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Intensifying Competition for Talent Causes Employers to Turn to Outsourcing for Benefits Programs

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

A recent study found a correlation between job and benefits satisfaction and employee loyalty/retention. But benefits programs are growing more costly and becoming increasingly difficult to administer. Here's how outsourcing helps.

Outsourcing Enables Renewable Energy Factories

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Companies focused on R&D and new product development must operate lean. Here's the story of how outsourcing has enabled one such company to operate ahead of its goals.

Pass It On–Manufacturing Equipment Solution

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Within the manufacturing industry, outsourcing plays an important role beyond the processes associated with just manufacturing products. Here is the story of what's taking place behind the scenes with surplus equipment.

Top ITO Trends for 2006

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

A new buzz surrounds IT outsourcing. Buyers are taking a new tactical approach to ITO. They want technical innovation, worry about security, and are embracing multisourcing. Read what the experts think will happen in 2006.

American Ref-Fuel Outsources Its IT to Multiple Suppliers to Generate Business Benefits

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

American Ref-fuel turns garbage into electricity. It outsources everything else. Here's how the company's various IT suppliers work with each other to service the energy company. The result: the company that turns waste into energy doesn't waste energy.

Can Organized Labor Vote Yes on Outsourcing?

Eric Schoeniger, Business Writer

Outsourcing is sometimes a four-letter word in unionized industries. Yet for many utilities, strategic outsourcing can result in a clear competitive advantage that benefits management and labor alike.

(i)Structure Refines IT Strategy for Sunoco Using the ‘Umbrella Strategy’

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

When Sunoco decided to transform its IT infrastructure, it performed 90 percent its IT services in-house. After an honest assessment of its deficiencies, Sunoco decided to outsource 90 percent of its infrastructure to multiple suppliers. This Q&A describes the changes

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