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 […]
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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
The Power of Laughter
We know that laughter is infectious – there’s that old saying that laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone. Coca-Cola proved the point about the power of laughter with this cute and disarming ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfezfZPw-qk It’s pretty self-explanatory — I admit that I laughed along with the rest of the people […]
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
Procurement Integrity
Much is written lately about “procurement integrity”—many might say this a hot subject, because at times it seems that integrity is somewhat tough to come by in many types of business relationships, but especially when procurement divisions focus only costs. Tim Cummins addressed this issue in a recent Commitment Matters post, in which he gets […]
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 – […]
Innovation: You Don’t Need a Genius
Ok, it sure is nice to have geniuses on hand for your innovation projects and goals, but how often does a genius cross your path? Or work for you? But what’s cool about innovation is that it can come from anywhere and anyone—. I’m sure you’ve heard the old saw about thinking outside the box; […]
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 […]
A Compromise that Sent 150 Strangers to the Beach!
JetBlue recently engaged in a social experiment of sorts aboard one of its aircraft: the result was an interesting lesson in both social dynamics and the value of working together for the best results. As related in an UpWorthy post last month, The 150 passengers on Flight 603, bound for Phoenix from Boston, were asked […]
