The U.S. economic problems have impacted outsourcing in several ways, as has the increased focus on innovation and R&D in outsourcing arrangements. Both are affecting the initial stages of outsourcing decisions. Here’s a look at these trends and how they may affect your company.
Understanding people’s expectationss and how people think differently from culture to culture will improve the chances for success in an offshore outsourcing relationship. Here’s what you need to know about China, Ukraine, and India, as well as insights into offshore service provider selection criteria and determinants for success.
Although companies have spent millions on digitizing their documents, they still face a process bottleneck in trying to close sales and other contractual agreements because they have to revert back to a costly paper process to get the documents signed–and that could take days or weeks. Now there’s an SaaS solution that reduces the process to minutes, increases productivity and customer satisfaction, and dramatically takes costs out of the process.
Pharmaceutical sales reps must now be much more efficient at displaying marketing information and retrieving data relevant to a particular physician because they are allowed less time with physicians. Now there’s a cutting-edge closed-loop marketing mobile solution that runs untethered from networks, is available in an SaaS model, and ensures it delivers the content most relevant to a particular physician.
How are the unemployment statistics and other challenges in the current U.S. economic downturn impacting companies’ efforts to find and capture job candidates? What are the trends regarding retention? What is a crucial component of a corporate recruiting strategy these days? RPO firm Hyrian conducted a study and shares the findings, its corresponding insights, and examples of success in hard-to-fill positions.
Hospitals are in a highly competitive market, and consumers now expect services that extend beyond quality patient care. Read about the valet and hotel-like concierge services that one outsourcing provider offers and how it benefits patients, their families and friends, hospital employees — and the hospital itself.
Capgemini’s study examines the trends in drivers and timing for banks undertaking core banking systems replacements. This article also discusses options for outsourcing components of these projects and choosing the replacement systems.
Currently, a growing number of enterprises expect service providers to use service management tools, especially those aligned to ITIL v3 best practices in managing services as a business. This article discusses the trends around uses and benefits of such tools, their differences in value and approach, and how the tools enhance even the soft relationship skills in an outsourcing arrangement.
Mid-size companies are limited in their ability to drive continuous improvements in cost and performance for strategic sourcing of goods and materials. And it’s too costly for companies to maintain domain expertise in every category of spend and keep up with current market in each area. Outsourcing to Source One solves these problems, and a contingency-based model for pricing based on a percentage of savings achieved provides even more value.
BPOMS, a service provider for mid-market companies, offers tier-one services with a willingness to customize the solution and provide on-demand pricing options.
Not all logistics services are the same. Many do not pick up loose items and lack the capability to create specialized crating for hi-tech equipment and other costly items delivered worldwide. Here’s what two companies found when they went searching for the best deal in logistics services for their products.
If you have the mind-set that American application development outsourcing providers can’t compete with the costs and other benefits of using offshore providers, think again. A Texas-based outsourcer has a uniquely competitive model and very satisfied clients.
Outsourcing Center’s study of 86 relationships participating in the 2007 Outsourcing Excellence Awards program revealed several significant benchmarks. A major finding: buyers felt cultural fit and a partnering relationship approach were a major key to success; they used them as supplier-selection criteria more than in the past decade of the awards relationships.
The industry now faces a new set of risks associated with second-generation Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and HRO deals. We spoke with Adecco and ExcellerateHRO to learn their advice for mitigating risks in 2008.
We spoke with industry experts to get their insights on mitigating outsourcing risks in 2008 and also looked at how buyers and suppliers are their own worst enemies when it comes to creating risks.
Nearly everyone is talking about innovation in outsourcing. In this article, experts share their insights on the hindrances and best practices surrounding innovation objectives.
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