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Outsourcing in 2003: How Offshoring Is Changing the Industry

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The biggest event in outsourcing last year — and the biggest event since outsourcing’s inception — was the growing use of offshoring. Both buyers and suppliers realized the profound power of labor arbitrage. The move to offshore work to take

Part 3: A Diamond In The Rough

Roger J. Swantek, C.P.M., CIAP, Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS)

Governance tends to be one of the most difficult aspects of outsourcing. Yet it is vital to a relationship's success. Roger Swantek of EDS describes how to create a successful governance program for procurement outsourcing.

New Study Reveals Trend in Using Outsourcing to Control Business Outcomes and Support Strategic Planning

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

A new Accenture study discovered that 86% of buyers gain more control over strategic business results in a variety of critical areas, such as shareholder value and revenue, when they outsource. And 73% of the companies redistribute the cost benefits

Cost vs. Value of Using an Outsourcing Consultant

Ben Trowbridge

If I had to do it over again, I would change....is the lament of many executives structuring outsourcing agreements. We interviewed six who were satisfied with the plans they made. They shared a common approach: they used an advisor.

Part 2: A Diamond In The Rough

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Alfonso Montiel of EDS shares practical steps to prepare a procurement outsourcing strategy.

Part 1: A Diamond In The Rough

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Procurement outsourcing is a strategic decision requiring serious consideration. In Part 1 of a three-part series, Tracey Hinkle of EDS discusses the key points to ponder.

Vantage Study Outlines 20 Best Practices to Create Value in Provider-Buyer Relationships

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Almost 80 percent of the respondents to a Vantage Partners Study said strong working relationships with suppliers delivered at least 25 percent more value than their poor, adversarial relationships. Read the study's list of 20 things to improve your outsourcing

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