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A Merger, a Consolidation and a Transformation: The Critical First Steps

Outsourcing Center, Patti Putnicki, Business Writer

16th Annual Outsourcing Excellence Awards – Best ITO: Towers Watson and Dell Services “The biggest mistake companies make is picking a provider and then treating them like a vendor. You can hire the best company in the world, but if

Automation: the Key to a Successful Dynamic Enterprise in the "Now Economy&quot

Simon Shah, Redwood

There’s a reason automation solutions are on every business owner’s mind. Today’s business enterprise is in a state of continuous change—the pressure to optimize performance while lowering costs is enormous. The real-time expectations of the ‘now’ economy is no longer

Outsourcing and Consolidation Driving the Newspaper Business

John Harney, Business Writer

What if the New York Times replaced Pulitzer Prize winner Gretchen Morgenson, cited for her “trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage”, with outsourced personnel in India to save four-fifths of her salary? Absurd, you say? Absurd or not, doing so

Cloud Computing: Four Legal Pitfalls to Avoid

Outsourcing Center, Samuel Crow, Senior Business Writer

Part of the charm of cloud computing for many corporate leaders is its seemingly simple set up: sign on the dotted line, flip a switch, and the service is up and running. But taking that first step too lightly can

Outsourcing Center Announces Winners of 16th Annual Outsourcing Excellence Awards

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Outsourcing Center Announces Winners of 16th Annual Outsourcing Excellence Awards Events to be held May 24th in Grapevine, TX DALLAS, April 11, 2012 ─ Outsourcing Center, the leading resource of outsourcing best-practice information, announced winners of the 2012 Outsourcing Excellence

Study: U.S. Companies Prefer “Farshore” to Nearshore Outsourcing, Send Higher Value Work Abroad

Outsourcing Center, Samuel Crow, Senior Business Writer

For all the talk of the new allure of nearshore or even stateside outsourcing, most U.S. companies today still prefer to base their service operations half a world away, according to researchers at the Center for International Business Education and

Unprotected Tooling: High Risk Practices in Chinese Manufacturing Part 2

Thomas Keenan and Geofrey L. Master, Mayer Brown JSM

In part 2 of this series, we’ll discuss common problems in tooling as well as tooling in the real world and the importance of comprehensive, enforceable tooling arrangements. Part 1 defines tooling as part of the integrated outsourcing process as

Unprotected Tooling: High Risk Practices in Chinese Manufacturing – Part 1

Thomas Keenan and Geofrey L. Master, Mayer Brown JSM

As a result of globalization and the ability of consumers to purchase products at the lowest cost, Chinese manufacturing has become an integral part of the supply chains of many consumer product companies. With the high level of integration of

When Should You Begin to Prepare for the End of an Outsourcing Contract?

Robert Joslin, Managing Director, Alsbridge

Hint: 12 Months Out is TOO Late When should you start working on your next outsourcing contract? Many organizations do not address the end of a contract until the last year of its term. The notification period in the contract,

The Evolving Product Sourcing Value Chain in China – Part 2

Thomas Keenan and Geofrey L. Master, Mayer Brown LLP

The entire sourcing value chain for consumer products sourced or manufactured in Asia has become increasingly interconnected and mutually reliant—ownership of physical manufacturing assets and intellectual property rights has become more ambiguous and contentious. With ambiguity over ownership and rights

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A Merger, a Consolidation and a Transformation: The Critical First Steps

Outsourcing and Consolidation Driving the Newspaper Business

Outsourcing Center Announces Winners of 16th Annual Outsourcing Excellence Awards

Study: U.S. Companies Prefer “Farshore” to Nearshore Outsourcing, Send Higher Value Work Abroad

Unprotected Tooling: High Risk Practices in Chinese Manufacturing – Part 1

When Should You Begin to Prepare for the End of an Outsourcing Contract?

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