Vested Outsourcing’s Rule No. 5 says the governance structure of a Vested agreement or partnership should provide continuing insight, not merely oversight. Obviously it’s really important to have the right governance framework in place to enable the needed insight and to implement the other four rules of Vested Outsourcing. It’s how to achieve an effective, […]
What Does Supply Chain Collaboration Really Mean?
Adrian Gonzalez brings up an interesting point about the multifaceted use and misuse of the word collaboration in a recent Logistics Viewpoints blog entry. He says, and I totally agree, that collaboration is arguably one of the most overused words in supply chain management. (Other overused but often unrealized terms include flexibility, agility, visibility, innovation, […]
Outsource Magazine, Feb 2011
Not sure how academic research applies to outsourcing, especially in economics? Lead researcher, Kate Vitasek, explains how the spadework on concepts such as the structure of the firm, credible contracting, market forces, game theory, free markets, performance management, and flexible, collaborative contract governance can lead to better structured outsource deals. “An introduction to the Academics […]
Vested Outsourcing Hits the Sweet Spots
Todd Shire, Logistics Sourcing Strategy Manager at Intel, has been a big fan of Vested Outsourcing from day one. He’s been generous with his thoughts and help and his valuable insights were major contributions to the first Vested book, Vested Outsourcing: Five Rules That Will Transform Outsourcing, which was published just over a year ago. […]
Outsourcing Buzz Blog, Feb 2011
In their second interview, Kathleen Goolsby and Kate Vitasek discuss “What Happens When the Outsourcing Pricing Model Isn’t Right.”
Outsourcing Buzz Blog, Feb 2011
Kathleen Goolsby, of the Outsourcing Buzz Blog, sits down with lead researcher Kate Vitasek to discuss “Why Outsourcing is Often Dysfunctional.”
Inside Supply Management, Jan 2011
In their article “Playing to Win“, Kate Vitasek and Mike Ledyard reveal the rules that companies are using to redefine how they outsource. The set of rules the companies are adhering to help them craft true win-win outsource contracts and relationships.
Shared Value: The Path to Success
The concept of shared value is difficult to understand and implement in a society, economy and business climate where sharing is not necessarily a prime motivation or even much in evidence. In the Vested Outsourcing approach to doing business shared value is an important step on the way to true collaboration and getting to the […]
Supply & Demand Chain Executive, Jan 2011
One of the most popular articles in Supply & Demand Chain Executive from 2010 was on Vested Outsourcing. In his article “The Movement Toward Partnership“, Andrew Reese explores how the outsourcing market is evolving and moving towards a Vested model, especially as more companies start to think strategically about how to leverage their outsourcing partners […]
Negotiation, Economics and Outsourcing
Negotiation is on my mind a lot lately as I finish The Vested Outsourcing Manual with three colleagues and friends. It also apparently is much on the mind of Tim Cummins in his excellent “Commitment Matters” blog, where he writes about the “economics of negotiation” and the “purpose of negotiation.” It’s on my mind because […]
