How do you manage logistics for hundreds of warehouses, multiple manufacturers, and numerous carriers so you can provide the best service at the lowest cost? You outsource.
Gaining access to world-class IT infrastructure and processes can transform business operations, but the London Stock Exchange learned that strategic management of the outsourcing relationship can achieve higher value in competitive advantage goals.
Jimmy Hanson wanted to invite institutional investors to invest in his real estate management company. But he needed to revamp his accounting systems to meet their reporting needs. DTO’s real estate division solved his problem.
The conservative BMO Financial Group found it had to adapt to the brave new world of banking. BMO outsourced all its HR transaction processes to Exult so it could concentrate on strategic HR issues. That was the easy part. Deciding what to outsource was difficult, so BMO sought help from Everest.
When you’re planning a project with the largest size and scale in the world, there can be no better strategy than outsourcing. That’s what GM did in order to eliminate risks and ensure success when it built mySocrates, the largest employee portal on the planet.
Adequate support for a remote or mobile workforce is a make-or break process and high on CxO-level executives’ agendas these days. Here’s how one of the world’s leading banks solved the problem and ensured a flexible solution.
Outsourcing has enabled Issy-les-Moulineaux to be the most advanced city in France when it comes to IT. Here’s the story of a mayor’s vision and a unique helpdesk function for all the city’s residents!
What’s the difference between a shared services model and an outsourcing model? A publishing company found out . . . the hard way. Fortunately they’ve had a dynamic turnaround and know the benefits of outsourcing.
Successful outcomes from an outsourcing strategy depend on important first steps in the tactical and strategic nature of the arrangement. It also depends on the parties’ upfront planning in how to move forward together . . . especially if the transition involves mission-critical functions.
Successful outsourcing arrangements leverage more than resources and expertise — it’s the partnership approach that makes the difference.
Sometimes the source for efficiencies, cost savings and innovation is in the buyer’s own back yard.
The story of how to change it can’t be done to dream come true using outsourcing.
A self-funding story – how a school district’s IT operations were improved, creating needed investment funds for classroom instruction at the same time.
The story of how to move beyond internal limitations and going in circles through outsourcing.
The story of what happens when two organizations buy into a strategic outsourcing vision together.
The story of what happens when excellence comes to town on outsourcing’s winds of change.
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