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Should we do strategic planning for our supply chain?
in Supplychainer, on July 14, 2009
...eneral Motors is especially troubling as they speed to make decisions with respect to international outsourcing, dealer closures and according to new GM Chairman Edward Whitacre, Jr., "a shutteri...
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in Wangtam, on July 8, 2009
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Outsourcing Trends
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on July 2, 2009
... © laura padgett
Here's an interesting article on outsourcing trends (made more interesting because I am quoted in it).
In any case, I believe that outsourcing could be at the leading edge...
Install OS X On SD Card
in Wangtam, on June 30, 2009
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Durbin-Grassley, Indian Outsourcing, and the H-1B Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on June 29, 2009
...ting examination early this month of what may be the biggest problem faced by the H-1B visa: Indian outsourcing.
A bill currently before Congress, the Durbin-Grassley visa reform bill, would probably...
Elevator pitch for the social enterprise
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 25, 2009
...r key messages clearly in a short time. Here coes a good example for an HIV-related organization in Africa:
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Anti-corruption body slams major export countries
in Sox First, on June 25, 2009
...ld's worst examples included Australia, Canada, Austria, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand and South Africa. Britain didn't come out much better, receiving only a moderate rating. The United State...
NIKA Water: Helping Body and Soul
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 12, 2009
...king water. Of these 1.1 billion people, about 80% of those lacking such access live in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia and Southern Asia.
Enter NIKA Water. NIKA Water, a San Diego-based brand, is ...
So profitieren Kunden und Versicherer durch IT-Consultants
in versicherungsintern, on June 12, 2009
...eiberuflicher IT-Consultant: "Aus Sicht der Unternehmen geht es weder um das komplette Outsourcing der IT-Abteilung noch um den Aufbau einer Parallelabteilung. Es geht lediglich um punktuelle Unt...
Worth Watching!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 11, 2009
... © chucklin
This video is a humorous poke at the Customer-Vendor relationship in outsourcing deals... does it remind you of any of your relationships?
I just wish there was another one from th...
Mugabe's lecture on fixing economies.
in Sox First, on June 11, 2009
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Hard to comprehend Africa. Robert Mugabe, who destroyed the Zimbabwe economy and has, according to the CIA World Factbook taken inflation to a gob-smacking 11.2 million per cent and unemployment...
Outsourcing Your Dating Life
in The Dating Weblog, on June 10, 2009
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A number of sources ( TechCrunch , Online Dating insider , VentureBeat ) have reported on a new service that lets you outsource all the stuff involved in online dating - for a mere $480 a month.
VirtualDatingAssistants.com will do the work of creating your profile and scre...
Could This be the Future of Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...rket, but because of the underlying concept of reverse project auctions.
I have long thought that outsourcing projects could be susceptible to reverse auctions. In commodity-level sourcing, a project...
Health supply chains in Africa to be discussed in CSCMP 2009 conference
in Supplychainer, on June 9, 2009
... "How supply chains are helping to improve health and living conditions in sub-Saharan Africa?" That's one of the main topics which is going to be discussed this year at the Council o...
Crowdsourcing
in Web 2.0, on June 7, 2009
...urcing as "the act of taking a task traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people or community in the form of an open c...
Kevia Jeffrey-West Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 2, 2009
...nd her ongoing exploration of mixed media art. Her college and graduate school studies led her to Africa, where precious stones are mined and readily available.
Gold Vermeil & Python Leaf...
Infosys CEO interviewed
in The CIO Weblog, on May 20, 2009
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Gopalakrishnan clearly sees the dangers in industry consolidation and in changes in the nature of outsourcing, with more businesses taking the same tack as they have with their internal IT organizat...
Speed Sourcing - An Over-Reaction to Long Procurement Cycles?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 19, 2009
... EquaTerra highlighted its "Speed Sourcing" concept - an accelerated process to complete outsourcing deals. The practice, whereby the entire procurement and negotiation process is compressed...
The Revolution
in The CIO Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...ymore and why exactly you still need that plump budget, anyway.
To be fair, Hackett discusses both outsourcing and offshoring in their cost control strategy, and both are among the techniques that I ...
Selling to Procurement Organizations
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 10, 2009
...rested in the issues that arise when selling to corporate procurement departments. A legal process outsourcing company that I'm associated with is cracking this nut, and the differences between th...
HP拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心
in Wangtam, on April 29, 2009
...ce from Africa
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50 Ways to Leave your Outsourcer
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...ues, in an article posted on WhatPC yesterday, talked about the difficulties involved in exiting outsourcing arrangements.
Mr. Jaques rightfully points out that offshoring and outsourcing relations...
Future structural changes in supply chains
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
...son and Zeng suggest, we could see entire value-chains established within a geographic region.
- Outsourcing and contract manufacturing changes: There is some opinion that contract manufacturers th...
More job cuts ahead: Bain
in Sox First, on April 23, 2009
... achieving their cost reduction targets. The other tools they plan to use to meet these targets are Outsourcing and Business Process Re-Engineering. All up, that's a sign that many more will lose...
Microsoft Stops Mainstream Support For Windows XP
in Wangtam, on April 16, 2009
...uld Save $1+ Billion Per Year Outsourcing Search To Microsoft
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Using mobile technology to improve medicine supply chain in Africa
in Supplychainer, on April 16, 2009
...ed the overview of an ongoing research about the use of mobile devices to improve medicine SCM in Africa.
One of the many challenges in delivering medicines and health supplies in sub-Saharan Afri...
InfoSys's Sales Decline
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 15, 2009
... © JustinLowery.com
Proving once again that the outsourcing marketplace is not immune to the recession, IT outsourcing giant, Infosys, has seen a downturn in its business - its first since 1981. ...
New Hedge Fund Manager at SilkInvest
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 15, 2009
...st asset management firm, Silk Invest Ltd, has hired John Bates, former Head of Credit Research Africa at investment bank Renaissance Capital, to spearhead its move into Frontier Fixed Income, an ...
Transforming social housing in Africa
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 10, 2009
...men, women and children.
Today, Adler, who's in his late fifties, is widely acclaimed in South Africa for winning international awards and for his outstanding pioneering work in housing. If you w...
Banana Briquettes
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 8, 2009
...n, the pulp mix is compressed into briquette shapes and baked in an oven at 105 degrees. Again, in Africa the fuel would be left for a few days to dry in the sun.
To see how the banana briquettes are...
A cool example of sustainable development in Africa
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 31, 2009
... I think the notable part of the country's strategy is its partnership model: Fifteen The small African country has embraced a new model of economic development by building a global network of...
A video on social efforts from Dr. Patrick Dixon
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 31, 2009
...st in social welfare oriented activities. In this video from Patrick, he talks about the effects of outsourcing on social welfare in poor countries and a sustainable solution to solve global poverty p...
Asetek appoints new supply chain lead
in Supplychainer, on March 29, 2009
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According to Business Wire , Mr. Tang brings extensive knowledge of OEM and EMS manufacturing, outsourcing, materials and supplier management to the company. Tang also brings expertise in contrac...
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
...Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the US and the EU. What exactly the G20 remains to...
Are Visa Rules a Form of Protectionism? India Thinks So...
in Global Mobility Report, on March 22, 2009
...m hiring foreigners on H-1B visas. The problem is not just the H-1B visa. Many U.S. politicians see outsourcing to India as part of their own economic problems. And bitterness in India over the tighte...
Ideas for social entrepreneurship in crisis times
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
...You can also feel free to add yours in the comment section:
1) Peer to Peer lending businesses: Africa has low cash now; there are several reasons behind this: There are less and less tourists goi...
IBM Buying Sun?
in Java Entrepreneur, on March 21, 2009
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The Wall Street Journal this week broke the news that IBM is considering purchasing Sun Microsystems .
"Teams of International Business Machines Corp. lawyers are examining Sun Microsystems Inc.'s contracts and documents in a due-diligence process that could take a...
And Now for Something Completely Different
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 20, 2009
... and gloom, sometimes we need to take a minute and laugh. To that end, take a look at this clip on outsourcing from The Onion .
Enjoy!
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Will Health Care Reform Affect Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 15, 2009
...hat the U.S. funds its own social safety net, and how that funding creates additional pressure for outsourcing/offshoring.
Unlike most of the industrialized world, the U.S. does not fund the bulk of ...
South Africa to Use World Cup 2010 to "Change World View of Africa"
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 13, 2009
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Soccernews.com reports that the head of South African 2010 World Cup, Danny Jordaan, said he wants to "transform people's world view of Africa through the staging of a successful to...
Climate change deniers on the increase
in Sox First, on March 13, 2009
...ort, Stern said a rise of 4C would increase coastal flooding, reduce water availability in southern Africa and the Mediterranean, result in a 15%-35% reduction of agricultural yields in Africa, and se...
Millionaires and fake prosperity
in Sox First, on March 12, 2009
... value have been destroyed around the world, the economic impact of the recession will hit Asia and Africa hardest, and as commentator Robert Kuttner points out in the Boston Globe , this one could b...
8 Mistakes
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 10, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5964395
While an article like this shows up in the outsourcing press on a regular basis, this one, in GlobalServices, is a good, succinct summary of eight...
Whither the call center?
in The CIO Weblog, on March 9, 2009
...mic crisis creates an environment with the potential, or even likelihood, of great upheaval for the outsourcing market. You can find all perspectives on just what that upheaval might look like; Satya...
Global recession on its way
in Sox First, on March 9, 2009
...de set to record its largest decline in 80 years. And as expected, developing countries in Asia and Africa will be hit the hardest. The crisis that started in the United States is now well and truly ...
The Outsourcing Paradox
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 8, 2009
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In this article in IndustryWeek, one of the key problems in outsourcing relationships is explored. While this article focuses on manufacturing, it also applies ...
The key themes in the supply chain of tomorrow
in Supplychainer, on March 8, 2009
...ootprint and help make better customer service-level decisions as well as lead to more advantageous outsourcing of key functions.
Sustainable sourcing and procurement. By encouraging suppliers to d...
IBM to Buy Satyam?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 6, 2009
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The rumor mill is swirling around Satyam. On March 7, the Australian web site, IT News reported that IBM was in talks to buy Satyam. This is really interesting and looks like it could be a good, opportunistic, pickup for IBM.
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Obama's Tax Breaks and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 3, 2009
...a recent article published by the Gerson Lehrman Group, Obama's elimination of tax breaks for outsourcing was analyzed. The article states (and I agree) that there is a large difference between ...
A More Pessimistic View of Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 2, 2009
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In today's Tech Trader Daily section of Barron's a pessimistic view of the Indian outsourcing industry this year. Wachovia's Edward Caso points out that "demand remains lack...
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in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 1, 2009
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Manhattan sales are up 16%
in Supplychainer, on February 28, 2009
...ttan Associates has reported sales of £30 million ($42.8 million) for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region during 2008, a 16 per cent increase compared to the previous year.
According to Suppl...
Feuer am Kap
in Wein Worte, on February 27, 2009
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Nicht nur in Australien gibt es Probleme mit Buschfeuern, auch die Südafrikaner kämpfen gerade mit verheerenden Feuern. Betroffen sind hier, anders als in Australien, vor allem Weinberge und Wälder, Todesopfer sind offenbar noch nicht zu beklagen. Wie auf dem fünften Kontinent aber...
Please Don't Take Away Our Tax Breaks!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 27, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 3068294
As a long-time participant in the outsourcing industry, I was not surprised by India Inc.'s hyperbolic reaction to the budget presented by Pre...
The 25 Most Dangerous Places for Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 26, 2009
...interesting article popped up in Network World today highlighting the 25 most dangerous places for outsourcing . In addition to simply listing 25 areas with high crime or high risk of terrorist attac...
Cornelis Hollander Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 25, 2009
...London's renowned jewelry district. Adventure then called young Cornelis to Johannesburg, South Africa, the diamond and gold capital of the world, where he opened his own studio and started desig...
Outsourcing Takes a Hit
in Biz Plan Hacks, on February 24, 2009
... BusinessWeek had a piece earlier this month on the how a number of businesses are cutting back on outsourcing as part of their fiscal response to the recession. Of course, that's hurting outsour...
Is Mexico still a viable near-shore location?
in Supplychainer, on February 19, 2009
A report by the US Joint Forces Command published in January 2009 caught some by surprise: "In terms of worst-case scenarios for the Joint Force and indeed the world, two large and important states bear consideration for a rapid and sudden collapse: Pakistan and Mexico ." According to...
Cuba Launches Nova Linux
in HackITLinux, on February 16, 2009
...er's Timothy Prickett Morgan .
"Linux has become increasingly popular in South America, Africa and Eastern Europe, where companies and citizens aren't able to afford all of the latest M...
Data management and forecasting remain top challenges in life science sector
in Supplychainer, on February 16, 2009
...erent systems. This may require recruiting resources with specific expertise in data integration or outsourcing such task to business services firms.
The authors also propose companies to focus on v...
Peruvian Seafood!
in Latina Viva, on February 14, 2009
...od has been influenced by cuisines from almost 4 continents of the world and more specifically from Africa and Asia. Some of the important influences in Peruvian cuisine include Basque, Spanish, Afric...
Compliance and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 11, 2009
... Wilson of Citadel Compliance Group LLC describes compliance issues and concerns that arise during outsourcing and offshoring transactions. The article, intended for both outsourcing and compliance m...
IMF risks running out of cash
in Sox First, on February 9, 2009
...facing a global crisis, the needs may be much bigger than previously. We have to intervene in Asia, Africa and Central Europe , Latin America, and maybe elsewhere. I can't promise that in six t...
Looking for new social ideas: Reducing E-Waste is one!
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 8, 2009
...ste is having on our world. This effect is especially very high in developing countries in Asia and Africa. The video provides a set of facts and figures which are shocking!
I think if there is ...
Congolese Rebel Leader Laurent Nkunda Arrested
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 31, 2009
...are many other small, but hot and deadly wars taking place in the world.
The Great Lakes region of Africa has played host to extreme amounts of violence so the arrest of Nkunda brought a collective s...
Social media and social entrepreneurship
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 31, 2009
...ons. The other day one of my friends was telling me that he found a partner for a social project in Africa using Twitter: They started following each other activities through the website and after som...
Climbing Kilimanjaro
in Wandalust, on January 31, 2009
How adventurous are you? I used to be adventurous; now I'm mostly old and out of shape...
A blogger going by the name thecrashpacker has a great description of his trip up the mountain. The orange horizon burned my eyes after hiking for 6 hours in the dark, my fingers were frozen, lips ripped...
A Conversation with Larry Guevel of Unisys
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on January 29, 2009
...ortunity to chat with Larry Guevel, Vice President of Strategic Business Planning for Unisys Global Outsourcing and Infrastructure Services, about the current state of the outsourcing market and some ...
Due Diligence in the post-Satyam World
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on January 19, 2009
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In a recent article published in InformationWeek, Bob Evans offers 10 tips on outsourcing.
None of these are new - in fact, they represent perennial advice that is given by lawy...
Security is just broken
in The CIO Weblog, on January 15, 2009
...going to be a broad market for such 'solutions.' One of the upcoming seminars is to do with outsourcing security. I'm a big outsourcing fan, but I can't help but believe that this is a...
