Wednesday
Mar152006
The Managed Services Advantage for Procurement Outsourcing
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 10:54PM Learn about managed services versus traditional outsourcing of procurement. Some of the benefits of the managed services approach are:
- Increased savings primarily related to spend (not labor or transaction costs) of five to eight percent year-over-year savings over the life of the relationship
- Broader Spend Management impact (targeted to at least 50-60 percent of overall SG&A expenses)
- Lower risk (while avoiding becoming a “guinea pig” for multi-billion dollar outsourcers who are just coming up to speed on procurement)
The article requires registration and is at the Ariba learning center:
http://www.ariba.com/learningcenter/view_page.cfm?asset_ID=253
View Printer Friendly Version
Email Article to Friend