Master The Art Of Disruptions: Tips To Turn Volatility & Disruption Into A Competitive Advantage
Posted: 05/24/2023 - 06:41
Legal
The Freelance Revolution: How Businesses Can Benefit from Hiring Freelancers
Posted: 05/24/2023 - 04:37
One of the biggest benefits of hiring freelancers is cost savings. Freelancers can often be hired for a fraction of the cost of a full-time employee. This is because freelancers do not have the same overhead costs as businesses, such as office space, equipment, and benefits.
To Combat Cybersecurity Threats, Shine a Light on Your Extended Enterprise
Posted: 05/24/2023 - 00:36
Behind the Scenes of Retail's 21st Century Makeover
Posted: 05/18/2023 - 19:16
Regardless of whether consumers shop online or in-store, the expectations for on-time, accurate fulfillment are the same. To deliver a seamless digital-to-physical, otherwise known as phygital, shopping experience, retailers must be able to see and accurately sell their inventory down to the last item, for every color and size variation, every time. This means that a retailer doesn’t just need to know it has 10 pairs of Levi’s jeans in-stock.
Keelvar Unveils First of its Kind Autonomous Sourcing Solution, for Transformed Outcomes Across Strategic, Tactical and Tail Spend
Posted: 05/11/2023 - 20:57
CORK, Ireland – May 2, 2023 – Keelvar, a global pioneer of intelligent sourcing optimization and automation solutions, today launched the next-generation of its Autonomous Sourcing solution, which combined with its Sourcing Optimization platform, fuels a revolutionary approach to sourcing.
How Best-in-Class Procurement Teams Conduct Sourcing During a Crisis
Posted: 05/10/2023 - 02:28
The COVID-19 epidemic has severely hampered global supply chains, causing the industry to occasionally come to a standstill as well as the closure of airports and seaports for a significant amount of time, thus preventing the transfer of both raw materials and completed commodities.
How To Improve Your Relationship With The Legal Department
Posted: 04/28/2023 - 00:45
The need for more strategic, collaborative, and partnership-oriented interaction between procurement and legal departments in the enterprise has never been more important.
Women in Global Sourcing: Megan Paul
Posted: 01/29/2019 - 00:36
Tell us about your career path. How did you get into this field? Was it purposeful or by accident?
Will the UK save £1.6bn on procurement after Brexit?
Posted: 05/05/2017 - 19:59
In its campaign against the UK's continued membership of the European Union, 'Vote Leave' claimed that EU procurement rules, which govern the purchase of goods and services by public sector bodies, cost UK taxpayers £1.6bn a year. It also claimed that 1.9 million days a year are lost to red tape delays.
Is it likely or possible that the UK can save this money and time cost by changing the public procurement rules after Brexit?
Current system
TOP TEN: (More) Outsourcing Acronyms
Posted: 12/09/2016 - 21:00
A couple of months back, we published our Top Ten Outsourcing Acronyms – a piece that had been a long time brewing, after we’d initially put out a call for entries the previous year. Well, as seems frequently to be the case with this series, that publication prompted a flood of new submissions, and we’re delighted to be able now to unveil a hilarious – if somewhat potty-mouthed – sequel.
OPINION: Why Lebanon as a hub for business process outsourcing?
Posted: 09/20/2016 - 21:00
A couple of years back, I approached a number of legal process outsourcing (LPO) firms - all of the largest and most reputable American and British ones. Many replied; only one expressed interest and took it further. I made a proposal to establish a centre in Beirut, Lebanon, and was hoping it would go further - but it didn’t.
But what if it had? What would have happened?
What Brexit might mean for the UK’s relationship with Poland – and its effect on outsourcing
Posted: 08/10/2016 - 02:50
With the United Kingdom set to leave the European Union, the impact on the Polish outsourcing market looks likely to be both positive and negative. The full extent on outsourcing is yet to be determined, but some predictions can be made based on various scenarios.
If Polish talent leaves the UK
Brexit: a black swan with unexpected relevance for outsourcing contracts
Posted: 07/12/2016 - 20:08
Europe is in turmoil after Great Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Those who now claim to know what will happen now – in outsourcing or in other areas – will make two big mistakes: First, they will show that they don’t understand what Brexit is. Brexit is, to use the words of author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a “black swan”: an unexpected event with largely unforeseeable consequences, just like 9/11 or the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy filing. Second, they will simply be wrong.
The Legal View: Brexit (Part 1)
Posted: 07/05/2016 - 21:18
Nearly two weeks after the UK’s vote to leave the European Union (the ‘Brexit’), very little has become clear in terms of what this means for the country and the EU itself – and the sourcing and outsourcing space in the region - and even how and when the exit process will take place. Obviously, such a momentous transition should not be rushed through over-hastily; however, uncertainty can have a paralysing economic and commercial impact and pressure is already mounting on the British government to begin the formal exit process.
The boomerang outsource
Posted: 05/26/2016 - 00:49
Offshore outsourcing is controversial. No news there. For over 15 years customers have been moving services offshore as part of their global souring strategy. In the early ’00s businesses couldn’t offshore quick enough. Opponents of offshoring frequently quote the loss of domestic jobs, damage to economies, poor communication and quality, while proponents insist it facilitates competition and actually makes economies more efficient. But amid the furore, there is a rise in organisations returning from offshore.
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