Outsourcing Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/outsourcing/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 01:10:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png Outsourcing Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/outsourcing/ 32 32 Genpact: A Procurement BPO Provider Swims Upstream https://cporising.com/2016/08/29/genpact-a-procurement-bpo-provider-swims-upstream/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=genpact-a-procurement-bpo-provider-swims-upstream https://cporising.com/2016/08/29/genpact-a-procurement-bpo-provider-swims-upstream/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:00:16 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=26256 Genpact (Ticker: G), the business process outsourcing (“BPO”) firm, has a long history as a procurement outsourcing provider. Today’s article highlights my recent conversation with Jonathan Kirby, the SVP and Practice…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2016/08/29/genpact-a-procurement-bpo-provider-swims-upstream/feed/ 1 CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Showcasing the Value of Sourcing Across All Categories https://cporising.com/2016/03/23/cpo-rising-2016-summit-showcasing-the-value-of-sourcing-across-all-categories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-2016-summit-showcasing-the-value-of-sourcing-across-all-categories Wed, 23 Mar 2016 10:00:11 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=24010 Developing and maintaining an effective sourcing program is one of many game-changers that Ardent Partners has espoused for procurement teams over the last several years. Running a sourcing program that…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 10) – Fast & Furious https://cporising.com/2015/02/25/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-10-fast-and-furious/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-10-fast-and-furious Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18276 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 2) – A Business Case is Made https://cporising.com/2014/12/18/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-2-a-business-case-is-made/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-2-a-business-case-is-made Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16509 Procurement outsourcing has arrived. It may not be beloved by Chief Procurement Officers, but it is certainly on many of their radar screens. It is a topic that many of…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 1) – It Begins https://cporising.com/2014/12/11/cpo-case-study-procurement-outsourcing-part-i-it-begins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-case-study-procurement-outsourcing-part-i-it-begins Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16507 Many years ago, one very large full-service BPO firm stopped working with me because I told them that procurement outsourcing was not on the radar screen of the average Chief…

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]]> Procurement Influencer Series: Subhash Makhija of GEP on the Industry’s Future https://cporising.com/2014/10/03/procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future https://cporising.com/2014/10/03/procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15723 When Dr. Subhash Makhija co-founded GEP in 1999, along with Neha Desai Shah, Jagadish Turimella, and Roopa Gandhi, their initial vision was to use technology to streamline procurement processes. Makhija…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2014/10/03/procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future/feed/ 1 GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (II) https://cporising.com/2014/08/05/gep-differentiating-itself-with-a-broad-strong-portfolio-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gep-differentiating-itself-with-a-broad-strong-portfolio-ii Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15070 In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments this year, GEP’s name is coming up much more frequently than just a few years ago. Impressively,…

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]]> GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (I) https://cporising.com/2014/08/01/gep-differentiating-itself-with-a-broad-strong-portfolio-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gep-differentiating-itself-with-a-broad-strong-portfolio-i Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:00:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15017 In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments this year, GEP’s name is coming up much more frequently than just a few years ago. Impressively,…

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]]> The Chief Procurement Officer’s Hot Button Issues in 2013 https://cporising.com/2013/01/17/the-chief-procurement-officers-hot-button-issues-in-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-chief-procurement-officers-hot-button-issues-in-2013 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10266 Although it has a different title, this article is really the next in the multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 where we have made predictions…

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]]> Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Solutions) https://cporising.com/2013/01/11/supply-management-big-trends-predictions-for-2013-solutions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supply-management-big-trends-predictions-for-2013-solutions Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:30:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10221 Today, we continue our multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 with a look at supply management solutions. Click here to read Part One of this…

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]]> Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Globalization) https://cporising.com/2013/01/07/supply-management-big-trends-predictions-for-2013-globalization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supply-management-big-trends-predictions-for-2013-globalization Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:00:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10179 Today, we continue our multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 with a look at globalization. Click to read Part One of this series focused on…

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]]> CPO Shop Talk: Webinar Q&A https://cporising.com/2010/07/19/cpo-shop-talk-webinar-qa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-shop-talk-webinar-qa https://cporising.com/2010/07/19/cpo-shop-talk-webinar-qa/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:00:17 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=1792 This edition of Chief Procurement Officer Shop Talk comes directly from the Q&A portion of the webinar that I delivered on July 7th for Zycus. I describe the webinar here…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/07/19/cpo-shop-talk-webinar-qa/feed/ 2 CPO Shop Talk: (1) Procurement Outsourcing (2) Getting Started https://cporising.com/2010/05/10/cpo-shop-talk-1-procurement-outsourcing-2-getting-started/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-shop-talk-1-procurement-outsourcing-2-getting-started https://cporising.com/2010/05/10/cpo-shop-talk-1-procurement-outsourcing-2-getting-started/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 08:00:25 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=1084 Shop Talk. Sharp Talk. CPO Shop Talk. From time to time I will attempt to share some of the less-formal conversations that I have with Chief Procurement Officers and CPO-types…

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