents multiple Fortune 500 clients in their outsourcing, offshoring, strategic sourcing and other critical business transformation initiatives.

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