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
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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
Outsource Magazine — March 2016
David Faulkner: the value of a cooperative strategy Column by Kate Vitasek published by Outsource Magazine on 17 March 2016. University of London Professor David Faulkner has written extensively about the need for cooperative, rather than purely competitive, strategic business relationships and alliances. Since the early 1990s Faulkner has studied the “essence” of competitive strategy, and […]
SIG Inside Sourcing Newsletter — March 2016
Use the Right Bidding Tools Article by Kate Vitasek published in the March edition of SIG’s Inside Sourcing newsletter. Each day hundreds – and maybe thousands – of businesses use various competitive bidding methods to pick suppliers, but are they finding the right suppliers for their needs? Maybe not, because it’s likely they are using […]
Talking Logistics — 3 February 2016
The Biggest Mistake When Selecting a 3PL Article by Adrian Gonzalez in Talking Logistics on 3 February 2016. He writes: “One of our most popular Talking Logistics episodes of all time is Important Factors to Consider When Evaluating and Selecting a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Partner (6,220 views to date), which we summarized in a follow-up […]
