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Leveraged Procurement
Fairmont Hotels joined with four other hospitality companies to create Avenda, a purchasing consortium to pool purchasing power over a broad range of procurement services.
You've Outsourced Procurement. Now What?
Selecting a supplier and signing the contract are just the beginning. Knut Meyer lists eight steps to ensure the success of a procurement outsourcing effort.
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.
Procurement Outsourcing To Double In Next Three Years According to Accenture Study
A just-released Accenture study reports the combined opportunities of cost reduction and more time to focus on core activities encouraged buyers to outsource their procurement process.
Part 3: A Diamond In The Rough: Protecting the Crown Jewels of Procurement Outsourcing
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.
Part 2: A Diamond In The Rough : The Four C's of Implementing a Procurement Outsourcing Strategy
Alfonso Montiel of EDS shares practical steps to prepare a procurement outsourcing strategy.
Part 1: A Diamond In The Rough: The Current Economy Encourages A Close Look At Procurement Outsourcing
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.
Outsourcing Labor Procurement: EDS Shares 10 Do's and Don'ts
Design your strategy carefully. Source outside the box. Pete Quigney of EDS shares his thoughts on a successful labor procurement.
Getting Ready to Outsource
Proper preparation happens before the outsourcing procurement begins. Frank Usher discusses five critical steps before the RFP hits the streets.
Dialysis Analysis: Medical Manufacturer Outsourced Custom Parts
A medical parts firm had trouble locating suppliers for its custom parts. It got to the heart of the procurement process by hiring an outsourcing expert.
Cinderella Syndrome: Outsourcing Your Procurement Process Impacts Profitability
Some companies are starting to recognize the impact of procurement, but most -- particularly midsize or small companies -- still treat this important process as though it's unimportant.
Supply Chain Management: Nestle is Quick to Adopt EProcurement
Today executives have come to realize their customers' satisfaction - or
dissatisfaction - was linked to the performance of their supply chain.
The Current Challenges of eProcurement: PwC's Bernadette Margel Discusses the Process
In the current real world of eProcurement, linking the computer systems of buyer and suppliers is just one of the challenges facing eProcurement. Getting employees to use the procurement tools already in place is another.
Watertight Plan
Plainfield's Town Council decided to use Competitive Government Strategies, Inc. as its consultant for the procurement process. They had seen its president's success when he had implemented in earlier years the privatization of the operation and maintenance of the Indianapolis sewer utility and the utility billings. Plainfield wanted to take a similar approach.
E-Procurement Evolving in Europe
The company has two offices in Europe, one in Augsburg, Germany, the other in Saubaudia, Italy. Marino, the CEO, was determined to improve the process.
The E-volution of BPO Procurement Outsourcing
Until now, selling your wares on the Internet has been the big focus of e-commerce. But at this stage of on-line commerce, buying is growing rapidly in importance as well, according to Dr. Bernadette Margel, a partner and global leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Procurement Outsourcing practice.
The Two Faces of Outsourcing Problems
Although the things your mother never told you about outsourcing may be numerous, they generally fall into two main categories, the procurement process and relationship management.
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