Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Locations like Brazil and Argentina may compare favorably with current offshoring favorites such as Delhi and Shanghai, a new study by global real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle found. Read about the up-and-coming offshore locations.
Isaac Cheifetz
What should outsourcing executives do to position themselves for career success in outsourcing? An outsourcing executive recruiter shares his list.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Effective communication is crucial to success in outsourcing, but it seldom happens automatically between two different corporate cultures. This is the story of how Sears and Hewitt Associates established change management techniques to ensure proactive communication, as well as an innovative program for continual process improvement.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
A few years ago, the typical 7-Eleven® store had a myriad of electronic devices that were not connected. For example, cash registers were not linked to the fuel pumps, which forced clerks to manually enter fuel sales into the registers, slowing the process and missing impulse sales. The situation prevented 7-Eleven from maximizing its profitability. Nor could the store managers effectively manage inventory; there was no way to know with certainty which items were moving well and which ones were simply taking up space. Shelf space in a small store is at such a premium that allowing five or 10 items to sit unsold for a week affects the bottom line.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
The University of Florida was managing a retail operation as one of its many businesses. \x0d\x0aThey partnered with an outsourcing provider, Follett Higher Education Group, who not only has taken them to the next level of services but also provided the capital investment to construct several new campus retail facilities. Together, they brainstormed on several unique collaborative ways to create high-value outcomes through outsourcing.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
AAA and EDS collaborated on how AAA could increase market share and customer satisfaction, at the same time, allowing EDS to enter a new market. They have leveraged each other’s domain expertise and now go to market with a single, seamless solution for some of AAA’s customers.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
This winning relationship broke our awards scoring records and is undoubtedly one of the world’s most outstanding examples of outsourcing at its best. Owens & Minor outsourced its IT to Perot Systems, and O&M now commands the leading position in its marketplace. But that’s not all. The level of openness and honesty between these two companies is rare in outsourcing. So is their risk-reward structure — and the outcomes they’ve achieved together.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
In part 4 of this four-part series on business transformational outsourcing, we share three essential principles for structuring a BTO relationship for successful outcomes.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Unlike traditional ITO or BPO, achieving business transformational outsourcing goals requires specific relationship and contractual components. In this third article in our BTO thought leadership series, we share information crucial to successful BTO initiatives.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
See what industry leaders think in this of four articles on insights for buyers of BTO services.
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