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Growing Nationally With A PEO Partner

John Harney, Business Writer

When the government agencies award a contract to IT vendors, they expect them to ramp up staff in a hurry. But carrying staff to potentially service a big contract is as cost-prohibitive as maintaining a large human resources department. That

How One Manufacturer Grew Its HRO Over Time

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

ABB Inc., a technology manufacturer, grew by acquisitions. In 1995 ABB wanted to create a single culture with centralized processes and policies. It decided the best way to do this was outsource. Its first step: centralizing its 401(k) plan. Today,

RPO Puts Visteon Staffing in the Fast Lane after Ford Spin-Off

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

How do you hire 1,000 human resource employees ASAP when you're the untested new kid on the block? That was the challenge Visteon Corporation faced right before Ford spun off the automobile parts manufacturer. Manpower Business Solutions helped the newcomer

Centralizing Asset Management Helps Promotional Products Manufacturer Manage Its IT Infrastructure

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Like many promotional products manufacturers, The GEM Group has a manufacturing facility in China. The manufacturer was changing its IT desktop infrastructure. Did the computers in Shenzhen have enough memory to work in the new IT environment? Everdream's application allows

Outsourced IT Platform Attracts Merger Partner for Real Estate/Hospitality Company

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

When Private Escapes Destination Clubs started its travel and real estate company, it wanted IT expertise without the IT investment. So it outsourced its Web-based reservation system to Managed Business Solutions. The IT platform was such a stellar success a

Integrating Payroll with Benefits Administration Transforms HR for Charmant

John Harney, Business Writer

Charmant's existing payroll software was outmoded, hard to use, and not integrated into its time and attendance system, which created challenges for the eyewear distributor's two-person human resources department. The HR manager staked his job on an outsourcing solution .

Online Retailer Outsources Voice Mail Because Customers Still Want to Use the Phone

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Online customers communicate through email. But some want to do things the old-fashioned way--they want to talk to a real person about their needs. Small entrepreneurs with day jobs can't answer their calls during the workday. Outsourcing provides a professional

Trends in Outsourcing to Enable Client Organizations to Innovate in Their Businesses

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Nearly everyone is talking about innovation in outsourcing. In this article, experts share their insights on the hindrances and best practices surrounding innovation objectives.

BPO Innovation: It’s the Technology, Stupid!

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Innovation is outsourcing's new buzz word. However, it's a lot easier to talk about innovation than do it. SAP's Gianni Giacomelli discusses the techniques that work and the traps to avoid.

Lessons from the 2007 Outsourcing Excellence Awards

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Common themes ran through the relationships of the Awards winners--whether the buyer was collecting child support payments in Louisiana, performing cardiac surgery in Boston, or supplying cell phone service to rural India. Peter Bendor-Samuel shares the lessons learned.

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