Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Vanguard had hit a red light: it had to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The light changed to green when investors purchased its assets out of bankruptcy and outsourced its IT and IT-related business processes to Perot Systems, who cut its IT budget in half. Today Vanguard is driving in high gear and making money.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Government outsourcing deals in the US have taken on significant new characteristics. Here are the big changes that put government deals on a par with commercial deals.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Where Are They Now is a new Outsourcing Journal feature focusing on how outsourcing relationships evolve beyond their initial expectationss. In this first column, we explore an offshore medical billing value proposition that was so good Perot Systems Corporation reached overseas and acquired it.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
This winning relationship broke our awards scoring records and is undoubtedly one of the world’s most outstanding examples of outsourcing at its best. Owens & Minor outsourced its IT to Perot Systems, and O&M now commands the leading position in its marketplace. But that’s not all. The level of openness and honesty between these two companies is rare in outsourcing. So is their risk-reward structure — and the outcomes they’ve achieved together.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
What makes an outsourcing relationship work? A perfectly executed contract is NOT the answer. An outsourcing arrangement is a long-term relationship whose expectationss and attitudes must be realistic. Here’s how to do it right.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
If you’re a patient in the emergency room, you definitely want that hospital or trauma center to have all the necessary supplies on hand — from IVs and blood plasma to bandages and syringes. But the hospital can’t keep everything on hand; it’s in the patient care business, not inventory warehousing. So the doctors and nurses rely on medical distributors to be sure they have what’s needed — or can deliver it in a couple of hours for an emergency. Many of them depend on Owens & Minor, Inc. (O&M) and, in outsourcing their supplies process to O&M, they enjoy the added advantage of reduced costs.
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