John Harney, Business Writer
MetLife needed to improve its claims processing. ACS now does the job up to nine times faster, up to 75 percent cheaper and with 40 percent more accuracy using offshore labor.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
A pure play, full service HR service provider finally reported a profitable quarter. This is good news for service providers — Exult’s success proves profitability is possible.
Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer
One of the largest retailers in Canada wanted to connect all its vendors electronically. Outsourcing made that daunting task possible. The reasonable price meant even the smallest vendors could afford to plug in.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
In today’s economic environment, more and more organizations are turning to their chief financial officers for the outsourcing go/no-go decision. This can have a tendency to focus the decsion on cost, not value. Danger: this approach may impact the effectiveness of the initiative later on.
Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer
Here’s an outsourcing nightmare: Your applications support provider declares bankruptcy as you’re trying to prepare your year-end financials. Read how one buyer handled the situation. The end result: a new outsourcing relationship with even greater value.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Shrinking budgets and a growing reluctance to travel are causing companies to prefer distance learning solutions. Cost makes outsourcing a good choice.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Web-enablement and transaction engines will spearhead the increasing drive to outsourcing HR. But success requires a paradigm shift.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Finance and accounting outsourcing has gone beyond transaction processing to enter the realm of business transformation. Today, chief financial officers require data to help them make better financial decision.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Suppliers are moving the back office to the four corners of the globe. At the same time, buyers, now firmly committed to offshore solutions, are wrestling with the decision to select a near shore or farshore provider. Here’s what’s going on in offshore outsourcing.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Peter Bendor-Samuel reflects on ITO outsourcing in 2002. His take: service providers are under price pressure because of increased competition from offshore suppliers and new potential powerhouses created by acquisitions. Then, he predicts what will happen in 2003.
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