Document from the year 2013 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, language: English, abstract: Firstly, a differentiation between an IT product company and an IT service company will be conducted. Afterwards, the term “offshore captive center” will be defined. Thirdly, factors for establishing a captive center will be determined. Last but not least, one Asian city is supposed to be chosen for setting up an IT captive center.