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Like a Fifth Wheel

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Striving to be competitive involves tremendous risks. The timing must be right, and the resources must be available. It's costly, and the return on investment might be low. In fact, the entire effort might fail. And someone will be held

Cinderella Syndrome

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

An enormous impact on a company's profitability comes from its procurement or purchasing process. Some companies are starting to recognize the impact, but most -- particularly midsize or small companies -- still treat this important process as though it's unimportant.

Downtime Detour

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Imagine that you own a retail gas store and the cash register goes down. You can't sell gas or Twinkies. Now imagine, just for a moment, that you own over 1700 retail gas stores where this could happen. ARCO, a

Wanted: Outsourcing Provider to Reduce Recruiting Times and Employee Turnover

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

In July, 1998, a national electronics retailer approached Spherion Corporation, an Atlanta-based outsourcing provider that offers high-volume sourcing, screening and selecting employees. The retailer was facing its busy Christmas season and habitually couldn't find enough people to man its stores

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