Outsourcing, of which trust is the most vital part,7 is a “very positive way that many business owners have chosen to fight the recession.”5 Offshore outsourcing is a “new age business concept that is expanding at an accelerated rate.” It is the “the collaboration of two or more companies situated in different locations.”11 Clients get outsourcing services because they have a need to lower costs, focus on their specialization, or make efficient use of their resources. Clients should consider the expertise of the people in an outsourcing company and the company’s track record.4

Many companies focus on a specific type of function, an expertise, such as fabrication, CAD, manufacturing, and others. Even if they have their own specialization, their core functions, they still need some non-core functions to keep them working properly. These non-core functions are sometimes repetitive, and instead of doing them, companies hand them to those who have the expertise to doing them. As a result, they can focus on their core functions and yet obtain high quality services on their non-core functions.9 This is simply “doing the right thing”13 if they want to improve their businesses.

To be able to provide high quality products and services on core functions and receive high quality products and services on non-core functions is a great advantage, aside from other benefits such as lesser costs, lesser use of resources,7,9 lesser efforts in human resource management,12 and lesser time to finish a project.6 Cost savings come from lesser costs in manpower, materials, and equipment.

Time had proven outsourcing to be an effective way to save costs and get high quality services. Outsourcing has survived and is continuing to be successful in different countries.13 It makes it possible for a company to hire professionals from other countries without the need for both the company and the employees to shift their home base. This is possible because of the existence of the internet.11 They use all of the benefits that they can obtain from information technology and the internet.13 Employees rarely need to transfer places or countries to perform their duties. This is a boon for both of them because the company can get high quality services from trained professionals all over the world11 and gain access to latest technologies,2 and the employees get the advantage of working with international companies.11 As the saying goes, “Two heads are better than one.”7

When looking for outsourcing companies to do a particular function, clients prefer countries that have recognized education systems, technological edge, infrastructure with global standards, and mastery of the English language.9 Choosing a company is like choosing a suitor. The company must meet or, better yet, exceed the client’s standards and expectations. Everything must be under control and all tasks must be finished before the deadline. All details must be given utmost importance. And like in a relationship, trust is also very important in outsourcing.7 Most, if not all, of the transactions and exchange of information between an outsourcing company and its clients are done with great security and confidentiality.2

The following are four broad categories of outsourcing:11

Information Technology
Business Process Outsourcing
Software Development
Knowledge Process Outsourcing

CAD Outsourcing

CAD is a “service wherein the computer technology is used to aid in the design and drafting of a product as a whole or part.” It is a “symbol based and drawing based method of communications applicable for various technical fields like architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, and electronics field.”8

Clients who are looking for an accurate and cost effective CAD services can find them in CAD outsourcing companies.3 Client’s businesses and projects become better.5 They can get a view of a structure before its actual manufacturing. Development of a project becomes easier.6 They can lessen some people management issues. As they grow, they can also scale up their teams easily. 12 They have a wide array of services to choose from. These services include analysis, CAD designing, CAD detailing, CAD rendering, among others. CAD designing is the “process for the preparation of the general structure of any product or services.” CAD rendering is the “process of conversion of a model into an image.”8 Architectural and engineering outsourcing companies give importance to the ease of operations and having low costs in developing projects.9 The methodologies that they use are proven to be suitable in performing drawing conversions and drawing digitization.10

CAD outsourcing is changing rapidly. It is now being openly discussed on meetings and conferences, and large companies and firms are now seriously considering it as an option. For startup companies or small group companies, they outsource because they are still in the process of “testing the waters.”1

For companies that are involved in a long term partnership, geographical location is not a hindrance to make the partnership a fruitful one.4 Problems always appear. But when that happens, it is very important to maintain sufficient communication between or among companies that are involved because it is the quality of work that is very much affected.

Source:http://blog.pulse-designtech.com/outsourcing/cad-outsourcing/