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Archive for March, 2004

The Stages of Organizational Commitment | Article

The Stages of Organizational Commitment | Article

In change management, the leadership of the organization must have a clear vision, believe that change is necessary, and be willing to commit the time and resources to make the project successful.

Outsourcing Picks Up Speed in the Consumer Package Industry | Article

Outsourcing Picks Up Speed in the Consumer Package Industry | Article

Knowing who your customers are and what they want is crucial in today’s competitive packaged goods industry. Outsourcing their IT to companies that can mine this data gives them an edge. Read why.

Negotiating Residual Information Provisions in IT and BPO Transactions | Article

Negotiating Residual Information Provisions in IT and BPO Transactions | Article

Outsourcing requires the buyer to share sensitive information with the supplier. How do both parties handle the use of this residual information? Brian Suffredini of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw shares hints to protect both parties and still make the relationship work.

New Outsourcing Law Readies Japanese Companies for Global Pharmaceutical Markets | Article

New Outsourcing Law Readies Japanese Companies for Global Pharmaceutical Markets | Article

A new law in Japan will permit pharmaceutical companies to outsource 100 percent of their processes. Read how this will affect the Japanese pharmaceutical industry.

Outsourcing an Intranet Builds Real Value for Realtor? | Article

Outsourcing an Intranet Builds Real Value for Realtor? | Article

Residential Realtor Keller Williams® is in a hyper growth mode. It wanted to attract young brokers, who expect cutting edge technology. The broker outsourced an intranet, which acted as a magnet and made the document-driven transactions easier.

Change Management Tools Key to Winning Internal Acceptance | Article

Change Management Tools Key to Winning Internal Acceptance | Article

Your company has decided to add an offshore component to its outsourcing initiative. How do you get your employees to understand and support your decision? Peter Bendor-Samuel offers some change management suggestions to get everyone on board.

Buyer’s Guide to Business Transformational Outsourcing Essentials | Article

Buyer’s Guide to Business Transformational Outsourcing Essentials | Article

Unlike traditional ITO or BPO, achieving business transformational outsourcing goals requires specific relationship and contractual components. In this third article in our BTO thought leadership series, we share information crucial to successful BTO initiatives.

Fourth Party Logistics Providers Manage Increasing Complexity in Supply Chain Logistics | Article

Fourth Party Logistics Providers Manage Increasing Complexity in Supply Chain Logistics | Article

What is a fourth party logistics provider and why do you need to know? IDC says there’s a fundamental shift in how companies handle their logistics outsourcing because of globalization and offshore manufacturing. Here’s what’s happening.

Two-Pronged Strategy for IT Infrastructure | Article

Two-Pronged Strategy for IT Infrastructure | Article

How Compuware’s Outsourcing Services Enable Lear’s Business Unlike people or vehicles – which can go in only one direction at a time – companies must be able to quickly move in several directions simultaneously. IT is the prime enabler of latitude for multi-directional objectives, but it also creates new risks at various stages of the [...]

Best Practice Tips from the Ottawa Manufacturers’ Network | Article

Best Practice Tips from the Ottawa Manufacturers’ Network | Article

Contributed by Roy Sunstrum and Damian Hanel, Ottawa Manufacturers’ Network

Ask the Experts: Manufacturing | Article

Ask the Experts: Manufacturing | Article

New feature. Tips and outsourcing insight from a different expert and industry each month. This month: manufacturing

Order-to-Cash Outsourcing Helps Manufacturers Reduce Costs and Capital | Article

Order-to-Cash Outsourcing Helps Manufacturers Reduce Costs and Capital | Article

Today the pressures to cut costs are relentless. Manufacturing is one industry that has spent quite a while in the cost vise. Emulating Wal-Mart’s success, retailers have been forced to follow suit, putting substantial pressure on manufacturers to lower their prices in order to remain competitive. Where is there a place to cut costs? Manufacturers [...]

Why Outsourcing is Hot in the Manufacturing Sector | Article

Why Outsourcing is Hot in the Manufacturing Sector | Article

Manufacturing industry trends – The National Association of Manufacturers predicted US manufacturing production will increase by more than six percent this year. Headlines also declare that manufacturing growth in the UK is at a four-year high, and demand is strong in Australia.

Offshoring is Only the First Wave of a Major Change in Business as Usual | Article

Offshoring is Only the First Wave of a Major Change in Business as Usual | Article

A cutting-edge, thought leadership perspective on a controversial topic