Great Partnerships: 3PLs and Shippers By Merrill Douglas
outsourcing
Global Delivery Report — August 2012
Published on August 21: 10 Outsourcing Ailments – and How to Cure Them
Onboarding Compatibility and Trust
I recently read an article by George Bradt in Forbes about how “only three true job interview questions” matter. The three questions he cites are: Can you do the job? Will you love the job? Can we tolerate working with you? I think these questions are also highly pertinent when picking a supplier or service provider. Simply […]
Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases — August 2012
Changing the game of outsourcing – the Microsoft OneFinance case by Kate Vitasek, Karl Manrodt and Srinivas Krishna
Contract Management — August, 2012
Contract Management the Vested Way Contract governance using the “Five Rules of Vested Outsourcing” business model will establish a managing framework that is based on collaboration, alignment, and insight, not oversight. By: Kate Vitasek and Karl Manrodt
WorkPlace Now: Interview with Kate Vitasek – July 2012
Johnson Controls’ WorkPlace Now E-zine: Interview with Kate Vitasek about Vested and the Five Rules.
Outsource Magazine – July 2012
Recession gives rise to vested outsourcing Nice reference to Vested as a rising trend by Daniel Sasaki.
Horses For Sources BPO Resource Center – July, 2012
Slanting the Playing Field: Unlocking Outsourcing Value (Vested Outsourcing) It was in 2005 when Thomas Friedman introduced us to a “level playing field” in his bestselling book, “The World is Flat.” Of course, the IT outsourcing space was already in the midst of creating a leveling of the playing field by the time Friedman’s book […]
Material Handling & Logistics, June 2012
Identify Your 3PL Pain Threshold Tom Andel June 20th, 2012 One of the most unstable elements in a marriage is control. Too much of it kills spontaneity but too little leads to financial and emotional chaos. The same can be said of a business marriage—as in your relationships with logistics service providers…
Maintenance Technology, June 2012
The article in Maintenance Technology was published on June 11: The Rolls-Royce Of Effective Performance-Based Collaboration When you think of Rolls-Royce, you might envision its luxury auto nameplate. But there’s also a very good chance that the airplane you recently traveled on was powered by Rolls-Royce jet engines…