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T h e g l o b a l enterprises always need some kind of management system for their localization operations. In this regard, a company may choose to go for one or the different options on the basis of its exact needs and budget. Generally, the companies have to follow an approach from three basic models to fulfill their localization needs – maintaining an in-house localization team, sourcing from a single vendor, or multi-vendor sourcing.

Well, nobody can suggest which approach is better over the other. Every option has got some pros and cons, but it is the company who has to decide which model can support their ongoing localization effort in the best manner. Even, a company may sometimes feel that it is comfortable in outsourcing to multiple suppliers while sometimes it may feel that single- source outsourcing is a better choice.

Here we will first discuss how we can choose a multi-vendor localization model. Below mentioned, are the some points to consider while selecting this model.

Choose highly diversified vendors i.e. who have specialization in varying languages and subject matters so that when you are having high volume work and that too of different nature, you can easily aggregate the resources to get that job done on time. Make sure that every vendor has same

pricing for similar kind of services.

This model would be more advantageous for you if the different vendors have technical prowess in different areas. It helps in optimizing the whole process in a better way.

Ensure that the vendors are updated about latest technologies and they adopt innovative practices to work on all relevant localization programs.

When selecting this model, go for cross-vendor quality assurance in which one vendor review and fill the quality scorecard

of the other and vice versa.

Make su re that all your multiple vendors collectively cover major time zone and can provide support from multiple locations.

The major advantage of this multi-vendor model is the risk management i.e. if the one vendor becomes insolvent; you can immediately switch to the other one without wasting time and money. Further, most of the enterprises that seek to explore the global markets and want to grow their localization program, adopt this model to

gain expertise through multiple resources.

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Many a times, a global company scouts for multiple vendors for its localization needs. This multivendor model ensures risk management, scalability and cost benchmarking of your localization requirements. As you have multiple vendors under such system, you can have a competent technological arsenal and a better quality control. Organizations who are establishing their localization program from scratch, largely opt for such kind of model.