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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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