sourcing
RSS sourcingSourcing in a Flattening World: A Best-of-Breed Approach
White Paper The IT outsourcing industry is witness to an interesting phenomenon: while the number of sourcing contracts is on the rise, Total Contract Value (TCV) is steadily declining. This paper analyzes the evolution of... [04 Jul 2009]
Opinion: It's all about 'right-sourcing'
Comment Given the recent collapse of some high-profile IT outsourcing deals, Olswang's Simon Briskman outlines the sourcing strategies available - and how to choose the right one for your business. Multi-sourcing [31 Oct 2005]
Maximizing the Savings of Call Center Multi-Sourcing While Protecting Service Levels
White Paper Many companies are moving to multi-sourcing for call center agents, largely in pursuit of the cost savings that can come from flexibly tapping into a variety of labor pools. The trend is also growing because... [11 Apr 2008]
From Outsourcing to Selective Sourcing: Considerations for Sharing the IT Load Through Flexible Managed Services for Storage
White Paper This paper focuses on the five most compelling attributes of selective sourcing, and discusses some behind-the-scenes considerations that factor into any evaluation of a shared storage management model. [11 Sep 2007]
Stop Drowning in Data: A Strategic Sourcing Web Series - Beyond Simply Treading Water: Why Procurement Data Quality Matters
White Paper This webcast describes pressing challenges and best practices in strategic sourcing; five keys to transforming the procurement organization from transactional to strategic; the strategic sourcing... [31 Aug 2007]
Implementing Alternative Sourcing Strategies: Four Case Studies
White Paper In this report, the authors present four case studies that highlight how different organizations have implemented outsourcing, competitive sourcing, and public-private partnerships to achieve savings and better performance. [28 Dec 2004]
Guidelines for Identifying Risk Vulnerabilities Associated With ICT Sourcing
White Paper As organizations broaden their organizational boundaries with sourcing practices, it is imperative to identify risk vulnerabilities from a wider perspective than before. Specifically, organizations that make substantial... [31 Jul 2009]
Leader: Who's in favour of in-sourcing?
Leader Judging by a poll of silicon.com's CIO Jury - and even more recently by the results of this year's exclusive Skills Survey - the answer when an outsourcing relationship sours is not to find a new supplier but to bring the deal back... [22 May 2006]
Beyond "Lowest Total Cost": The Move From Global Sourcing to Global Market-Making
White Paper Global sourcing is going mainstream - helping companies leverage low-cost labor and overhead to acquire goods and materials for less money. However, in today's well-connected world, low-cost country... [30 Aug 2006]
Royal Mail opts for SAP to cut sourcing costs
News Royal Mail is aiming to save £300m on procurement costs by 2009 with the help of a hosted e-sourcing application from SAP. The SAP application went live in June after a relatively short two-phase implementation of just... [26 Oct 2007]
Opinion: Beware the multi-sourcing pitfalls
Comment With the dust barely settled on the outsourcing mega-deal obituaries, the hype around the trend for using multiple suppliers - multi-sourcing - continues to gather pace. The strategic deployment of a... [21 Apr 2006]
Commerce One bids for profits with sourcing software
News Struggling B2B vendor Commerce One is banking on its new sourcing software to plug a serious shortfall in 2002 revenue. CEO Mark Hoffman said he was confident Commerce One 5.0 - the sourcing software... [08 Feb 2002]
Skills Survey 2006: Thumbs-up for in-sourcing
News We continue to see headlines of companies 'in-sourcing' - bringing outsourced IT projects back in-house - the most recent being Boots which said last week it is moving 100 IT jobs in-house as part of a revised... [22 May 2006]
NHS Trusts aim to save £0.5m a year with new sourcing software
News A grouping of 12 NHS Trusts in London and Birmingham is predicting it will save around £500,000 annually after implementing procurement and sourcing software from Toronto-based ADB Systems. The UK's public health care... [17 Apr 2003]
Global Sourcing: Understanding the People and Organizational Capabilities Needed for a Successful Transformational Journey
White Paper The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness regarding the "Organizational and people" changes that need to happen in order to optimize a global sourcing program. As companies increasingly leverage a global... [04 Jul 2009]
