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Accenture and Universal Music Group Sign Digital Supply Chain Contract
Accenture has been selected to provide the next-generation digital supply chain for the international...12 Mar 2008 | (News)
Everest: Outsourcing the Procure-to-Pay Process
A recently released study by the Everest Research Institute entitled Outsourcing the Procure-to-Pay Process...04 Mar 2008 | (Article)
TPI-Sponsored Aberdeen Group Benchmark Report: Procurement Outsourcing: A Strategic Imperative?
This TPI-sponsored benchmark report, "Procurement Outsourcing: A Strategic Imperative," is intended for...31 Jan 2008 | (Surveys)
Roadmap for Realizing Savings in Procurement Outsourcing
Everest Research Institute conducted a study of the PO market to educate the industry on the challenges...13 Nov 2007 | (Thinking Point)
Outsourcing and Procurement Mastery
According to Accenture's research, the use of outsourcing is one critical dimension of procurement mastery....05 Sep 2007 | (Surveys)
ICG Signs Deal with Chiquita
ICG Commerce, the leading procurement outsourcing specialist, announced that it has signed a five-year...30 Aug 2007 | (News)
Procurement outsourcing annual report preview
Everest Research Institute has released its annual report on procurement outsourcing.08 Apr 2007 | (Brochure)
Procurement, supply chain outsourcing: The yes and no of it
Outsourcing procurement is a mistake, argues Sue Fleming. But Chris Stapleton says that his organization...22 Mar 2007 | (Case Study)
Due diligence essential for procurement outsourcing
Business process outsourcing (BPO) analyst NelsonHall has produced a report intended to help businesses...20 Feb 2007 | (News)
Building superior supply chain outsourcing relationships before and after the signing - Pt. III
SharedXpertise recently talked shop with Linda Cantwell, Vice-President of Supply Chain Management delivery...17 Feb 2007 | (Interview)
[SharedXpertise Essentials] The crime of the century: The non-management of services delivery spend
Companies impose budget and return rigor when managing a range of corporate assets. Yet when it comes...16 Feb 2007 | (Thinking Point) |
Building superior supply chain outsourcing relationships before and after the signing - Pt. II
SharedXpertise recently talked shop with Linda Cantwell, Vice-President of Supply Chain Management delivery...13 Feb 2007 | (Interview) |
Building superior supply chain outsourcing relationships before and after the signing - Pt. I
SharedXpertise recently talked shop with Linda Cantwell, Vice-President of Supply Chain Management delivery...07 Feb 2007 | (Interview) |
NelsonHall says organizations require end-to-end procurement outsourcing services
NelsonHall, the leading independent business process outsourcing (BPO) analyst firm, announced the availability...18 Jan 2007 | (News)
The pluses of outsourcing inventory catalog management
Outsourcing your catalog management is a big step for any manufacturing organization. It sounds great...18 Jan 2007 | (Thinking Point)
People: Supply chain's secret weapon
Savvy supply chain/strategic sourcing leaders have recognized that "process" skills are not strategic...05 Jan 2007 | (Thinking Point)
China's Masteel selects Honeywell for process control system
Masteel, one of China's largest iron and steel manufacturers, will implement Honeywell's IntelaTrac PKS,...19 Dec 2006 | (News)
Supply managers move to mission critical
For years, procurement experts wielded little influence beyond the warehouses where they toiled. Suddenly,...20 Nov 2006 | (Thinking Point)
Hackett: Big savings by offshoring procurement
Hackett’s estimates show the average Fortune 500 company could save almost $10 million a year by outsourcing...15 Nov 2006 | (News)
SRA wins $90.5M U.S. Department of Agriculture procurement task order
SRA International, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a competitive task order by the U.S. General...13 Nov 2006 | (News)
Spend management: transforming your mid-market business to improve profitability
Getting spend under control — companywide
Economic conditions and fierce competition are forcing...31 Oct 2006 | (Thinking Point)
HP reveals its own supply chain strategy at European convention
Keynote speaker Patrick Scholler of Hewlett-Packard led off the European Supply Chain Convention with...17 Oct 2006 | (Case Study)
Communication key to successful outsourcing relationship
A good relationship is based on trust, open communication, a proactive approach to problem solving, and...21 Sep 2006 | (Thinking Point)
US Air Force expands its original outsourcing contract with CSC
Computer Sciences (CSC) has won an additional $378 million to a previous outsourcing contract with the...20 Sep 2006 | (News)
Altran outsourcing procurement to Ariba
Leading European consulting firm taps Ariba to manage indirect spend, drive savings and operational excellence...18 Sep 2006 | (News)
Tackling Ice Pix - A sourcing case study
A sourcing case study about Ice Pix, who found a guitar pick manufacturer 2500 miles away through the...15 Sep 2006 | (Case Study)
China Supply Chain Council extends its presence to India
Launch of its new India portal is just one part of the company's push to further capitalize on a recent...13 Sep 2006 | (News)
NHS selects DHL for £1.6bn procurement outsourcing deal
DHL, the logistics unit of Europe's leading postal company, Deutsche Post AG, announced that it had won...06 Sep 2006 | (News)
Procurement is the fastest growing area of BPO
NelsonHall, a BPO analyst firm, revealed that procurement is now the fastest growing area of back office...01 Sep 2006 | (News)
Outsourcing procurement - CPO's learn to let go
Proactive CPO's thoroughly assess the value of outsourcing some of their procurement activities – even...17 Aug 2006 | (Thinking Point)
London borough goes e-procurement, installs London's first shared service center
The London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has signed up for a new £120 million project which will...11 Aug 2006 | (News)
Pasa to lose much of its buying role due to outsourcing deal
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (Pasa) is set to lose a large part of its buying role as part of...09 Aug 2006 | (News)
Companies having troubling supplier relationships
More than 90% of the U.S. companies surveyed by Stamford, Conn.-based Archstone Consulting reported having...19 Jul 2006 | (Surveys)
National Australia Bank outsources procurement-to-pay services to Xchanging
National Australia Bank U.K. has appointed Xchanging, a business-processing services company, to manage...11 Jul 2006 | (News)
Outsourcing: Supply-chain stretch
U.S. manufacturers look increasingly to their value-chain partners for assistance, both by outsourcing...22 Jun 2006 | (Thinking Point)
Companies target more than purchasing in their procurement strategies
Corporate procurement organizations that have begun to rely on outsourcing some of what they purchase...09 Jun 2006 | (Surveys)
KarstadtQuelle sells procurement unit to HK's Li & Fung
Europe's leading retail group KarstadtQuelle AG said it is selling its worldwide procurement unit KarstadtQuelle...30 May 2006 | (News)
Tremendous growth opportunities beckon in support services segment of UK Defence Logistics Markets
The defence logistics markets in the United Kingdom will register growth across all its major sectors,...27 May 2006 | (News)
New Century Financial Corporation to outsource human resources and procurement to Accenture in seven-year agreement
New Century Financial Corporation and Accenture have signed a seven-year business-process outsourcing...15 May 2006 | (News)
The intelligent supply chain
Many companies have developed very efficient supply chains, but are they smart? What makes an intelligent...14 May 2006 | (Thinking Point)
Follow the leaders: Value chain study - Japan
IBM Business Consulting Services 2005 Value Chain Survey which identifies current practices, captures...05 May 2006 | (Surveys)
Follow the leaders: Value chain study - Australia and New Zealand
IBM Business Consulting Services carried out the 2005 ANZ Value Chain Study in conjunction with Logistics...05 May 2006 | (Surveys)
The supply chain and business transformation
Insights from the 2005 IBM Supply Chain Management Executive Conference covering supply chain management...04 May 2006 | (Thinking Point)
Building value in logistics outsourcing
Building value in logistics outsourcing: The future of the logistics
provider industry where customers...04 May 2006 | (Thinking Point)
Five reasons why global logistics is moving from the basement to the boardroom — and five steps to transformation
Reducing logistics and supply chain costs and realizing competitive advantage from logistics transformation...25 Apr 2006 | (Thinking Point)
Low-cost country sourcing can benefit a company’s bottom line
Low-cost country sourcing benefits. Key low-cost country sourcing considerations for a chief procurement...25 Apr 2006 | (Thinking Point)
Colgate outsources procurement to IBM
Colgate-Palmolive has signed a seven-year outsourcing contract with IBM for procurement and accounts...11 Apr 2006 | (News)
Organizations drive global sourcing through collaboration
Global sourcing is a set of business strategies that enable enterprise transformation, support access...04 Apr 2006 | (Thinking Point)
Colgate signs 7-year procurement and payables outsourcing deal with IBM
As part of its worldwide efforts to generate global efficiencies, Colgate-Palmolive Company announced...01 Apr 2006 | (News)
Outsourcing since day one
Five-year old telecom company Avaya in Basking Ridge, N.J. made a conscious decision from the start —...23 Mar 2006 | (Case Study)
IW's 2005 Value-Chain Survey sets benchmarks for global manufacturers
Manufacturers are continuing to work closely with their suppliers and customers to keep costs down while...22 Mar 2006 | (Surveys)
Asian Sourcing Network launched
A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions, a leading global sourcing services firm, and UGS Corp., a leading...17 Mar 2006 | (News)
Global procurement concerns
Purchasers across the world have different challenges but also a great deal in common. Emma Clarke assesses...07 Mar 2006 | (Thinking Point)
[SharedXpertise Commentary] IBM helps nonprofit with procurement outsourcing
Nonprofit Aggregates Spend for Other Nonprofits to Reduce Millions in Material Costs.01 Mar 2006 | (News) |
i2 acquires assets of RiverOne
i2 Technologies, Inc. announced that a subsidiary of i2 has acquired the assets of RiverOne, Inc. RiverOne’s...27 Feb 2006 | (News)
Interview with Integrated Supply Chain Management Directors
IBM business growth initiative program directors Brenda Kaser-Burger and Frank Crnic discuss best practices...21 Feb 2006 | (Interview)
IBM acquires supply-chain vendor Viacore
IBM today announced that it will strengthen its Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO) capabilities...13 Feb 2006 | (News)
INPUT Predicts US federal IT outsourcing market to reach nearly $18b by FY10
The federal IT outsourcing market is expected to increase at a healthy compound annual growth rate of...13 Jan 2006 | (News)
THT Research releases IT OEM procurement data for 2005/2006
THT Research, a leading research firm covering information technology contract manufacturing, today announced...10 Jan 2006 | (News)
Schneider Logistics launches new bidding tool for shippers and carriers
Schneider Logistics, Inc., an international lead logistics provider and part of the Schneider National...05 Jan 2006 | (News)
Western European investment to increase revenues in eastern European logistics markets
Lower labor costs and investment incentives are prompting western European multinational manufacturers...22 Dec 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Accenture wins Bank of Ireland outsourcing deal
The Bank of Ireland will outsource some of its training and purchasing operations in a €150 million-plus...20 Dec 2005 | (News)
Unilever engages IBM to transform procurement operations
IBM today announced the signing of an agreement to transform and manage strategic sourcing and procurement...13 Dec 2005 | (News)
Procurement outsourcing will top US$380 million in 2006 according to Everest
The US$297 million multi-process procurement outsourcing (PO) sector is growing at 30% per annum and...13 Dec 2005 | (Surveys)
US Senate passes spending bill that discourages outsourcing
A measure in the Transportation Spending Bill requires a public-private competition before any work performed...01 Dec 2005 | (News)
Coty Inc. Signs 5-Year Contract With IBM for Business Transformation Services
Coty Inc., a leading global beauty company, today announced that it has signed a 5-year contract with...29 Nov 2005 | (News)
IBM Makes Supply Chain Management and Procurement Outsourcing Data Readily Available to Marketplace through Sponsorship of New SBPOA-based Website Channel
The Shared Services and Business Process Outsourcing Association (SBPOA), the world’s only independent...21 Nov 2005 | (News)
Supply Chain Excellence: Strategies That Foster Productivity Improvements
Although supply chain organizations are increasingly examining outsourcing options, focusing on internal...17 Nov 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Follow the leaders - Scoring high on the supply chain maturity model
IBM Business Consulting Services completed the 2005 Value Chain Survey in conjunction with IndustryWeek...04 Nov 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Follow the leaders - Scoring high on the supply chain maturity model – A European perspective
IBM Business Consulting Services completed the 2005 Value Chain Survey in conjunction with Logistics...04 Nov 2005 | (Surveys)
Price becomes the top factor in outsourcing logistics and supply chain services
A global study of logistics and supply chain executives finds that for the first time in 10 years price...04 Nov 2005 | (Surveys)
Cost-effective supply chains - optimizing product development through integrated design and sourcing
In today’s global economy, industrial manufacturers face complex challenges,
such as fluctuating market...02 Nov 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Supply Chain Management — Procurement Services
Existing economic conditions
and fierce competition are forcing
organizations to seek new ways to reduce...02 Nov 2005 | (Brochure)
Supply Chain Management—Supply Chain Planning Services - Competing effectively through an integrated and collaborative planning approach
With a wealth of information
and options at their fingertips,
customers’ and consumers’ expectations...02 Nov 2005 | (Brochure)
Supply Chain Management Services: Leveraging the full spectrum of supply chain management to drive performance and hone competitive edge
Supply chain management:
it’s about much more than
cutting costs02 Nov 2005 | (Brochure)
CPO Survey
To better understand current procurement performance and future expectations, IBM
Business Consulting...02 Nov 2005 | (Surveys)
2005 CPO Survey - Quick Read
Ready or not, procurement is moving to center stage, with top billing on the
corporate agenda. At companies...02 Nov 2005 | (Surveys)
Innovation insights for more competitive time to market
Manage the cost of innovation throughout the value chain, accelerate product development and help create...02 Nov 2005 | (Brochure)
Supply Chain Management—Strategy Services - Harnessing supply chain strategy to gain competitive advantage and improve financial and operational performance
Business pressures equal supply
chain opportunities
With corporations calling for
increasingly rapid...01 Nov 2005 | (Brochure)
Who said supply chains are boring?
Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain"...30 Oct 2005 | (Thinking Point) |
As procurement outsourcing rises, proper partner selection is crucial
According to a report by IDC, the Procurement Outsourcing market is much larger than indicated by public...26 Oct 2005 | (News)
Mercer HR awards IBM $58 million procurement contract
IBM Will Implement Internal Procurement and Help Desk Systems to Drive Productivity Increases at Mercer...21 Oct 2005 | (News)
Supply chain management: Driving process improvement & organizational value
Best Practices, LLC, a benchmarking research firm, is offering two benchmarking reports that present...17 Oct 2005 | (Surveys)
Selecting a procurement outsourcing partner
Having been involved in business process outsourcing initiatives as a supplier, client and consultant...16 Oct 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Global Healthcare Exchange to acquire Neoforma
Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC, and Neoforma, Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement for...12 Oct 2005 | (News)
CIO's must manage supplier outsourcers
Many companies face risks because they are failing to monitor the performance of their suppliers and...10 Oct 2005 | (Surveys)
Transforming your supply chain to on demand
Today’s industry leaders have to be able to see past curves in the road to successfully manoeuvre around...07 Oct 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Ariba selected to manage indirect spend at Harris Corporation
Ariba(R), Inc., the leading Spend Management solutions provider, has been engaged to manage indirect...07 Oct 2005 | (News)
Demand management - the next generation of forecasting
In virtually every industry, companies are challenged by ever-higher customer expectations, stricter...06 Oct 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Q&A with IBM’s VP of Supply Chain Compliance, Security & Diversity
Interview with IBM’s VP of Supply Chain Compliance, Security & Diversity05 Oct 2005 | (Interview)
Avnet leverages IBM expertise to reduce procurement costs
Avnet, Inc. based in Phoenix, is one of the world’s largest business-to-business distributors of semiconductors;...01 Oct 2005 | (Case Study)
A long-term commitment
New research shows that experienced executives see outsourcing not as a one-time solution but as a mainstream...30 Sep 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Procurement Challenges Resulting from Global Sourcing and Business Expansion Addressed in First i2 Next-Generation Supply Chain Management Solution
Companies faced with procurement challenges brought on by global sourcing and business expansion can...28 Sep 2005 | (News)
IBM transforms Virgin Megastore's Times Square location with 150 kiosks
As part of a business transformation plan for Virgin Entertainment, IBM Business Consulting Services...25 Sep 2005 | (News)
Rent-A-Center, Inc. looks to procurement outsourcing as key vehicle for combating rising operating costs and achieving performance improvement goals
ICG Commerce, a leading procurement services provider, today announced a multi-year engagement to provide...25 Sep 2005 | (News)
Supply chain excellence: Tactics that save costs
More than 80% of supply chain executives report outsourcing supply chain functions help reduce costs,...16 Sep 2005 | (News)
BA row shows need for back-up plan
The dispute between British Airways and Gate Gourmet should act as a warning to the profession, purchasing...29 Aug 2005 | (News)
Synergex selected to provide business process and product fulfillment services
Synergex Corporation announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement to provide business process...26 Aug 2005 | (News)
Exel wins UK rail logistics outsourcing contracts
Exel, a UK-based logistics service provider, has won a GBP 21 million logistics outsourcing contract...23 Aug 2005 | (News)
Outsourcing remodels the supply chain
The global electronics supply chain is undergoing a fundamental transformation due to OEMs’ continued...20 Aug 2005 | (News)
The Practitioner as Salesman
IBM’s chief procurement officer soon hopes to spend as much of his time earning money for the company...20 Aug 2005 | (News)
Leading Analyst Firm Positions IBM in North American Supply Chain Management Services Leader Quadrant
IBM Business Consulting Services today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned IBM in the leader...10 Aug 2005 | (News)
Aegis InterWorld enters BPO logistics market
Aegis InterWorld Inc. (AIW), a global provider of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services and solutions,...09 Aug 2005 | (News)
Farm cooperative modernizes its supply chain with SPS Commerce's hosted EDI services
SPS Commerce, the leader in hosted EDI software, announced today that Land O’Lakes, a national farmer-owned...06 Aug 2005 | (News)
UK's NHS organisations form e-procurement network
More than 50 NHS organisations last month joined forces to create the largest online purchasing system...06 Aug 2005 | (News)
Gulf States Toyota innovates with active RFID, real-time locating system technology
Gulf States Toyota, a premiere regional Toyota distributor for 145 dealers, has selected IBM and WhereNet...04 Aug 2005 | (News)
DHL Expands SCM Outsourcing to Latin America
U.S. logistics company DHL has expanded its supply chain management outsourcing offering to Latin America...04 Aug 2005 | (News)
IBM introduces Supply Chain Outsourcing offering
Big Blue offers to apply its own experience to transforming, optimizing other companies' supply chains...25 Jun 2005 | (News)
Senior executives report increased focus on procurement to boost growth and competitiveness
An IBM procurement study of over 300 executives responsible for purchasing decisions has found that over...24 Jun 2005 | (Surveys)
The GMA 2005 Logistics Survey
IBM Business Consulting Services conducted the GMA 2005 Logistics Survey in
January 2005, in conjunction...20 Jun 2005 | (Surveys)
Procurement service outsourcing market hot
A hot and emerging market within the business process outsourcing (BPO), which will be of interest...14 Jun 2005 | (News)
Investing in supply chain security - collateral benefits
This report expands on the emerging concept of collateral benefits derived from making supply chain security...05 May 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Cost-effective logistics capabilities to meet today’s supply chain challenges
Today’s decentralized supply chain models and tighter trading partner collaborations demand expanded...09 Apr 2005 | (News)
A flying start
Controlling travel budgets can be a ‘nightmare’, said one of the speakers at the Supply Management...04 Apr 2005 | (News)
County office loses personnel and experience
The Multnomah County office in charge of contracts and purchasing is suffering from vacancies, lack of...04 Apr 2005 | (News)
IBM Transforms its Supply Chain to Drive Growth
IBM turns supply chain into a strategic weapon, tying people and process to IT.24 Mar 2005 | (Case Study)
Supplying Labor To Meet Demand
Vendors such as IBM are offering software and services to help companies manage their employees just...21 Mar 2005 | (News)
Decisions - Outsourcing - Cost and effect
Travel costs can be prohibitive for even the biggest corporate giants. It seems there are two realistic...08 Mar 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Defining Transportation Resource Planning (TRP)
Retailers and manufacturers require a new approach to transportationmanagement. Market trends indicate...05 Mar 2005 | (Thinking Point)
Study: Companies save big bucks by automating procurement
Organizations can save a lot of time and money by automating procurement, or the buying and sourcing...10 Feb 2005 | (Surveys)
Procurement Services Provider’s Fifth Major Outsourcing Engagement
ICG Commerce, a leading procurement services provider, today announced that it has recently been engaged...25 Jan 2005 | (News)
Krones AG transforms its engineer to order process for success
Krones AG (Krones), the world leader in development and production of complete facilities for the beverage...21 Jan 2005 | (Case Study)
IBM's Journey on the Road to On Demand
Transforming a supply chain involves changing culture as much as processes and technology. Bob Moffat,...19 Jan 2005 | (News)
Procurement chief weighs changes to job competition rules
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget's recently confirmed federal procurement chief is rethinking...17 Jan 2005 | (News)
TransProcure expands BPO services in US, gets award
TransProcure Corp., a leading Manila-based global procurement solutions and services provider is aggressively...17 Jan 2005 | (News)
Transforming the military through sense and respond
The sense-and-respond managerial framework is based upon the premise that changes in the business, security...15 Jan 2005 | (Thinking Point)
HP to establish regional headquarters in the Czech Republic
Hewlett-Packard will establish its regional computer technology supply chain headquarters for Europe,...06 Dec 2004 | (News)
Aberdeen Group expand Sourcing & Procurement benchmarking and best practices research
As part of its continuing commitment to providing actionable and value-driven research to the global...19 Nov 2004 | (News)
Energize your supply chain network – A European perspective
IBM Business Consulting Services conducted the 2004 IBM European supply chain survey in partnership with...15 Nov 2004 | (Thinking Point)
Securing the Global Supply Chain for the Twenty First Century
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and its 165 member countries, which represent 99 percent of global...15 Nov 2004 | (News)
Achieving high performance in the utilities industry by outsourcing procurement
In this point of view, Accenture authors Dana Hanson and Erik Olson discuss the procurement challenges...28 Oct 2004 | (Thinking Point)
Halliburton energizes operations with help from IBM
As one of the world’s largest providers to the oil and gas industries, Halliburton employs more than...14 Sep 2004 | (Case Study)
New way to buy at Motorola
Motorola's award-winning supplier negotiation system, dubbed MINT, has saved the company $600 million...06 Sep 2004 | (Case Study)
How to cure the healthcare supply chain
UHHS' original model was to build a service center, "investing the necessary capital to essentially move...27 Aug 2004 | (News)
Sense and respond supply chains enabling breakthrough strategy
Successful companies are responsive. They adapt to market changes quickly, remaining nimble in the face...26 Aug 2004 | (Thinking Point)
Trade-centre.net launches online project outsourcing marketplace
Trade-Centre.Net today launched the "Online Marketplace" to provide all businesses a single point where...17 Aug 2004 | (News)
Optimizing resource productivity, operational effectiveness and business profitability
Competing in any business environment means operating
efficiently, increasing resource productivity...13 Aug 2004 | (Brochure)
Beating outside pressures
Defence giant BAE Systems has saved tens of millions of pounds by handing purchasing to an external company,...12 Jul 2004 | (News)
NelsonHall forecasts nascent procurement BPO market to grow by CAGR of 26 percent
BPO market research firm NelsonHall today announced that the current worldwide market for procurement...25 May 2004 | (News)
Supply Chain Management - Operations Services
In a changing economy, organizations must do more with less in order to remain competitive. The supply...04 May 2004 | (Brochure)
Goodyear expects £30m savings with IBM BPO deal
The European arm of tyres firm Goodyear Dunlop expects to save more than £30m in two years, after...02 Apr 2004 | (News)
Accenture launches procurement business process outsourcing business
Accenture today announced that it has formed a new business process outsourcing business to provide procurement...02 Apr 2004 | (News)
IBM and Toyota drive system performance
A subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales (Toyota) is the company’s sales, marketing,...10 Mar 2004 | (Case Study)
Western Australia seeks procurement renewal
The Western Australian government is shopping for an off-the-shelf whole of government procurement package...19 Jan 2004 | (News)
Energize your supply chain network - New competitive advantage from existing investments
IBM Business Consulting Services conducted the 2003 IndustryWeek Value Chain Survey in conjunction with...15 Jan 2004 | (Thinking Point)
ESIS selected as supply chain automation provider by CapOneSource Alliance
ESIS has been chosen as the sole direct materials supply chain automation provider for CapOneSource,...14 Jan 2004 | (News)
Cendian announces logistics outsourcing agreement with General Chemical
Cendian Corporation, the premier business process outsourcer for the chemical industry, announced today...08 Jan 2004 | (News)
Ariba signs agreement to acquire Alliente
Ariba, Inc., the leading Enterprise Spend Management (ESM) solutions provider, today announced that it...07 Jan 2004 | (News)
IBM makes light work of procurement at National Grid Transco.
Leading international energy delivery company National Grid Transco was created in 2002 through the merger...05 Nov 2003 | (Case Study)
Worldwide procurement BPO market still small despite increasing interest
While interest is increasing in procurement business process outsourcing (BPO), the reality is that the...02 Sep 2003 | (News)
Procurement outsourcing may be an alternative to e-procurement initiatives
As enterprises find it increasingly difficult to train and staff their internal purchasing organizations,...02 Sep 2003 | (News)
ICG Commerce closes $35 million funding deal
Raising $35 million in venture capital these days is no small feat, but that's exactly what procurement-services...02 Sep 2003 | (News)
IBM report: Outsourcing projects need new management model
The market for information technology outsourcing is becoming more mature, and managers in the public...02 Sep 2003 | (Case Study)
Hercules outsources transportation and logistics functions to Odyssey
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation, a provider of outsourced logistics management services to...02 Sep 2003 | (News)
Continental Shift
How indirect sourcing and procurement in Europe differs from the U.S.; the value of aggregators and the...02 Sep 2003 | (News)
