E-procurement systems and reverse auction-based services have proved the validity of applying technology to purchasing and sourcing.
Business leaders continually evaluate new methods to improve the profitability of their companies. They achieve these improvements by increasing revenues and decreasing costs. This paper analyzes how companies can significantly increase their profitability by implementing a strategic sourcing solution to reduce costs.
Did you find this white paper useful?
17 out of 29 users found this white paper useful
Related white papers
AFLAC Migrates Data to Scalable, Open Standards-Based DB2
Based in Columbus, Georgia, AFLAC (which stands for American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus) has more than 60,000 agents and nearly 4,200 employees. They needed to increase integration to...
Datamonitor Decision Matrix: Selecting an IT Systems Management Vendor
The increasing complexity of IT infrastructures, coupled with the pressure on IT departments to be more efficient has given rise to increasing demand from enterprises for IT systems management solutions...
Offshore Project Management - Risks and Best Practices
Outsourcing and offshoring have been the biggest trends of the last decade in IT. As more and more companies take advantage of the overwhelming benefits of reduced costs and increased...
Fulfilling the Promise of Distributed Manufacturing: How High-Tech Brand Owners Can Sense and Respond to Changes Across the Supply Chain
Outsourcing is increasingly embraced by high-tech manufacturers seeking new ways to reduce costs, increase agility, and enhance market competitiveness. This white paper describes the impact on electronics brand owners of...
Outsourcing ERP: A New Competitive Lever
To remain competitive and advance ERP to the next level, more and more leading companies are turning to outsourcing to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), achieve a predictable...
Managed IP Hosting: Issues and Trends
Companies depend on the Internet to conduct business with not only customers, but also partners and suppliers... which requires internal IT resources. To get the most of these IT...
ITIL, IT Governance & the Managed Service Provider (MSP)
Business focused approaches for managing IT resources are highly valued in today's enterprise. As IT departments and organizations transition from technology to service based management models, investing in a credible,...
