What is most relevant when offshoring?

Understand that the global availability and use of email, fax, and phone has largely eliminated communication barriers

Buyer should learn about the culture, customs, norms, taboos, and history of the supplier's country.

Buyer should immediately establish an informal first$-$name basis with the supplier's representatives.

Buyer understands that differing cultural and social norms will have little impact since most businesspeople are accustomed to working with North Americans.

Buyer understands that the need for personal space is generally the same in most regions of the world.

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What might discourage a US buyer from offshoring?

Political situation in country of interest is questionable.

Always deal in US dollars.

High US unemployment.

Supplier offers lower overall cost of ownership.

Peer pressure in the US$.$