The Swedish logistic and supply chain magazine features Kate Vitasek on the cover. Here’s the link: http://issuu.com/silfcompetence/docs/silfsco_nr3_2014
SIG Inside Sourcing Newsletter — May 2014
Unpacking Pricing Models: Making You “Get What You Pay For” Reality Article by Kate Vitasek published online 15 May 2014. Here’s the link: http://www.sig.org/newsletter.php?id=8797
Outsource Magazine — May 2014
Villena, Revilla, Choi: Breaking down the “bright” and “dark” side of buyer-seller relationships Outsource Magazine column by Kate Vitasek published online on 7 May 2014. If you’ve been in the outsource industry for more than five minutes you probably know that buyer-seller relationships are, well, complicated. And just when you think you have the collaboration […]
CIO — April 2014
How to Negotiate a Collaborative Outsourcing Deal Interview with Kate Vitasek, published online by CIO on 25 April 2014. You say you want more from your IT outsourcing service provider, yet you fall back on the same old negotiating tactics. To find out how to develop a more collaborative relationship with service providers, CIO.com talked […]
Journal of Healthcare Contracting — April 2014
Vested Outsourcing and ACOs Article published online on 24 April 2014 by ROBERT T. YOKL New approaches to contracting are necessary to meet new ACO’s challenges…Therefore, I always find it helpful to look to other industries for solutions to our healthcare challenges. One such solution, pioneered by Kate Vitasek, supply chain consultant and educator, is Vested […]
Global Sourcing Council — April 2014
Vested: A Sustainable Sourcing Model for the 21st Century Article in GSC’s The Source by Kate Vitasek, published online 21 April 2014 The University of Tennessee’s (UT) Vested sourcing business model provides a framework that transforms a “supplier” relationship into a partnership that becomes the bedrock for sustainable sourcing… Here’s the link: http://gscouncil.org/vested-a-sustainable-sourcing-model-for-the-21st-century/?utm_campaign=GSC-April&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=Vested
HFS Resource Business Transformation Center – April 2014
Beyond Gainsharing: Understanding Different Economic Models/ Incentives in Outsourcing Agreements (Vested) Article by Kate Vitasek and Astrid Uka, published 17 April 2014. It’s time to look beyond gainsharing when thinking about collaborative business and outsourcing relationships… Here’s the link: http://bpo.horsesforsources.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/HFS_BPO_gainshare-article_UniversityTennessee.pdf
Material Handling & Logistics Magazine – April 2014
Don’t Re-shore a Priceberg Article by Kate Vitasek in the April 2014 edition of Material Handling and Logistics. Before deciding to re-shore business or suppliers look beneath the surface at the costs involved… Here’s the link: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5adc33c#/d5adc33c/16
CEO Briefing Newsletter – 6 April 2014
Five Rules How CEOs Can Redefine Winning with Strategic Suppliers Article by Kate Vitasek published on April 6, 2014. Here’s the link: http://chiefexecutive.net/five-rules-how-ceos-can-redefine-winning-with-strategic-suppliers#sthash.a5ao7gle.dpuf The University of Tennessee set out to research some of the world’s most successful strategic partnerships—including those at P&G, McDonald’s and Microsoft—to see how and why these relationships added value. The research identified […]
Outsource Magazine — March 2014
Churchman, Rittel and Webber: The “Wicked” Problem Monthly column in Outsource Magazine by Kate Vitasek published 27 March 2014. Also published in OM’s Spring 2014 edition #35. Do you have one of those really tough business problems that seems to plague you? No matter what you try, nothing seems to solve the problem?… Here’s the […]
