Contracting for Energy Management Outsourcing
Brad L. Peterson, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
Brad Peterson discusses current thinking on energy management outsourcing contracts.
Research & Insight
Industry
Manufacturing & Hi-tech
Going All the Way
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Boeing discovers outsourcing is the Rx for health administration.
Mission Critical
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Sunoco cracks its data center challenges by outsourcing its mainframe processing to (i)Structure.
No Time for RFPs
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Buyers are often in a hurry to outsource so they can implement their competitive strategies. But cutting short the supplier selection process can result in a failed outsourcing relationship. Here’s how to do it right.
When Business Crumbles, Who Ya Gonna Call? A Supplier!
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
What does a business do when its sales crumble? Answer: Turn to your outsourcing suppliers who will do something creative to solve the problem. Here is how…
Fewer HIPAA Headaches
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
April 2002. The impending deadline now shaping the future of privacy and security of patient information in the healthcare industry finds some organizations facing formidable challenges, for they must soon comply with the initial guidelines and standards set forth in the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The new security rules are not yet final, but healthcare organizations are turning quickly to service providers for solutions to protect the confidentiality of patient data.
Berlin-Based Consultants Share Insights on European Outsourcing
Joyce Ahlering
The multinational team quickly reached a consensus that Germany is an exception to the rule in European outsourcing practices. Generally speaking, outsourcing has been accepted in many branches of German business. Postal service and call centers are often outsourced to German providers, whereas IT providers are often American-based. Dallas, Texas based Perot Systems, for example, is an American IT provider with a large presence in Germany.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Outsourcing Negotiations
Michael E.C. Moss, Gordon & Glickson LLC
Ask anyone how long it takes to negotiate an outsourcing deal, and the answer will likely be the same: much too long. In fact, some would say, the outsourcing will take at least as long to negotiate as you have time available to negotiate, and probably longer.
Outsourcing Payroll Check Printing Pays Off
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Employees get a sinking feeling when they look at their paychecks and they’re wrong! If they believe the payroll department didn’t calculate their overtime properly or deducted too much for their health insurance, the first thing they do is reach for the telephone. Then, the payroll staff has to drop everything and reconstruct what happened to determine if they were paid the proper amount.
Reverse Auctions Improve Quality, Price and Delivery of Custom Goods
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Like many manufacturers in America, BOCE is in the midst of a major slowdown, according to Tom Connelly, North American supply manager for the Wilmington, Massachusetts, company. Demand in the semi-conductor industry for its vacuum pumps, turbo molecular pumps and temperature control units is down.