The Coming Sea Change in Offshore IT
Stephen Dunn, Principal, Everest Group
Using an offshore service provider can be a daunting task. Stephen Dunn describes the options for both buyers and service providers.
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Contracting for International Outsourcing
Brad L. Peterson, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
International outsourcing is tricky, especially when many countries are involved. Attornies Brad Peterson and Mark Prinsley discuss the legal ramifications.
Lost and Found
Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer
Specialty chemical manufacturers need their small customers. But the turnover rate was huge because it was just too hard to reach them. Then an outsourcing service provider found a way.
Tips for Outsourcing HR Functions
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
What’s the best way to ensure HR success? A study of Editor’s Choice awards nominees finds outsourcing more than one function generates the highest success rates.
Calling Canada…A Red Hot Spot Develops for Call Center Outsourcing
Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer
The exchange rate is helping Canada become a popular offshore location for call centers for American buyers.
Manufacturing Ties that Bind
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Three manufacturing companies nominated for this year’s Outsourcing Awards used outsourcing to update their IT, improve procurement and enter eCommerce in addition to cutting costs.
Insurer Quotes Rates from Palm of its Hand
Chris Pryer, Business Writer
The CEO of GSA Insurance wanted to do something no insurance company had done before: provide accurate quotes at the customer’s home. Outsourcing made that a reality.
BPO Experts Comment
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
BPO suppliers and consultants share their real life experiences in the context of the Conference Board study.
CPOE Odyssey
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
CPOE is the new buzzword in health care outsourcing. El Camino Hospital \x0d\x0ainstalled a CPOE system in 1969. This case study explains CPOE’s evolution.
HR Trends: ‘Everybody’s Doing It’
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
The Conference Board just completed an extensive study of HR buyers. Great satistics and trenchant observations about what they would do differently next time.