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Outsourcing Journal October 2004

 

EVEREST VOICE
Leaping Tall Buildings and Other Heroic Challenges While Achieving Sustainable Savings in Procurement: Adopting an aggressive sourcing strategy wrings out cost initially. But these costs aren't sustainable if you don't change your procurement process. Knut Meyer explains how to permanently fix the problem.

FOCUS ON: Outsourcing Failure Series Part 4
The Gruntled Employee: A Holistic Model Addressing Behaviors in Outsourcing: Some operating models clash with outsourcing's ability to achieve objectives. Here's a different approach, a more holistic model focused on organizational culture and behaviors. CSC is using it and experiencing notable successes!

FOCUS ON: Suppliers
American Outsourcers Revamp to Compete with Offshore Suppliers: Two American suppliers created offerings that allow them to compete with Indian outsourcers. Here's what they did.

FOCUS ON: Legal
Avoiding Outsourcing Pitfalls: Jon Doyle of White & Case shares six key provisions that any outsourcing agreement should have to help mitigate unavoidable problems when offshoring.

FOCUS ON: Offshoring
A Candid Chat on Offshoring with MphasiS: What is the biggest mistake buyers make when they offshore? How do you navigate cultural differences? Jeroen Tas, Vice Chairman of MphasiS, does a Q&A.

FOCUS ON: Logistics
Amethyst's Logistics Help Keep Bedford Trucking Along: Bedford Genuine Parts, a popular truck brand in the UK, had to keep track of over 8,000 parts. Outsourcing its logistics reduced inventory and saved money.

The BASELINE: Quick Reads

FOCUS ON: Selecting an Offshore Provider
Considering More than Cost When Choosing an Offshore Locale: Optimizing skill sets should be as important as cost savings when selecting an offshore location.

 

 


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