This page includes articles on all different types of outsourcing and offshoring, including procurement, IT, finance and accounting, HR and business process outsourcing.
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Avoiding conflict and anguish in outsourcingLocal authorities following Suffolk County Council's lead into mass outsourcing must form a relationship of trust with suppliers from the start of the tendering process.
10 October 2010
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Accenture pays $51 million for part of AribaAriba's sourcing services and business process outsourcing operations are to be bought by Accenture in a deal worth $51 million.
08 October 2010
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Procurement emerges as winner from downturnWorld recession has improved the image of purchasing at board level, according to the Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey 2010.
06 October 2010
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A polished cleaning proposalI have been asked to investigate outsourcing the cleaning service within my organisation. Could you advise how I would go about doing so while ensuring that I get value for money?
30 September 2010
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Procurement to outsource morePurchasing departments are set to see a wave of outsourcing as they struggle to focus on higher-value activities within their organisation.
29 September 2010
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Suffolk votes to outsource most servicesSuffolk County Council plans to cut 30 per cent from its £1.1 billion annual budget over the next three years by outsourcing most of its services.
25 September 2010
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Price not main benefit of manufacturing contractsWhile half of buyers say lowering labour costs is the main reason to contract out manufacturing, only a quarter of suppliers believe this is the main benefit they provide, research from Gartner found.
16 September 2010
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Outsourcing key to pharmaceutical supply chain successThe pharmaceuticals industry is becoming increasingly likely to outsource supply chain and distribution operations, according to research from Accenture.
03 September 2010
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Sunoco outsources indirect purchasing to IBMSunoco, the petroleum manufacturer which supplies Nascar motor racing, is set to hand over indirect procurement to global service firm IBM as part of a wide reaching outsourcing deal.
30 August 2010
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Xchanging assures investors of its financial healthProcurement outsourcing company Xchanging has said rumours that its finances lack strength are baseless.
27 August 2010
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Zimbabwe and Swaziland lag behind in procurement reformSwaziland and Zimbabwe risk trailing behind when common procurement systems are introduced among the 19 members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
26 August 2010
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Consultants cost the NHS '10,000 nurses'The NHS in England spent £313 million on management consultants last year, according to research conducted for the Department of Health.
24 August 2010
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Pattonair signs $20 million Rolls-Royce dealRolls-Royce has signed a seven-year deal with supply chain group Pattonair to outsource the delivery of aircraft engine parts and logistical services for its North American operations.
23 August 2010
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China comes of age in services offshoringChina has joined India and the Philippines as a 'mature' location for the offshore delivery of outsourced services, according to the Everest Research Institute.
13 August 2010
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Gap, Next and M&S defend auditing of Indian suppliersThe UK clothing retailers have hit back at criticism levelled at them in the Guardian newspaper concerning conditions at some of their supplier factories in India.
12 August 2010
