Big Business Can Take A Lesson From Child Psychology Article by Kate Vitasek published by Forbes on 30 June 2016 One-sided power-based business relationships could take a lesson from child psychology and behavioral studies that are based on the power of positive, incentive-based approaches to foster collaboration and win-win results… Here’s the link: http://tinyurl.com/hdbsxqk
Outsource Magazine — June 2016
I think three to five years from now you will see a boomerang effect from many of the companies that have shifted to multisourcing.
Forbes — 7 June 2016
3 Big Wins From Healthcare Companies To Contain Costs Article by Kate Vitasek published on 7 June 2016 Here’s the link: http://onforb.es/1UnH1sn
Building Operating Management — June 2016
Article (part 2) by Kate Vitasek in the June 2016 issue of Building Operating Manavgement Procter & Gamble, TD Bank: Vested Outsourcing Success Stories Procter & Gamble has always been at the forefront of innovation. The company took a groundbreaking approach to innovation and collaboration by understanding the power a supplier can bring to the […]
Building Operating Management — June 2016
Article by Kate Vitasek (Part 1) in the June 2016 issue of Building Operating Management Vested Approach to Outsourcing Creates Long-Term Value When it is done right, an outsourcing business strategy creates a value-laden win-win relationship between a company and its service provider that is purpose-built to create long-term value for the parties. The key […]
Forbes — May 2016 — Target SRM
Target, the sixth-largest U.S. retailer by sales, plans to tighten deadlines for deliveries to its warehouses, hike fines for late deliveries, and could institute penalties of up to $10,000 for inaccuracies in product information beginning today – May 30th
European Cleaning Journal — May 2016
Longer term contracts – a new kind of relationship Article published by an unnamed author in the UK’s European Cleaning Journal on 6 May 2016. Excerpt: …Vitasek concludes developing an outsourcing agreement using Vested Outsourcing principles is much more than delivering a higher level of service on a given activity. “This model enables the parties […]
3PL Americas — Spring 2016
Five Steps for a Collaborative 3PL Relationship Article by Kate Vitasek in the Spring 2016 edition of 3PL Americas Magazine. ACHIEVING A COLLABORATIVE 3PL/supplier relationship is more than a “feel-good,” “nice-to-have” buzzword that people use when talking about the supply chain; it is a necessity… Here’s the link (note the article begins on page 43): http://bit.ly/1SPfmm3
FM World — 12 April 2016
Vested outsourcing ‘requires working as a team’ Article by Herpreet Kaur Grewal published in FM World on 12 April 2016 Traditional outsourcing and business relationships focus on the contractual relationship, ”creating win-lose arrangements where one party benefits at the other’s expense.” Link: http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fm-industry-news/vested-outsourcing-requires-working-as-a-team/#sthash.L6CGXI3u.dpuf
Talk About the Money Later
Guest blog by David Frydlinger The following post was written by my friend, colleague and Vested CDA David Frydlinger. David is Partner with Lindahl law firm in Sweden and is a co-author of our Getting to We book as well as author of a Vested book in Swedish. I have spent—if you ask my wife – […]