1. Patrick Foley International Sourcing: Are Irish Enterprises Relocating Activity Abroad?

2. Patrick Foley INTERNATIONAL SOURCING (IS): INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND PRELIMINARY RESULTS –MOTIVATION –PERCENTAGES ENGAGED IN IS –TYPES OF PRODUCTION SOURCED –DESTINATIONS OF SOURCED PRODUCTION –BREAKDOWN OF JOB LOSSES & GAINS RESULTING FROM IS –STRUCTURE OF ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN IS –ENTERPRISES ADDITUDES TO IS

3. Patrick Foley INTERNATIONAL SOURCING SURVEY (2007) Period covered by survey 2001 to 2006

4. Patrick Foley International Sourcing Outsourcing The movement of production abroad to non-affiliated enterprises. Insourcing The movement of production abroad but within the enterprise group.

5. Patrick Foley GENERAL INFORMATION POPULATION All Currently Active Irish Enterprises Within Selected Economic Activities Having 100 or More Employees Used The CSO’s Central Business Register => Pop. Size (N) = 1292 Voluntary survey 636 Respondents

6. Patrick Foley PRELIMINARY RESULTS

7. Patrick Foley Importance Of Motivating Factors

8. Patrick Foley Enterprises Engaged In International Sourcing, % of Pop./Sector Total TOTAL MANUFACTURING TRANSPORT, STORAGE & COMMUNICATION REAL, RENTING & BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

9. Patrick Foley Business Functions Sourced Internationally, % of Sector Total Core Distribution & Logistics Marketing, Sales, Call Centres ICT Admin. & Management Engineering R&D ManufacturingHigh Tech. Services

10. Patrick Foley Destination of Production Sourced Internationally

11. Patrick Foley Destination of Support Functions Internationally Sourced - Detail

12. Patrick Foley Job Gains & Losses Resulting From International Sourcing Manufacturing 77% Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities 10% Transport Storage & Communication 2% Wholesale & Retail Trade 11% Construction

13. Patrick Foley Group Structure Of Enterprises, % of Total PopulationPopulation Engaged in IS

14. Patrick Foley Location of Global Group Head of Subsidiaries, % of Total PopulationPopulation Engaged in IS

15. Patrick Foley Barriers To International Sourcing

16. Patrick Foley Evaluating the Impact Of International Sourcing

17. Patrick Foley Future Plans For International Sourcing (2007 - 2009)

18. Patrick Foley Summary Introduction to the IS Survey Preliminary Results More Information on the Survey –http://www.cso.ie/surveysandmethodologies/news_survey.htm