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Article: Protecting your company's security posture when doing business offshore: look before you leap when offshoring critical processes.(Outsourcing)
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- Pharmaceutical Processing
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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In their rush to find ways to slash steadily mounting domestic R&D costs, pharmaceutical companies should pause to consider a number of factors before outsourcing processes offshore to make sure their intellectual property is protected and other guarantees are in place.
Among the questions pharmaceutical companies must answer before outsourcing offshore are:
* Will my security be compromised?
* Will offshore employees be screened properly?
* Will adequate training be provided for those who will represent my company offshore?
* Is the country where my processes will be outsourced safe and stable?
* Does the country ...