Nearshoring by Dutch (and other European) companies: attention points
This post is based on the answers I gave on questions from the Dutch IT website Computable on nearshoring. They have a couple of expert groups and one of them is on outsourcing and I provide comments so now and than on topics related to outsourcing. You can find the expert site here (Dutch) and my profile here . As nearshoring is a relevant topic for many continental European companies hereby the questions and answers in English. Question 1 : What are the most important considerations and attention points for Dutch (client)organisations to decide for nearshoring? Answer 1 : Nearshoring of activities introduces a number of extra risks on top of the generic/inherent risks associated with outsourcing. These additional attention points are among others: the difference in language and culture, other laws and regulations (e.g. tax and privacy laws), political stability (e.g. North Africa/Jordan, Ukraine, Balkan countries), redundant employees (when nearshoring they are not always transferr...