The Rise of Vested Outsourcing chronicles the evolution of Vested Outsourcing as a premier “next generation” outsourcing model. Learn why Vested Outsourcing is a fundamental paradigm shift in how the outsourcing company and the service providers do business together.
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CIO, Jan 2010
Research reveals that outsourcing customers commit a variety of sins when partnering with an external provider. Stephanie Overby, of CIO Maagazine, walks readers through those mistakes in her article titled “10 Crippling Mistakes IT Departments Make“.
Is it Better to Leave Money on the Table?
If it seems like I’m a little stuck lately on Oliver Williamson’s Nobel Prize-winning research on Transaction Cost Economics (TCE), and specifically how he has tied outsourcing contracts and supply chain dynamics to his TCE research, it’s because I am. Stuck may not be the right word actually, it’s more like really impressed and fascinated […]
Walking the Walk on Collaboration
If there’s one thing that the economic woes of 2008 and 2009 taught us, it’s that collaboration – that oft-used (and often over-used) word in supply chain and outsourcing circles – must be more than lip service and feel-good fodder for slick annual reports. It’s fair to say that collaboration is an essential key to […]
Logistics Viewpoints Top 10 Blogs of 2009
Vested Outsourcing (aka “performance-based outsourcing”) made the Top 10 Logistics Viewpoints most popular postings for 2009. Their first Vested Outsourcing post was so popular that it led to 3 postings on 3PL relationships and “performance-based outsourcing” as well as a seminar on Vested Outsourcing.
Sourcing Innovation Guest Blog, Dec 2009
Looking for a solid performance partnership in your outsourcing relationship? Read Kate Vitasek on Game Changing Rules for Outsourcing, where she discusses the Five Rules companies should follow to take outsourcing to the next level.
Vince Lombardi was wrong….
Or was he? It depends on which of the many quotes about winning, losing and life from the legendary Green Bay Packers football coach, who died in 1970, you pick. For instance Lombardi famously said, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” I recently had dinner with Mr. Sylvan Schefler, a very wise and seasoned […]
Wall Street Journal Online Group
Rob Guerriere, an active member of the WSJ Online Group “Global Trade Best Practices”, recently wrote a blog post on how Vested Outsourcing can create a Supply Chain Competitive Advantage.
Supply Chain Digest Interview, Sept 2009
Kate Vitasek is interviewed by Dan Gilmore of Supply Chain Digest. Kate and Dan discuss the emerging concept of Vested Outsourcing in the supply chain. You can watch the video by click here.
Warehousing Forum, July 2009
“Vested Outsourcing – The Next Generation of Outsourcing” appeared in the July 2009 issue of the Warehousing Forum. The article centers on the 10 ailments of traditional outsourcing agreements.