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Outsourcing Service Provider Performance Study 2007 - BeLux
Outsourcing Service Provider Performance Study 2007 - BeLux
16:44, 09 Jul, 2007
Outsourcing and procurement mastery
What does it mean to achieve mastery in the various dimensions of the procurement function? Has the trend toward greater reliance on outsourcing providers affected the strategies and operations of corporate procurement? How many companies have achieved procurement mastery and what effect has it had on their overall business performance? These were some of the key questions driving a recent Accenture research initiative...
11:02, 03 Jul, 2007
Where cost meets control: Applying global fulfillment to enable high performance
In November 2006, Accenture surveyed 269 senior executives from a representative range of industries across Europe. The survey was designed to obtain insight into their views on the extent and direction of fulfillment operations and strategy within their organizations.
19:15, 21 May, 2007
High performance through procurement: Accenture research and insights into procurement performance mastery
This report is part of an ongoing series of cross-industry studies in supply chain management. Its mission (consistent with previous Accenture reports focused on sourcing and procurement) is to tally, chart and analyze the responses of executives from companies around the world—senior decision makers whose principal roles involve procurement specifically, or procurement as a key subset of broader supply chain management responsibilities.
19:15, 21 May, 2007
Bridging the gap: Achieving high performance in product portfolio management
Accenture defines product portfolio management as “correctly understanding the market’s current and future demand and allocating a company’s resources to achieve optimal product offerings.” This report is part of Accenture’s ongoing series of international cross-industry surveys in supply chain management.
19:15, 21 May, 2007
Local authorities cut procurement costs with new eProcurement and marketplace from ProcServe
Local Authorities can now expect to reduce the cost and administration of procuring high-volume goods with the launch of a new online procurement system and marketplace from OGCbuying.solutions and ProcServe. Zanzibar is designed to achieve better aggregated purchases through a completely paperless end-to-end system which integrates with an authorities existing finance systems.
15:13, 10 May, 2007
Sourcing Governance: The Difference Between Success and Failure
Despite the relative maturity of the Outsourcing marketplace there still seems to be a gap between the Sourcing activity and creation of the in-house capability necessary to manage these Sourcing relationships.
00:00, 23 Apr, 2007
Building Sustainable Outsourcing Relationships
Planning for success in building an effective relationships with your supplier
00:00, 23 Apr, 2007
Best Cost Country Sourcing: The Evolution of Low Cost Country Sourcing
Shifting spend volumes to countries with low labor cost structures, such as Asia or Eastern Europe, as part of a so-called ‘cost reduction program’ has been a big trend in western organizations in recent years. Now that the hype is gone and the dust has settled, it’s time to take stock of whether these programs have lived up to the high expectations they generated.
00:00, 19 Apr, 2007
Generating significant value for supply-chain partners by analysing and optimizing supplier's cost structure
The trend towards increased cooperation with system suppliers leads to a reduction of corporate vertical integration in production. Additionally, competent and innovative partners will be harder to find. How will this influence the future of your company? The value adding costs in the manufacturing processes of a product will become increasingly incalculable. Companies will depend more than ever on their supplier’s cost structure.
00:00, 04 Apr, 2007
Where East Meets West: Driving high performances in low-cost country sourcing.
For five consecutive years, Accenture has been evaluating the performance and challenges of supply chain executives within the procurement arena. This year, Accenture undertook a global survey to discover how companies can successfully source from low-cost countries to achieve high performance...
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Universities explore procurement lessons learned from private-sector companies to achieve high performance (University Procurement Viewpoint)
Universities and research institutions face many of the same challenges as private-sector companies when it comes to buying goods and services.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
The secrets of successful low-cost-country sourcing
For many industries, the proportion of overall procurement needs sourced from low-cost countries will double within five years. But it’s a complex technique, demanding great flexibility and a careful balancing of often competing interests within a company. Here are some successful strategies.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Tapping into talent: Discovering the secrets of procurement success
As a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, Accenture collaborates with clients to develop leading-edge approaches in procurement.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Supply chain management: How to build a successful global operations model
As sources of both supply and demand, emerging markets like China, India, Eastern Europe and Brazil are rapidly gaining importance for corporations in the mature economies of North America, the European Union and Japan.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Supply chain management process: Supply chain strategy solutions from Accenture
Supply chain strategy excellence clearly has the potential to drive—not just influence—business performance. But most supply chain managers still see “greater efficiency” as their principal mission.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
SRM The Sourcing X Factor
This article by Accenture was published in European Leaders in Procurement magazine - a quarterly business guide for procurement officers and directors.
As procurement executives strive to manage more meaningful relationships with fewer suppliers within a complex and strategic landscape, can Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) deliver the 'x factor' that will boost their company's potential to become a high-performance business?
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Procurement for high performance: Global sourcing in the industrial products industry
Leading organizations on the path to high performance are accelerating their global sourcing strategies, driving more aggressive cost reductions, and looking to contract manufacturing to leverage and expand the value of their brand. Most significantly, these organizations plan to double their spending on low-cost country sourcing in the next three years.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Moving up the value chain
China’s role in the global economy is changing fast. Accenture research suggests that China’s holistic strategy for economic development has profound implications for any company with global aspirations as well as for those intent on achieving high performance.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
It takes two: Converging product development and procurement helps companies achieve high performance
As part of our ongoing media program, I am pleased to attach a recent article by Manuel Chaure and Pedro Castaño placed in the “European Leaders in Procurement” (ELP) magazine.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Insights and Opportunities: Transforming procurement capabilities in Asia
Geography plays a huge role in defining the path that a company must take to become a performance leader. In Asia, for example, multinational corporations and nationally owned companies must deal with disjointed markets, complex regulations, adversarial cultural agendas, convoluted distribution networks and underdeveloped network and technology infrastructures.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
India meets the World
As the third-largest economy in Asia, India is growing in importance, both as a market in itself and as a player in world markets. New Accenture research looks at the implications for companies striving for high performance, from the perspective of multinationals operating in India, Indian companies and low-cost-country sourcing.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
High performance in procurement
As part of our ongoing media program, find attached a recent article by Dan O’Regan placed in the “European Leaders in Procurement (ELP)” magazine. The article was featured in the Sept/Oct issue of the publication and talks about how the procurement function can increase its impact and influence to drive value and help organizations achieve superior performance.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Global sourcing for high performance leading practices and the emerging role of international procurement organizations in China
For five consecutive years, Accenture has studied the practices and challenges of supply chain executives who manage sourcing and procurement, seeking innovative ways to help improve the performance of procurement organizations.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Fulfillment excellence in today's China: Mastering integrated fulfillment in China can help foreign companies achieve high performance
Supply chain excellence is a key to high performance, and as multinationals begin to invest in China, the effect of local conditions on the supply chain must be considered. This Accenture research report analyses the impact on its distribution and logistics of China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Designed to differentiate
How procurement leaders are using supplier relationship management to achieve high performance
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Creating an effective China "Cold Supply Chain"
With its frozen food market growing at an estimated annual rate of 10 percent, the Chinese government has made investment in the cold storage supply chain a priority. This supports Accenture research showing that supply chain excellence underpins high performance, which in turn provides a huge opportunity for logistics companies.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
World views: Achieving high performance through effective global operations
In today's well-connected world, global sourcing and manufacturing have become basic strategies for managing costs and a competitive necessity for achieving high performance.
12:00, 21 Feb, 2007
Utilising Outsourcing Practises to Gain In-Sourcing Success
In-Sourcing involves cultural and organisational change and political and economic sponsorship from the executive.
10:00, 28 Nov, 2006
Offshore Outsourcing: Is China ready
While some analysts have gone to the extent of elevating China to India's stature, others dismiss China as an upstart incapable of challenging India's supremacy.
10:00, 20 Nov, 2006
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