You have to give credit to Affiliated Computer Systems (ACS) for anticipating the next wave of global sourcing and seeing beyond the turmoil of the current economic crisis.
This would be a pretty dramatic shift, given the fact that about 70% of the company’s workers (ACS employs over 74,000 worldwide) are currently in the onshore category.
What are the implications for the nearshore community?
ACS already has established operations in Mexico, Guatemala and Jamaica (along with St. Lucia), through its recent acqusition of E-Services. The company is also adding about 150 positions to a facility in the Dominican Republic. There is no question ACS is looking at more opportunities in the nearshore – in fact, some sources are indicating that the next Caribbean stop will be Barbados.
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