News - O&OC Opens Office in Manila, Philippines

(June 24, 2009): O&OC, an independent advisory firm based in Hong Kong, opened an office in Manila to meet the growing demands in the region and provide strategic sourcing insights and assistance to companies in the outsourcing and offshoring marketplace. The Philippine office is strategically located in the heart of the outsourcing district and is ideally positioned to provide fact-based analysis and insights to support sourcing-related decision making processes. Having a local presence enables O&OC to coordinate with the strategic players and to develop ideal sourcing solutions.

"Outsourcing emerges as a timely solution to combat the global financial crisis that is affecting numerous companies today. By contracting service providers situated in the Philippines where costs of labor and operations are low, companies will be able to save 50-70% in costs, while maintaining service levels, and enable them to focus on their core competencies," said Rafael Verheij, founder and CEO of O&OC.

"We have seen a sharp increase in demand as more and more companies resort to outsourcing some of their business operat ions to the Philippines, a country that has been known as an ideal offshoring destination not only for call center services but also non-voice Business Process Outsourcing work. O&OC is well-positioned to guide buyers and vendors in their outsourcing endeavors and share their market knowledge and insights about BPO processes such as Finance & Accounting Outsourcing (FAO), Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO), and Procurement Outsourcing (PO)," said Nicky Santos, Senior Strategic Consultant at O&OC.