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| Rules change in the mobile phone contract-manufacturing outsourcing business |
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Declining demand in the mobile phone sector has changed the rules for the contract manufacturing of wireless devices, creating new drawbacks for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers, according to iSuppli. |
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| National outsourcing conference |
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For the fourth year running, Manchester will host the National Outsourcing Association’s (NOA) conference on customer service, according to Crain Communications Inc. The NOA’s only event outside London will take place on 24th June at the Malmaison Piccadilly. |
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| Launch of an investment management outsourcing review service |
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The consulting skills and investment management solution experience provider ISC has launched a new outsourcing review service. It is targeted at Asset Managers that have outsourced, or are reviewing the option to outsource, and the administrators that provide such a service. The Outsourcing Review Service provides a fast-tracked, effective and structural r |
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| Equa Terra rates outsourcing gains greater than change effort |
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During the first quarter of 2009, outsourcing advisory firm Equa Terra has recorded a surge in interest in outsourced services. The outsourcing company has show a 26 percent increase on the previous quarter with a number of new services.
The economic crisis has prioritised outsourcing as an additive of achieving sh |
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| Culture fit outsourcing |
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Culture fit is the key to managed IT outsourcing, according to Ross Taylor, marketing manager at managed services provider Direct Response. Managed IT outsourcing can bring a company benefits in terms of reducing development costs, using new technologies and processes and adopting new ways of doing things. |
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| Strategic document outsourcing has spurt |
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Strategic document outsourcing is the subset of business process outsourcing focused on the publication of customer communications, including multimedia presentations, content creation, and incoming document processing. Outsourced documents may include transactional forms, direct-marketing materials or sales collateral |
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| Airlines deepen ties with outsourcing partners |
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Outsourcing relationships in the airline sector have developed considerably in the past decade. Partners of top tier airlines with established partnership models are closely integrated into the technological development of the business, according to Bill Miller, Managing Director of IT services at Continental Airlines. |
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| Outsourcing market shows softness |
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The first quarter market data of TPI, a unit of Information Services Group Inc. (ISG), shows the softness in performance in a historical context according to the organisation. This quarterly snapshot of the global sourcing industry measures commercial contracts greater than $25 million. During the first quarter of 2009, 141 contracts were signed with a tota |
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| Secure Outsourcing and the virtualisation boom |
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In 2009, virtualisation will burst into the outsourcing industry as predicted by the NOA (National Outsourcing Association). According to the information technology research and advisory company, Gartner, virtualisation will grow by 55 percent over 2009 and could be a catalyst for new outsourcing contracts. |
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| Outsourcing will increase efficiency |
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The public sector could develop a great deal through the better use of outsourcing, says Bruce Melizan, executive director at Interserve Plc. Closely tied to Treasury plans for the public sector to save £9 billion a year through efficiency, the budget forecasts can only be realised if there is a fundamental shift in commissioning and managing services. |
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