The real value of Procurement Outsourcing is underexploited, partly due to common misconceptions and misunderstandings. Learn more about 7 common misconceptions that hinder the effectiveness of procurement outsourcing and the best practices that can bring about increased success.
Inaccurate demand forecasting can increase the risk of missing market opportunities in a competitive, global environment. Learn how advanced forecasting tools along with analytics and processes, can deliver significant business results for global corporations.
Learn how technology can drive down your short- and long-term BPO costs
Clients are looking for on-shore service providers to interact with their clients, drive savings and maintain exceptional customer service.
Learn about the challenges companies face when embarking on a project to automate the Procure to Pay (P2P) process. This paper will explore all the options to be considered before taking on this project in-house.
Latest research from The Hackett Group highlights best practices and compelling results from Applications Outsourcing and Flexible deployment models. Now more than ever, organizations need more business value, operational excellence and lower costs in IT and their business.
Cloud computing may be the next game-changer in IT. Anand Ramakrishnan discusses how companies can use cloud computing. Is the public or private cloud the best option? Which functions will migrate? The Wipro expert has answers.
Companies that hope to capture market share when the economy turns must continue to invest in new product development. Knowledge management in R&D is difficult because the valuable learning is tacit knowledge, which is hard to codify. Professor Keith Goffin describes the best ways to do this.
A new, more strategic outsourcing model is necessary for speeding time to market yet also limiting the development cost of new products. It requires a different kind of thinking, communicating, and strategizing. Here’s how to leverage this new model for competitive advantage.
In the past, barriers to moving a call center back on shore included the high cost of staffing, training, technology, and terminating a contract early. Organizations can now handle their move back onshore cost-effectively and get up and running again quickly. Here’s how.
Ed Anderson, CompuCom’s new chief strategy officer, shares his insights on who should move to the cloud, when they should move, and why. He also discusses how racing a sailboat and World War II history taught him important leadership skills.
Expert Linda Tuck Chapman says buyers should take a long hard look at their contracts, relationships, and strategies to capitalize on current market opportunities. She lists three things to do now before the market changes.
The common wisdom is outsourcing is counter-cyclical, so it should be going gangbusters in the down economy. But that’s not what actually happened. What is going on? The international law firm Morrison & Foerster polled its clients. Partner Christopher Ford reports the findings.
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