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• BPO: Is Wider Better?

  BNET - 2006-02-21

  Business process outsourcing providers are expanding their offerings; customers are still farming out bits and pieces, but they're selecting providers with an eye to the future. Financial and accounting business process outsourcing is becoming the territory of a handful of large global services providers. F&A BPO - though an awkward...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., BPO, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, It Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• Going All Out: As the Costs of Managing HR Departments Rise, More Companies Are Outsourcing the Bulk of Services to One-Stop Shops

  BNET - 2006-02-15

  HR outsourcing is a fairly recent phenomenon. Many of the contracts now being negotiated are long-term agreements of up to a decade or even longer. (DuPont's deal with Convergys is for 13 years.) Both sides say they benefit from longer-term deals. Hiring an outsourcing firm is costly and time-consuming, and...

  Tags: Human Resources, CFO Publishing Corp., Outsourcing Company, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• Comparing Performance When Invested Capital Is Low

  BNET - 2005-11-15

  Executives and investors have reliable tools for measuring performance in capital-intensive sectors such as manufacturing, retailing, and consumer goods. In general, the math is simple: when managers generate Returns On Invested Capital ROIC above their cost of capital, they create value. That formula makes it relatively easy to compare the...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Performance, Performance Management, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• The Future of Outsourcing: An Exclusive Look Inside GE's Back-Office Machine

  BNET - 2005-06-15

  This is the world of offshore Business-Process Outsourcing BPO, where corporations farm out routine office functions to developing countries to take advantage of lower labor costs and higher productivity. It's the little sister to the phenomenon of manufacturing and IT-services outsourcing - only 3 percent of overall BPO spending is...

  Tags: Offshore, CFO Publishing Corp., General Electric Co., BPO, Back-office, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, It Services, Operational Accounting, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Finance

• A World of Pain Points

  BNET - 2005-03-29

  BPM software was initially pitched as next-generation budgeting-and-planning software, and plenty of the marketing message behind it is still given over to urging finance execs to leave the spreadsheet behind for purposes of financial consolidation, reporting, and forecasting. But because it relies on powerful database and analytic capabilities to make...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., BPM, Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Strategy, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Marketing Research, It Operations, Business Operations, Management, Finance, Software, Marketing

• Same Caller, New Message

  BNET - 2005-02-23

  The move to outsource human resources continues to accelerate, despite the fact that the jury is still out on the primary reason to outsource: cost savings. Providers earlier used to promote the idea of saving cost and money through outsourcing. Providers are now promoting other advantages, such as greater efficiency,...

  Tags: Human Resources, CFO Publishing Corp., Outsource, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• The New Human-Capital Metrics: A Sophisticated Crop of Measurement Tools Could Take the Guesswork Out of Human-Resource Management

  BNET - 2005-02-15

  The human-resources department is in survival mode. As outsourcing the function becomes a more-prevalent option for companies, HR managers know that if they are going to endure, they have to deliver strategic value, and that value has to be measurable. With that in mind, many companies are forging ahead on...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Tool, Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• "Home-Sourcing" Vs. Offshoring

  BNET - 2005-01-26

  As many U.S. companies prepare to export jobs overseas, other companies are working to keep them at home - literally - as a substitute for call centers. According to a recent study by consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton, not only is such "Home-sourcing" cheaper than traditional outsourcing, but home agents are...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Offshoring, Outsourcing, Call Centers, Real Estate, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Enterprise Software, Software

• Start With Demand

  BNET - 2005-01-01

  From the executive summary: ‘For most companies, attaining a goal takes years. While technology is making it easier for companies to streamline their supply chains, the real world keeps getting in the way. Increased outsourcing has placed a strain on global logistics providers, reportedly delaying shipments for some businesses. Tighter...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Outsourcing, Backups, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• Buyer Beware

  BNET - 2004-12-01

  From the executive summary: ‘By many measures, outsourcing is a great success story. Service providers may have taken a severe beating from politicians and the press this election season, but they seem to have won the battle that counts most persuading executives that outsiders can often do non-strategic work cheaper...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Outsourcing, Business Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting