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| Diageo signs up CSC in supply chain deal |
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Diageo, the British drinks giant, has signed up Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in a $7 million, four-and-a-half year deal. CSC will improve an existing SAP installation to develop visibility of stock, improve supply-demand ratio and reduce costs in the supply chain.
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| Recession pushes outsourcing among retailers |
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Retail companies will increasingly look to outsource technology and business processes in a bid to cut costs and focus on core skills in times of increasing economic pressures, according to Datamonitor, an independent market analyst firm.
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| Dr. Liu Jiren welcomed into the outsourcing Hall of Fame |
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The International association of Outsourcing Professionals (TM) (IAOP (TM)) announced the newest inductee to the prominent Outsourcing Hall of Fame in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 12th. The IAOP inducted Dr. Liu Jiren, Chairman and CEO of Neusoft Corporation, into the Hall of Fame, along with Yang Berhormat Senator, Tan Sir Amirsham A Aziz, former p |
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| Film/TV outsourcing unit |
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Adlabs Films, controlled by billionaire industrialist Anil Ambani, is launching one of the country’s biggest outsourcing businesses to service the global movie and television industries. The new unit will restore old prints and adapt content for use in different formats, such as DVDs or mobile phones. It will also digitise films and television shows from c |
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| Conduit increases jobs |
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Outsourcing contract centre Conduit has created more than 200 jobs in the past seven months. The company now employs more than 1,500 people at its offices in Cardiff and Swansea. After expanding a contract with BSkyB it has taken on 75 more employees. Since last October, the contract centre has been filling full and part-time vacancies in a variety of customer s |
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| Havant leaders carry on with 50 million pounds outsourcing deal |
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A Hampshire council is making plans to hand over key services to a profit-making company in a £50million deal. Some of the council’s core services - including customer service, property and finance - would be carried out by the firm. Further departments like payroll, design print and mail, support service and IT would be included. |
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| Middle office outsourcing launch at Citi |
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Citibank has launched a middle office outsourcing service for hedge funds. The offering includes a range of post-trade, pre-settlement services which according to the bank could increase operational efficiency and enhance the investment process for hedge funds.
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| Mitie profits up by 11 percent as outsourcing increases |
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Maintenance specialist, Mitie, has recorded an 11 percent rise in full-year profit. According to the facilities, property and engineering service firm, the outlook for the year ahead is good as private firms and public sector bodies look to cut costs through outsourcing. |
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| Professionalism for IT outsourcing |
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Recently the British Computer Society (BCS) and the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) signed a new agreement that will benefit IT outsourcing professionals, allowing both organisations to collectively advance the outsourcing and off-shoring profession.
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| Best outsourcing providers and first advisers |
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The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) ranks Accenture and IBM as top providers and PricewaterhouseCoopers and Quint as leading advisers.
The IAOP ranking’s were released this week as part of the fifth annual l |
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