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Outsourcing Supply Chain Management

Outsourcing Supply Chain Management
SaaS Enables Next-Generation Inter-Warehouse Inventory Visibility for Supply Chain Management and 3PL Industry
The SaaS model has now been applied to a supply chain, warehousing, and inventory management solution. It's cost-effective, flexible, has a quick implementation, and resolves all the challenges that 3PLs and their customers face. (2008)

Maquiladora Shelter Services Provider Keeps Manufacturer's Supply Chain Nimble, Affordable
Powerbrace Rail Products was in expansion mode and decided offshoring was the answer. The manufacturer looked at Asian opportunities but chose a Maquiladora solution in Mexico. The company needed a service provider that knew the ins and outs of Maquiladora. Take an inside look at a successful nearshore relationship. (2008)

SaaS Provider Helps Make PETCO's Supply Chain the Cat's Whiskers
Managing an extensive product line to quickly serve owners of everything from Abyssinian cats to Zebra fish is a tall order for PETCO. It turned to Software-as-a-Service to update its supply chain. Now it's both reliable and fast. (2006)

How Leading Retailers Achieve Vendor Performance Management and Compliance Optimization
Most retailers lack the ability to efficiently process their vendor-performance information into knowledge that allows them to avoid or recover unnecessary costs from inaccurate shipments. However, there's an outsourced solution that brings visibility into vendor operations, creating huge competitive advantage. Read what it did for Gottschalks and other retailers. (2006)

Emerging Trends in Telecom Outsourcing Touch Every Part of the Industry
IDC says the telecom sector will lead all other verticals in outsourcing engagements over the next five years. Read how wireless, radio frequency ID, and VoIP are changing telecom outsourcing. (2005)

Leveraged Procurement
Fairmont Hotels joined with four other hospitality companies to create Avenda, a purchasing consortium to pool purchasing power over a broad range of procurement services. (2005)

An Attorney Outlines Some Outsourcing Challenges for Manufacturers
Manufacturers who outsource lose control over the manufacturing process. Adam Chernichaw's advice: Document everything. (2005)

 


After we signed our outsourcing contract, the first thing we encountered that needed changing was:
pricing model
better description of process scope
unanticipated big change in buyer's business volume
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