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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...
Jackson Memorial Service Internet Viewing May Match Obama's Inauguration
in Wangtam, on July 8, 2009
...f experts around the world - LiveWork
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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...
Europe Gets Universal Phone Charger Standard and I am Jealous
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 30, 2009
...n iPhone, and we have all of those chargers sitting around as well. Have you ever stopped by a Wal Mart and checked out the charger section? I did, and I counted 18 different charger types and tips. I...
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...
Windows 7 Pre Orders Begin Today Deep Discounts Available
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 26, 2009
...ee.
There is no official list of "major retailers" yet, but my money is on Best Buy, Wal Mart, and Amazon at the least. Let me know how the pre-ordering goes; I am interested to know how ma...
Recession drawing to an end. So what?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
...panies in the banking, retail, autos, and insurance sectors will be a lot smaller. Oh yeah, and Wal Mart will become number one again because frugality is here to stay. Welcome to the new normal. Ju...
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...
Wal-Mart Promises to Promote Women. Do you Believe Them?
in Bizinformer, on June 11, 2009
... BusinessWeek had an article last week on Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke's promise to promote women. Seeking to counter Wal-Mart's image as a company that sells mostly to women yet is overwhelmin...
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...
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...
Apple 公布 iPhone 3G S 和 iPhone OS 3.0
in Wangtam, on June 9, 2009
在刚刚结束的 WWDC 2009 开幕演讲上，Apple 全球营销高级副总裁 Phil Schiller 发布了第三代 iPhone 手机，名字就叫做iPhone 3G S。其中，字母"S"代表了 Speed 速度。顾名思义，Apple 这一次将注意力放在了提升系统性能方面。
iPhone 3G S的外观设计和上一代产品iPhone 3G完全相同，整机、屏幕尺寸没有进行任何修改，重量从133g略微增加到135g。而在内部，iPhone 3G S对硬件配置进行了全面升级。根据苹果在发布会上的说法，iPhone 3G S启动短信应用程序的速度是iPhone 3G的2.1...
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...
Entering an Era of Virtual Currencies?
in Bizinformer, on May 23, 2009
...virtual world? Answer: I don't think I'm going to see people spending Linden Dollars at Wal-mart any time soon, but VentureBeat points out a number of issues where real world legal issues ab...
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...
Palm Pre will start selling on June 6th
in The Smart PDA, on May 20, 2009
... June 6th. It will be available all across the US at Sprint Stores, Best Buy, Radio Sack and Wal-Mart stores. The device will cost $199.99 on a 2-year contract after rebates & discounts. The un...
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in Wangtam, on May 19, 2009
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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...
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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InfoSys's Sales Decline
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 15, 2009
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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. ...
Supply chain video: Waste management CEO discusses sustainability in SCM (Part 2)
in Supplychainer, on April 13, 2009
...This is the second part of the video related to the Wal-Mart's Sustainability Summit in Beijing, China . In this second part, one of the business executives in China talks about the need to put...
Supply chain video: Waste management CEO discusses sustainability in SCM
in Supplychainer, on April 11, 2009
...teiner joins executives from FedEx and Lenovo to discuss sustainability and the supply chain at Wal-Mart's Sustainability Summit in Beijing, China.
To be honest, I didn't find this a fantasti...
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...
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...
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 ...
8 Mistakes
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 10, 2009
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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...
Grill Daddy Pro
in Do you like to cook?, on March 9, 2009
...azing video:
The Grill Daddy and Grill Daddy Pro can be found at retailers such as Home Depot, Wal Mart, Ace and True Value Hardware Stores while the Grill Daddy Platinum is currently available by sp...
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...
GM - too big to fail?
in Sox First, on March 7, 2009
Fascinating to read the corporate speak in GM's FastLane blog which, as you would expect, plays down any prospect of the company going bust. The company's Vice President, Global Communications Steve Harris says GM explored various bankruptcy options because it was asked but that it ha...
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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Please Don't Take Away Our Tax Breaks!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 27, 2009
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Best Buy Gets Palm Pre
in The Wireless Weblog, on January 15, 2009
...from Apple and AT&T stores, though that is now expanding into the realm of Best Buy and Wal-Mart. Palm doesn't really have much of a brick-and-mortar presence, so they had to opt for anoth...
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...
The Effect of Satyam's Revelation
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on January 10, 2009
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As you've all seen by now, Satyam (one of the biggest Indian-based outsourcing companies) is in the midst of an earnings misstatement crisis. Like many other companies...
Outsourcing safely
in The CIO Weblog, on January 9, 2009
...ness to provide. When you put those three words together, the next thing you come to is inevitably outsourcing ... using a third-party provider to allow far vaster economies of scale come to play on ...
Satyam stranger than fiction
in The CIO Weblog, on January 7, 2009
Not really fiction, but certainly stranger than anything I was imagining when I wrote this entry on the dismal prospects for Indian off-shoring firms last week, singling out Satyam particularly in light of their increasing financial difficulties.
As has been the case in the past (most recently wi...
Taking advantage of recessionary pressures to restructure IT
in The CIO Weblog, on January 5, 2009
...cidedly unscientific ideas on procurement and support, lightweight, flexible operations models, and outsourcing and offshoring options.
It's always interesting to me how businesses can suddenly f...
Feasting on the carcasses of off-shoring firms
in The CIO Weblog, on January 2, 2009
..., or other savory delectables, of those less fortunate. India's various disadvantaged off-shore outsourcing firms may be on the menu after a particularly troubling 2008; Internet access problems, ...
$149 iPhone Becomes a Reality
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on January 2, 2009
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In my last post, I brought up the possibility of Wal-Mart selling a $99 4GB iPhone. While that rumor has yet to be confirmed, AT&T has begun offering refurbished iPhone 3Gs for $149 (for a b...
Michael Anthony Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on January 2, 2009
...US through TV shopping networks, catalogs, and more than 20,000 jewelry and department stores. Wal-Mart and J. C. Penney have been two of its biggest customers. Products are primarily sold under the ...
Winners and losers for 2008
in Sox First, on December 30, 2008
...s been hammered badly. On Steffy's list of winners are those discount retailers, including Wal-Mart, failed executives rewarded handsomely for destroying shareholder value, short sellers who made...
Wal-Mart Takes Steps Towards Opening Stores In Russia
in Exclusive from our news room , on December 29, 2008
...There must be a reason why Wal-Mart is the world's leading retailer with increasing sales even in these tough economic Times .
Retail giant Wal-Mart has joined a Russian retailers group which ...
Apple iPhone Artrives on Wal-Mart Shelves
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 29, 2008
...ith just a few days left in the year, Apple's iPhone has officially begun selling at select Wal-Mart and Sam's Club outlets yesterday (Dec. 28). With more than 7,000 mega-stores worldwide and ...
Wal-Mart rockt den Dow Jones
in Das Börsen Weblog, on December 28, 2008
...maßes einsetzt. Nur zwei notieren im Plus. Auf Platz zwei: Mc Donald's , auf Platz eins: Wal-Mart.
Wie bitte? Mit der Wirtschaft geht es bergab, allerorten wird gespart (außer im Weihnach...
Wal-Mart 将于周日晚开始销售 iPhone 3G
in Wangtam, on December 28, 2008
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Wal-Mart 周五称，它将从周日开始在其近 2500 家连锁店中销售某些型号的 Apple iPhone，但价格高于外界之前的预期。
Wal-Mart 计划以 197 美元的价格销售容量为 8GB 的黑色 iPhone 3G，容量为 16GB 的黑色或白色 iPhone 3G 的售价为297美元。用户需要与 AT&T 签署为期两年的新服务协议，或升级现有服务。...
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in Wangtam, on December 27, 2008
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Self-correcting problems
in The CIO Weblog, on December 15, 2008
The best kind to have, aren't they? So I thought, hey, those folks in the Financial sector who have reportedly been having trouble filling their IT positions in 2008 have to be feeling pretty good right about now... seems like those unfilled positions have probably either disappeared or ...
Lou Dobbs, the Auto Bailout and Outsourcing (and Outsourcing Contracts)
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on December 13, 2008
...they receive a bailout. Chief among them is preconditioning the bailout money on such companies not outsourcing jobs overseas. Dobbs, not a liberal by nature, has long been a foe of the outsourcing in...
Core IT skills lacking in talent pool?
in The CIO Weblog, on December 11, 2008
...er ways to expose the information and power within them to average staff. There is going to be more outsourcing, and there accordingly will be less specialist hiring by organizations, regardless of th... ... you put in front of them, who have experience in a dozen different technologies because they were smart enough to make the transitions when they had to. I've never met a hiring manager who was co...
