Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
InBev, which brews 204 brands of beer including four global brands–Stella Artois, Beck’s, Leffe, and Brahma–had specific criteria for its network supplier. It needed someone willing to work together to open new markets like China and Russia. It also wanted someone who could work with its ASP and infrastructure provider. BT fit the bill.
John Harney, Business Writer
BTIG, an outsourcing brokerage firm, offers high-priced traders to smaller hedge funds and family-owned funds–customers who otherwise could not afford them. To maintain high-priced staff, BTIG needs to give them the same level of benefits their peers are enjoying. Outsourcing to Gevity allowed it to do this and help the company grow, too.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Consumer-directed healthcare is driving a convergence of technologies and business processes in the healthcare and financial services industries. This convergence is causing change in several business processes for both industries. Here’s a look at the trends, who’s driving the changes, and who benefits.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Network vulnerabilities are increasing and also becoming more difficult to deal with. Is your organization at risk? How does putting a solution in place differ if you already have some security measures and devices or if you have none? Here’s what a major medical center experienced and why it opted for an outsourced security solution.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
A study of the HR outsourcing relationships nominated for the 2007 Outsourcing Excellence Awards reveals some significant findings in supplier-selection criteria and keys to success. We share the data with you in this article.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
The lower middle market manufacturers ($30 – $200 million in sales) tend not to use strategic sourcing solutions. But there’s an outsourcing provider achieving value for them with e-sourcing technology available in a Software-as-a-Service model. Read how it works for a mattress manufacturer impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
From early-stage companies to large enterprises, it’s not unusual that a company’s sales and marketing are not integrated or strategic. Read what can happen if they outsource their entire sales team to a provider with the expertise to move its clients to market leadership positions.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
R&D clusters, virtualization, SOA. They’re part of the second-generation utility computing model, now the number-one model companies are selecting for new IT systems and high-performance computing (HPC) needs. Here’s how buyers are using the model with outsourcing.
John Harney, Business Writer
This SMB manufacturer replaced its legacy applications with one hosted ERP suite for dramatic cost savings and vastly improved operational efficiencies.
John Harney, Business Writer
Insurance carriers with under $300 million in premiums face major challenges in adopting outsourcing because of their complex processes and products and intense government regulation. Here are some things to think about to insure outsourcing success.
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