The entire value chain for consumer products sourced or manufactured in Asia has become increasingly interconnected and mutually reliant—ownership of physical manufacturing assets and intellectual property rights has become more ambiguous and contentious. With ambiguity over ownership and rights to manufacturing assets, customers lose the key leverage of mobility. While brand companies were able to [...]
The product supply chain from China is not what it used to be. Over the past 20 years, Chinese consumer-product manufacturers have become increasingly sophisticated and capable of taking on more “value-adding” tasks or segments of the product creation supply chain and have moved from mere manufacturers to multi-functional suppliers. In doing so, they have [...]
WNS is a leading global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company. Founded as British Airways’ captive back-office in 1996, WNS has today risen to a leadership position with more than 200 global clients, serviced by over 21,000 professionals across 23 global delivery centers worldwide, including Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Romania, Sri Lanka and United Kingdom. [...]
Neusoft is the largest IT solutions and services provider in China and your premier BPO partner in China. To date, Neusoft has set up six software bases, eight regional headquarters, and a comprehensive marketing and service network in over 40 cities across China. In the global marketplace, we have also incorporated subsidiaries in the United [...]
Secure-24 delivers IT operations services of an exceptionally high standard for Mission-Critical Application Hosting, IT Infrastructure Outsourcing, and Private Cloud Computing for enterprises and government. By deploying the latest technology, best data center infrastructure tools and skills, our goal is to help each customer meet their unique business and compliance requirements while preserving capital and [...]
Small and midsized businesses often have the same human resources challenges that much larger companies have. They grow by acquisition and have to standardize their human resources (HR) when they get a new family member. They have to change how they approach HR when they become global enterprises. Outsourcing often provides the answer. But it [...]
Changing consumer expectations and reduced consumer spending is causing CG companies major anxiety. Adding more precision to trade promotions management (TPM), therefore, has never been more important. Getting there will require TPM tools that, among other things, can integrate campaign information with in-store activity — and offer actionable recommendations in real time. A new generation [...]
Acosta changed service providers so it could offer employer-funded health reimbursement arrangements. The new plan lowered premiums but pushed some employees outside their comfort zones. Together Acosta and Workscape created a communication plan to educate them. Here’s what they did to drive buy-in.
Unilever Europe has 80 factories in 24 countries. The division used 18 ERP systems and hundreds of different finance processes, which led to high costs and varying reliability. IBM turned the organization upside down. This contract is groundbreaking in the FAO BPO sector in Europe in both size and scope.
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.
When a legacy payroll system and its supplier became a burden to an Australian food company, it had to decide what to do: bring the process back in house or find an outsourcing partner. The company selected Aussiepay’s hosted ASP model. The result: the company cut its weekly payroll time in half and reduced administration tasks with self-service, in addition to being able to interface directly with government tax offices.
Ocean Spray was steamed. The steam generators at its New Jersey plant continually lost pressure, which shut down its packaging operations. Outsourcing its energy management allowed the manufacturer to improve reliability and safety while reducing the cost of goods.
What would you do if you were a start-up company that immediately experienced phenomenal growth and then encountered regulatory challenges? Arizona Vanilla found an outsourcing solution that just keeps growing like its own products.
Companies stand on the cusp of a growing BPO wave, and companies that do not recognize and act on this enormous potential risk being left behind. Read what HP has to say.
The benefits of outsourcing reach far beyond the well-known advantages of reduced costs and increased efficiency. Outsourcing is being embraced for the ability it gives executives to predict business results and support strategic planning.
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.
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