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by Jim Brown, Contributing Editor Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:59:00 PM   Global product design has become the reality for many companies. Recent Aberdeen Group benchmarks indicate that fully 59% of manufacturers have a strategy in place to pursue global design, and one-quarter of companies are already outsourcing some design processes. Aberdeen's just released "Global Product Design Benchmark" report* reveals that the level global design will increase over the next two years. Over one-half of manufacturers indicated they will increase product design in third-party or company-owned offshore design locations. Despite this, companies are not adequately addressing operational concerns raised by global design strategies. Overcoming Global Design Challenges [Click to continue] |