Research & Insight

Year archives: 2007

An Offshore Pioneer Shares Its Recipe for Long-Term Success

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

This was one of the first North American offshoring relationships. Nortel outsourced to India in 1991 because it couldn’t find enough employees with the specialized knowledge it needed. At same time, Wipro wanted to expand beyond India. The timing was right for both partners to attempt something new. What’s remarkable: both partners are still happy after 16 years!

Prudential Relocation Relocates Work to EMR in India to Create 24-Hour Operation to Please Clients

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Many companies outsource relocation, a complicated and detail-ridden process, to experts like Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services. What makes relocations tricky is keeping track of every company’s distinct relocation policy. To cut costs and improve efficiency, Prudential outsourced the process to EMR in India. But first, it had to explain to Indians what relocation was.

Mortgage Lender Saves 50 Percent on Staffing by Outsourcing Rekeying to India

John Harney, Business Writer

In 2005 the housing market was hot. Mortgage lenders received more applications than they could handle. But in Miami they were not getting motivated, dependable, high-quality staff to process mortgage applications and the attendant materials that accompanies them. Outsourcing to India expedited loans and eliminated mistakes.

Hosted ERP Suites Improve Front- and Back-Office Operations, Yield Dramatic Cost Savings for Smaller Manufacturers

John Harney, Business Writer

Since installed ERP systems are expensive, complex to deploy, and require dedicated IT resources to maintain, automating mission-critical systems for small manufacturers is a challenge. ProSoap found itself concentrating so much on our servers that we couldn’t get on the phone enough to make sales calls. Outsourcing a hosted ERP solution solved the problem.

An Outsourcing Solution for Consumer-Directed Healthcare that Payors Cannot Afford to Ignore

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) is causing payors to determine how to meet the challenge of adjusting existing technology so it services individual clients, not just groups. Payors have four choices. One of those, a CDH defined-care platform in an outsourced model is finding great success in the marketplace. Here’s why.

The Impact of Collaboration in BPO for Print Services

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Managing the North American marketing-related print collateral needs of Unilever’s 400 brands in more than 100 countries is an enormous task. Outsourcing printing needs is not the same as outsourcing procurement, especially where it may impact creativity in marketing. Unilever turned to a managed-services provider with a collaborative approach. The results have been stellar.

A Hospital’s Remedy for Enhancing Healthcare Excellence

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Jefferson Regional Medical Center only a few years ago was in the red and in danger of losing its independence by having to merge with another health system just to survive. Today it is recognized nationwide for its excellence in delivering outstanding patient care while reducing the cost of healthcare. Here’s a roadmap of how it accomplished the turnaround.

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