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There are few industries more international than the software industry. This can be traced back to the characteristics of software itself: code can be developed anywhere and delivered over the Internet in seconds. In contrast to a physical supply chain, the costs for transporting products or components are practically zero. This means providers can develop software in globally distributed projects. In turn, this keeps labor costs down, while also giving companies access to a worldwide talent pool. User companies that outsource their development tasks to software providers can also exploit these advantages.
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Buxmann, P., Diefenbach, H., Hess, T. (2012). Outsourcing and Offshoring of Software Development. In: The Software Industry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31510-7_4
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