Strategic Sourcing: From Periphery to the Core on BNETPros and Cons of outsourcingWe have seens mergers & aquisitions, vertical & horizontal integration, and now out outsourcing as a trend, the thing crucially important is that such alliances work on long term strategic partnerships and not merely on economical factors, because...
At the annual Institute for Supply Management ISM conference in St. Louis, J Ross Publishing and Emptoris, a leading provider of supply and contract management software, helped launch the new book, "Spend Analysis: The Window Into Strategic Sourcing," by Kirit Pandit and Dr. Haralambos Marmanis.
ATLANTA -- Procuri Inc., a leading provider of Web-based strategic sourcing solutions, demystifies strategic sourcing with a new 96-page monograph entitled, "Driving Business Performance with Strategic Sourcing: A roadmap to saving significant time and money through 'best value' strategic sourcing within the next few weeks--not months or years from now."
Studies of strategic sourcing generally produce the same conclusion: the practice yields substantial benefits--ranging from lower procurement costs to improved product quality--but developing a successful strategic sourcing program isn't easy. Studies of strategic sourcing generally produce the same conclusion: the practice yields substantial benefits--ranging from...
Tech Mahindra secured a five-year contract from British Telecom for providing strategic sourcing services to the company.Tech Mahindra secured a five-year contract from British Telecom for providing strategic sourcing services to the company.
SEATTLE -- Washington Mutual, Inc. (NYSE:WM) announced today that procurement veteran Jim Gorzalski has been hired as senior vice president and division executive for Strategic Sourcing.
Kronos Inc. has developed a new strategic sourcing service that can give organizations a new insight into the dynamics of identifying local sources for qualified job candidates. By using the services, organizations can develop new ideas and methods n Kronos Inc. has developed a new strategic...
ATLANTA -- Procuri, the global leader in On Demand Supply Management solutions, today announced that KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, selected Procuri TotalSource to streamline and automate its strategic sourcing processes.
ATLANTA -- Procuri Inc., a leading provider of On-Demand strategic sourcing solutions, today announced that AirportSmart, the consortium initially established by Aeroports de Paris, BAA plc and Copenhagen Airport A/S, selected Procuri to empower airport operators and their suppliers with the advantages of strategic sourcing solutions.
ATLANTA -- Procuri Inc., a leading provider of Web-based strategic sourcing solutions, is continuing to demonstrate its industry leadership and commitment to clients. Nearly 200 participants converged in Atlanta at the Procuri Empower 2004 Strategic Sourcing Conference on September 13-15 to gain further insight into the value of strategic sourcing...
Arizona State University will present best practices for integrating strategic sourcing with supply management in its four-day course. The "Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management Program" will provide participants with a process model f Arizona State University will present best practices for integrating strategic...
Strategic sourcing practices are not limited to major manufacturing industries. In fact, strategic sourcing can be applied to the buying operation of a financial services company--with success. Strategic sourcing practices are not limited to major manufacturing industries. In fact, strategic sourcing can...
Materials procurement was supposed to be among the first business processes to be transformed by the Internet. Vendors even created a catchy name--strategic sourcing--for what was billed as a revolutionary method of cutting procurement costs. Yet w Materials procurement was supposed to be among...
By negotiating an agreement with a new telecom supplier, the strategic sourcing operation at The Principal Financial Group reduced its voice services costs by more than $7 million. By negotiating an agreement with a new telecom supplier, the strategic sourcing operation at...
Consumer electronics giant Sony is more than halfway through a three-year restructuring plan in which it aims to reduce fixed costs by $3.18 billion by rationalizing production, streamlining procurement and cutting jobs. Texas-based ... Consumer electronics giant Sony...
AS PHARMACEUTICAL companies face greater cost-cutting pressures and the ongoing need for higher financial returns, strategic sourcing is emerging as an important tool. AS PHARMACEUTICAL companies face greater cost-cutting pressures and the ongoing need for higher financial returns, strategic sourcing is ...
DALLAS -- NewMarket Technology Inc. (OTCBB:IPVO) today announced that their Strategic Sourcing division (www.newmarketsourcing.com) has won a $1.1M dollar integration services project with a U.S.-based emerging technology company company details withheld at customers request that will involve assisting in the development of a data management program that will integrate product...
MindFlow Technologies, Inc., the pioneer of Strategic Sourcing automation, today announced that leading research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc., again places MindFlow within the visionary quadrant of Gartner's annual Strategic Sourcing Applications Magic Quadrant report.