A Comparison of Asset Acquisitions and Outsourcing Transactions
Helen Lukajic, Associate, Baker & McKenzie
How does asset acquisition differ from outsourcing? Attorneys at Baker & McKenzie explain the legal nuances.
Research & Insight
Global Service Delivery
EDS Creates a Magical CRM Chemistry With Dow
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Dow Chemical Co. had underinvested in its call center. It needed to upgrade the technology, reduce its capital investment and add best practices. Who ya gonna call? EDS.
Changing Course: Brigade Expands CRM to All Stakeholders With ERM
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Brigade managed customers as a CRM supplier. Now it wants to manage employee, supplier and investor relationships, too, as an Enterprise Resource Manager.
HR Outsourcing Revenues Grew 65 Percent In 2001
Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer
IDC reports HR BPO outsourcing revenues grew 65 percent last year. (That’s not a typo.) Read why.
Storehouse of Knowledge
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
ELearning is more than applying technology to the learning process. If done effectively, it changes several business processes, and outsourcing is the best catalyst for those changes.
Outsourcing: Method for Scaling Steep Slopes
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Learn how the choice of an outsourcing partner is crucial in transforming a company’s catch-as-catch-can or by-the-seat-of-your-pants processes to world-class operations.
How British Petroleum Began Using Outsourcing to Make its Dreams Come True
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Learn why BP believes this outsourcing relationship may be the single most successful deal it has ever done.
‘Hard’ Market Makes Outsourcing an Easy Decision
Chris Pryer, Business Writer
Insurance companies are expecting a boom in business. Outsourcing will help them meet the increased demand.
Decreasing Delivery Headaches
Jerri L. Ledford, Business Writer
Any company doing business on a global scale knows what a hassle supply chain management can be. Everything from procurement to receiving becomes a difficult task when multiple currencies, customs departments and logistics are considered. And it’s that difficulty that drove Hong Kong-based global logistics management company, United States Consolidation (USC), Ltd., to look to an outsourcing supplier to ease the pain of supply chain management (SCM).
How to Spend Resources Wisely
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
To survive in our rapidly changing world, companies need agility to make progress in the shifting sands in the business arena. So today’s executives seek advice on how to survive or even get ahead of the pack. One of the most crucial survival tools is outsourcing, and Siemens Business Services (SBS) has a proven track record in helping its clients streamline workflow, reduce costs and improve time to market through outsourcing.