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Outsourcing Accounts Payable Yields Operational Efficiency and Happy Vendors for G&K Services | Article

Outsourcing Accounts Payable Yields Operational Efficiency and Happy Vendors for G&K Services | Article

G&K Services stored its paper accounts payable at offsite storage facilities. If there was an invoice dispute, it could take several weeks to resolve because of the inefficient paper retrieval process. Then it outsourced. Now authorized personnel can seamlessly retrieve archived documents with a single click.

March 1, 2010 | 0 comments | Read More
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.

March 1, 2004 | 0 comments | Read More
Embracing Lean Manufacturing by Outsourcing Third-Party Logistics | Article

Embracing Lean Manufacturing by Outsourcing Third-Party Logistics | Article

In support of lean manufacturing principles, GM decided to outsource to a third-party logistics supplier. The results were even beyond expectationss.

May 1, 2002 | 1 comment | Read More