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Do You Have What it Takes to Lead Transformational Change in Outsourcing?

Linda Tuck Chapman, President, ONTALA Performance Solutions Ltd.

The economic crisis has unleashed a huge appetite for change. Visionary leaders are implementing transformational global sourcing initiatives at an accelerated pace. Linda Tuck Chapman presents a primer on outsourcing leadership.

How Two Partners Made the Largest Pan-European Finance and Accounting Engagement Work

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Unilever Europe has 80 factories in 24 countries. The division used 18 ERP systems and hundreds of different finance processes, which led to high costs and varying reliability. IBM turned the organization upside down. This contract is groundbreaking in the

How to Manage and Mitigate Offshore Risks

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

What are the real risks in offshoring both ITO and BPO work? Professor Ravi Aron, John Hopkins University, says understanding those risks helps buyers set up procedures to make their offshore engagements more successful.

SaaS Enables Next-Generation Inter-Warehouse Inventory Visibility for Supply Chain Management and 3PL Industry

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The SaaS model has now been applied to a supply chain, warehousing, and inventory management solution. It's cost-effective, flexible, has a quick implementation, and resolves all the challenges that 3PLs and their customers face.

Source One Provides End-to-End and On-Demand Strategic Sourcing Solution for Mid-market Companies

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Mid-size companies are limited in their ability to drive continuous improvements in cost and performance for strategic sourcing of goods and materials. And it's too costly for companies to maintain domain expertise in every category of spend and keep up

Offshore Manufacturing Proves a Boon for Small Business

John Harney, Business Writer

One of the toughest problems people in small businesses face in getting a product to market is finding a manufacturer that will run small batches. Ashe Archery overcame this problem by outsourcing its design and manufacturing to Metrotech, a Chinese

E-Sourcing Technology Solution Provides High Value

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

Editor’s Corner: Berndt-Uwe Pagel of SAP

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Berndt-Uwe Pagel, Senior Vice President of BPO for SAP, discusses the software company's role in BPO. He explains why IT agendas have to change, standardization is important, and suppliers have to become profitable. And he shares the most important lesson

How Leading Retailers Achieve Vendor Performance Management and Compliance Optimization

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Most retailers lack the ability to efficiently process their vendor-performance information into knowledge that allows them to avoid or recover unnecessary costs from inaccurate shipments. However, there's an outsourced solution that brings visibility into vendor operations, creating huge competitive advantage.

Seven Trends in Offshore Outsourcing for 2007 and Why They Matter

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Offshore outsourcing is changing dramatically. Read about the changes and their implications for buyers and providers of outsourced services.

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