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Profile of a Startup

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The objective of the new outsourcer, Exult, is a truly colossal undertaking. Founded in November 1998, the company aims to become the entire human resources (HR) department for all the Global 500 companies. Typically, each of those companies currently has

Moving Into the Neighborhood

Bill Deckelman

Without a doubt, the enormous growth in the outsourcing industry spells o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y for a company that can offer service expertise and economies of scale. But just recognizing the opportunity and hanging out a shingle is not enough.

In the Beginning…

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The creation of Sabre Inc., now the world's leading provider of information technology for the travel and transportation industries, did not stem from an intent to form a new outsourcing group. It became an outsourcer, says Robert L. Crandall, chairman

Flying High in Close Formation

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

In the world of travel reservations bookings, no name is better known than Sabre. It processes 40% of all reservations made in the world and links travelers to travel suppliers through more than 210,000 computers at travel agencies, airports and

New Dairy Product Enters Asia-Pacific Market

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

A Scottish surgeon had a vision of being able to improve the health of people in Hong Kong by supplying them with cows' milk kept free from contamination. To that end, in 1886, he and five Hong Kong businessmen incorporated

Prescription for 24/7 Uptime

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Years ago, many organizations had software systems that were 'nice to have.' In today's world, though, we need systems to help us compete in the marketplace more effectively. Software systems now have a major impact on our business and enable

BPO’s Breakthrough Moment: A Reflection on the Recent PwC-BP Amoco Transaction

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and BP Amoco (BPA) have embarked on a significant outsourcing collaboration that has the potential of being a watershed event.

No Finish Line: A View of the Future for Purchasing and Supply

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Purchasing and supply management affect much more than material and service flow, and current trends cast their role and importance in sharper focus than ever.

A Nudge in the Stomach

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

It is an apt characterization that may be applied to the steep dilemmas that currently snag the efforts of the US federal government to increasingly implement competitive sourcing and privatization of public sector activities..

Keeping Intellectual Property Under Wraps

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

During an outsourcing agreement the vendor becomes polluted with what is considered to be very proprietary intellectual property, says Gene Slowinski, director of strategic alliance research at the graduate school of management at Rutgers University. When a vendor works with

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Profile of a Startup

Moving Into the Neighborhood

In the Beginning…

Flying High in Close Formation

New Dairy Product Enters Asia-Pacific Market

Prescription for 24/7 Uptime

No Finish Line: A View of the Future for Purchasing and Supply

A Nudge in the Stomach

Keeping Intellectual Property Under Wraps

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