Offshoring - Decision to outsource

The research, so far, on offshoring suggests that the three main motivations to offshore include:

1. Reduction of costs,
2. Access to competitive capabilities not available within the firm, and
3. Pursuit of a growth strategy.

Are these applicable to your key, strategic offshoring engagements? Why did you offshore that product design function in your firm? Or that R&D capability?

Please take the offshoring survey on this page and inform.