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Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer

As the 20th century closed, the winds of change blew at gale force in marketing and media, harkening the arrival of the Internet. A revolutionary communicative medium was permeating America and the world. The avenues of business were not unlike

Delivering the Difference

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

If you're a patient in the emergency room, you definitely want that hospital or trauma center to have all the necessary supplies on hand -- from IVs and blood plasma to bandages and syringes. But the hospital can't keep everything

Riding a Wave of Success

Chris Pryer, Business Writer

There are certain times when a confluence of events can create an environment like no other. The moon in the seventh sky, or Jupiter aligning with Mars, for instance. In today's fast-paced and constantly evolving business world, successful companies must

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

How Outsourcing Helped AT&T Lower Its Energy Costs

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

With supply shortages creating a surge in natural gas prices and deregulation jacking up electricity costs, big power users found their energy costs soaring this year. The bills did go up at AT&T, but not by the magnitude of other

Outsourcing a Process Co-Generates Savings

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

It all started with deregulation. Outsourcing the entire process fuels savings.

Supplier Supplies Capital, Engineers to Save Energy and Money

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Farmland Industries, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is the largest co-op agribusiness cooperative in the U.S. In addition to the brand Farmland Foods, the company makes nitrogen- and phosphate-based fertilizers. Because the company uses a tremendous amount of natural gas,

Coping with Increased Development Cycles

Jerri L. Ledford, Business Writer

In the world of packaged software, upgrades usually happen about once a year, sometimes less, and those upgrades are usually pretty extensive. But in the world of an application service provider (ASP), one of the benefits of offering a centrally

Barking Up The Right Tree

Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer

National retailers face a challenge when they enter the professional services sector. In the area of medicine, many customers view multiple location clinics with apprehension. They conjure up images of inexperienced, overworked and underpaid interns dispensing medical solutions on an

The Heat Is On for Energy Management Outsourcing

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

California's skyrocketing energy costs and energy price volatility all across the U.S. have turned the spotlight on energy costs, and that's a good thing for energy management outsourcing providers.

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