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» In Pursuit of the Cheapest Translation Cost Is translation still a service or has it become a commodity?
By Johannes Tan | Published 06/8/2005 | Business Issues | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecI
In the annals of management science, it is well understood that making the best choice at each stage of a process may not yield the best global solution. This principle is aptly illustrated by Scott Adams in The Dilbert Future (New York: HarperBusiness, 1997), where Dilbert reports to his pointy-haired boss: "You saved one million dollars by having programmers in Elbonia write software for us. But ...
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» The Business of Translating
By Danilo Nogueira (X) | Published 06/8/2005 | Business Issues | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecI
This article is based on a short talk I gave on the opening session of the Seventh Brazilian Translators� Forum and First Brazilian International Translator�s Forum, held at USP (Universidade de S�o Paulo) in S�o Paulo, Brazil, on the week of September 7th, 1998. The inevitable introduction... Translation is a service business, not an industry or commerce. The basic difference between ind ...
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» Working for Agencies
By Greg Twiss | Published 03/3/2005 | Business Issues | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecI
There are pluses and minuses to working for agencies. Here are a list of some, and things to watch out for.
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» How to get organized…
By Amanda Grey | Published 10/28/2004 | Business Issues | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecARateSecI
Piles of paper on your desk and files scattered all over your hard drive? A few basic tips for sorting through the clutter...
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» More Money - Same Workload
By DIMENSION | Published 07/27/2004 | Business Issues | Recommendation:RateSecARateSecARateSecIRateSecIRateSecI
More Money, But With The Same Amount Of Work
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