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Incentives are key to successful procurement outsourcingCommercial terms that motivate a provider to keep stakeholders happy support a successful relationship, says Thames Water's head of procurement. 03 February 2012
Women's magazine achieves savings from outsourcingThe Lady, England's longest-running weekly magazine for women, made an average of 16 per cent of savings after outsourcing part of its cost and purchase management to Auditel. 21 January 2012
Power management firm benefits from bringing logistics back in house"Third parties don't have the skin in the game," supply chain management VP for Eaton, Les Ball explains the advantage of taking control. 20 January 2012
MITIE buys Utilyx HoldingsThe strategic outsourcing and energy services company has acquired energy and carbon management specialist Utilyx for £16.2 million. 11 January 2012
Infosys acquisition aids Australasian expansion plansThe business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys buys up procurement specialist the Portland Group. 21 December 2011
County cricket champions outsource procurementLancashire County Cricket Club has handed over responsibility for purchasing - including for the revamp of its grounds - to Optimum Procurement. 03 December 2011
Offshoring in China to hit $10 billion by 2015Outsourcing of business services to China will more than double in value by 2015, research has predicted. 20 November 2011
Risk alignment with outsourcing suppliers is essentialFirms should talk openly to suppliers about risks in different locations. 10 November 2011
Buyers find transition to outsourcing a challengeA lack of skilled resources and inadequate planning and procedures are hampering purchasers' efforts. 04 November 2011
Cloud procurement: A new frontier for legal risk managementBelinda Doshi advises stronger data security to avoid risk, and warns: 'You are only as strong as your weakest supplier.' 06 October 2011
Anger over cuts prompts new procurement approachLondon boroughs link up to find a provider to manage libraries instead of closing them down. 26 September 2011
More outsourcing means more fraud, warns unionIncrease in tendering could push the impact of purchasing scams on the public sector past the current £1.3 billion estimate. 12 September 2011
Adopt best practice to avoid outsourcing problemsResearch analyst outlines tips to improve supplier selection. 26 August 2011
Xchanging signs seven-year deal with BAEThe outsourcing company will manage $800 million (£483 million) of indirect spend for the US arm of BAE Systems. 18 August 2011
MPs ask buyers for outsourcing adviceDeadline approaches to submit ideas to cross-party group. 14 August 2011

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Outsource in 7 stepsHow do you ensure your firm is getting value from IT and BPO investments? Dr Ilan Oshri outlines a method to effective outsourcing management 01 April 2010 00:00:00
Getting a purchase on trainingBuying external training can cost big bucks and has some big challenges. Chris Atkins looks at how to go about it. 08 July 2010 00:03:00

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What next for procurement outsourcingWhat risks are there in procurement outsourcing and how should you go about rewarding your provider? Andy Allen finds out 17 October 2008

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