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Category Archives: Outsourcing
Unilever in £108 million outsourcing deal with IBM
The fast-moving consumer goods giant has signed a five-year procurement and finance outsourcing deal with the technology services business.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing, Rebecca Ellinor
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Proxima hires former Royal Mint CPO Gail Roberts
The Royal Mint’s former supply chain director has joined procurement outsourcing business Proxima as director of shared services.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing, Supply chain
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FSA warns asset managers over outsourcing
The Financial Services Authority has cautioned asset management companies could be putting their own operations at risk outsourcing their back-office functions to banks.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Motorola sells manufacturing operations to Flextronics
The mobile phone developer said Flextronics’ experience and expertise would make the company’s supply chain more competitive.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Supply chain
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Barnet Council to outsource procurement to Capita
The authority has confirmed Capita as its preferred bidder for a £320 million, 10-year deal that will see corporate procurement, customer services, HR and IT outsourced to the provider from next year.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Public sector, Purchasing
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The wrong HR supplier causes damage
Providers of HR outsourcing have come up with five guidance points for purchasers to follow, fearing there is currently too much focus on achieving the lowest price.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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UK firms lose one billion hours a year chasing suppliers
Customer service is becoming a more important factor in IT procurement decisions as UK companies experience poor performance from suppliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Public sector
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Outsourcing provides access to emerging markets
Access to local expertise through outsourced service providers can provide great value when companies are looking to expand in emerging markets, says a senior buyer at Philips.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Low cost sourcing, News, Outsourcing, Supply chain
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Outsourcing disruptions on the increase
Service provision failures by outsourcing vendors have doubled over the past year, according to a study into supply chain resilience.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice outsourcing, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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Outsourcing providers anticipate increased demand
Study finds back office functions such as IT and transactional finance services are the areas most likely to be outsourced by businesses in the next six months.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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