Q&A: Kate Vitasek, University of Tennessee & Vested (Part 1)
One of the most famous figures in the global outsourcing arena, Kate Vitasek is also – not coincidentally – one of Outsource’s most popular contributors, having graced our pages with both her regular...
View ArticleQ&A: Kate Vitasek, University of Tennessee & Vested (Part 2)
To read the first part of this interview, click here. O: With all of that in mind, what are the implications for the global business services model? Where do you sit on global business services (GBS)?...
View ArticleOPINION: US onshoring – an idea whose time has come
Dictation being forced in Afghanistan, Revolution in South Africa taking a stand, People in Eurasia on the brink of oppression, I hope it’s gonna be alright. ‘It’s Alright’, Pet Shop Boys Maybe not the...
View ArticleWhat Brexit might mean for the UK’s relationship with Poland – and its effect...
With the United Kingdom set to leave the European Union, the impact on the Polish outsourcing market looks likely to be both positive and negative. The full extent on outsourcing is yet to be...
View ArticleWriting Competition: 2nd Place
What will be the most important drivers of change in the global sourcing arena over the next decade, and why? For the last few decades outsourcing has been on a journey… literally! Outsourcing once...
View ArticleAdvisor Roundtable: A Dizzying Pace of Change (Part 1)
Earlier this year, Outsource editor Jamie Liddell had the privilege of chairing a roundtable dinner hosted by Capgemini, and attended by some of the most prominent advisors in the UK outsourcing...
View ArticleLife Lessons: Ravichandran Venkataraman
Ravichandran Venkataraman is the Founder of Alive Consulting and a former Senior VP and Head of Global Buisness Services for HP – as well as a long-time columnist for Outsource. Who better, then, to...
View ArticleAdvisor Roundtable: A Dizzying Pace of Change (Part 2)
To read the first part of this article, click here. Manish Khandelwal, PA Consulting Group: Organisations of yesterday needed to ensure that they deliver the best product at the best possible price...
View ArticleOPINION: Why Lebanon as a hub for business process outsourcing?
A couple of years back, I approached a number of legal process outsourcing (LPO) firms – all of the largest and most reputable American and British ones. Many replied; only one expressed interest and...
View ArticleThe other shoe just dropped
For years, the outsourcing world has been buzzing about reshoring (or “backshoring”), taking the jobs we sent offshore years ago and bringing them back to the US and Europe. Low wages, cheap property,...
View ArticleWhy South Africa can capitalise on Brexit
Recently I attended the Brexit & Global Expansion Summit in London, an event that brought together politicians, businesses and investors for discussions on the investment implications of Britain’s...
View ArticleQ&A: Danny Ertel, Vantage Partners
Danny Ertel is co-founder and Partner at Vantage Partners, a global consultancy firm that’s exerted a fair degree of influence over the evolution of the sourcing space as we know it – not least thanks...
View ArticleFashion and apparel: labour practices in the supply chain
In 2015, the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress reported that fashion globally industry is a $1.2 trillion industry. (Ref. 1) Of that $1.2 trillion, more than $250 billion is spent...
View ArticleBlack swans – and the price we’re paying today
The sourcing industry has so far had a spectacularly wonderful run. Twenty-five years of constant change, dynamism, technical competencies; business-aligned, people-centric, and bottom-line focused;...
View ArticleDoes US outsourcing have a Mickey Mouse future?
Ever since the 2016 elections, America’s outsourced manufacturing has consistently been front-page news. Now news stories are shifting towards the larger world of foreign imports, rather than just...
View ArticleQ&A: Marcos Jimenez, Softtek North America
Marcos Jimenez is the CEO of the North American division of Softtek, a global IT provider and a leading player in Western Hemisphere nearshoring. We got together with Marcos recently to get his...
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