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		<title>Outsourcing &amp; Cost Savings</title>
		<link>http://outsourceportfolio.com/outsourcing-cost-savings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 13:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cost savings in outsourcing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to cutting costs for companies, outsourcing is more than just a word filled with controversy. By making use of overseas labor, outsourcing results in cost savings. But it needs to be executed wisely in order to avoid PR problems along with keeping an eye on quality management. Organizations save in a number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chile Favored As Nearshoring Hotspot By Survey</title>
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		<comments>http://outsourceportfolio.com/chile-favored-nearshoring-hotspot-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 12:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[nearshoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outsoucing to Latin America]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to a press release Latin American countries like Chile have been given high grades for lower safety risks associated with outsourcing. The research is part of Nearshore Nexus, a conference hosted by Nearshore Americas, a leading provider of news and information on the region.  Nexus is a one of its kind meeting that looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They are lazy, time-consuming and cost a lot of money</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Szarafin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shared Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://outsourceportfolio.com/?p=5957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They are lazy, time-consuming, cost a lot of money and their name is: MEETINGS. Many of them are not necessary, many do not bring any substantial results. It is estimated that an average organisation wastes up to 20%(!) of their payroll on bad meetings. What can be done against it?]]></description>
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		<title>Why shared services? &#8211; Because we need a common language</title>
		<link>http://outsourceportfolio.com/shared-services-common-language/</link>
		<comments>http://outsourceportfolio.com/shared-services-common-language/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Szarafin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Infineon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lorenzo H. Zambrano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magdalena Szarafin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marlies Schneider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shared service center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shared Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://outsourceportfolio.com/?p=2721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea of shared services is quite simple: they are expected to serve several entities belonging to a corporation and to provide cost savings and qualitative benefits. That requires a high level of standardization and harmonization, which actually means – a common global language (not just in a linguistic sense). Lorenzo H. Zambrano, Chairman of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China quality gets a bad rap.  Who&#8217;s responsible anyway?</title>
		<link>http://outsourceportfolio.com/china-quality-bad-rap-responsible/</link>
		<comments>http://outsourceportfolio.com/china-quality-bad-rap-responsible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baysource</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[China manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china Qc services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outsourcing in China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality control]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://outsourceportfolio.com/?p=1409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The stigma sticks with China like white on rice. Defective products, overabundant lead content, intellectual property infringement. China is constantly blamed for quality issues in products sold in the West. But who really is responsible for ensuring quality can be found in products shipped abroad from China? Who has the final burden in assuring factories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multisourcing &#8211; Future Supply Chain</title>
		<link>http://outsourceportfolio.com/multisourcing-future-supply-chain/</link>
		<comments>http://outsourceportfolio.com/multisourcing-future-supply-chain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Radhika</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shared Services Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multi-sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk mitigation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a $1 billion international jewellery retailer, who cuts and polishes his diamonds in China, gets them designed in Italy and hawks them on the high streets of US, while he overseas this whole operation from his Prasad Chambers Opera House office in Mumbai, India! Mehul Choksi, the CMD of Gitanjali Gems Ltd., a third [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning your shared services operation into a gold mine</title>
		<link>http://outsourceportfolio.com/turning-shared-services-operation-gold/</link>
		<comments>http://outsourceportfolio.com/turning-shared-services-operation-gold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnU</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shared Services Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Captive Shared Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divestiture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shared Services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://outsourceportfolio.com/?p=759</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A shared services type of operation is often looked at by their owners as a cost center rather than a potential gold mine. However, as a recent McKinsey Quarterly article has pointed out, divesting such an operation may not only reduce cost and improve service quality, it has the potential to raise a literal boatload [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shared service centers: Where quality precedes quantity</title>
		<link>http://outsourceportfolio.com/ssc-quality-quantity/</link>
		<comments>http://outsourceportfolio.com/ssc-quality-quantity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Szarafin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magdalena Szarafin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shared Services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://outsourceportfolio.com/?p=728</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shared services in a low-cost location? That makes sense at first glance, doesn’t it? But a shared service center established in a high-cost region? Does it work? Yes, it does – let me guide you through Germany for a few of minutes to show you, how. Are you ready for the trip? What are shared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your PC, our software… – It’s all about Bring your own PC to work</title>
		<link>http://outsourceportfolio.com/ownp/</link>
		<comments>http://outsourceportfolio.com/ownp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Szarafin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shared Services Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bring your own PC to work]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KaaS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knowledge as a Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magdalena Szarafin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managed Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outsourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SaaS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software as a Service]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://outsourceportfolio.com/?p=652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Managed services, software on demand (SoD), software as a service (SaaS), knowledge as a service (KaaS)… and many, many more. They all have something common: they are all about outsourcing intangible assets. What about outsourcing tangibles, as IT hardware for instance? Well, there is also quite a new concept on the market. It is called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing the Life Cycle of a Outsource Vendor Partnership</title>
		<link>http://outsourceportfolio.com/managing-life-cycle-vendor-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://outsourceportfolio.com/managing-life-cycle-vendor-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Radhika</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shared Services Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vendor-client relationship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://outsourceportfolio.com/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my view, there are two distinct advantages with ensuring the longevity of a outsource vendor-client relationship, especially a long-distance one. The first and the most obvious one is business continuity. Finding a suitable vendor who can deliver to your specs and with whom you share cultural compatibility (despite the geographic barrier) is no mean [...]]]></description>
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