As enterprises grow in complexity and geographic diversity, it becomes imperative to adopt evolved sourcing strategies which are better aligned to the overall enterprise business strategy and can comprehensively address the sourcing needs of the enterprise. Many sourcing models in the industry like 3rd party managed services, SSCs or GICs are mostly an either/or model,…
Global Business Services (GBS) is gaining a lot of traction among the Global 2000 enterprises as the next transformative upgrade to their global sourcing models. As with all new strategies and ideas, different organizations define GBS differently and have different expectations from this model. This paper attempts to define GBS in a comprehensive manner, as…
Neo Group and Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) today announce the successful launch of the GBS Board, an exclusive peer group of senior leaders for Global Business Services operations at leading global companies. The purpose of this group is to share best practices with peers and collaborate on creating the future of global delivery and redefining what’s…
The SIG Global Executive Summit 2016 will take place in Orlando, FL from April 19 to 21, 2016. This is a three-day event that gathers sourcing professionals and industry thought leaders to discuss key concerns and learn current & real-world information on the sourcing environment. We look forward to contributing to this leading industry event…
Outsourcing has become a standard and accepted strategy for business leaders today thanks to the acceptance of the notion of “core competence” as the focal point for structuring a business. Many companies now have a mix of relationships with their own internal teams and supplier partners all over the world and striving for excellence in…
The August IAOP Chapter Meeting, held on August 14, 2014, featured a valuable discussion about a detailed and informative case study on Governance Models for Global Business Services (GBS) by Jack Sanderson, COP, Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Process Transformation Office at Boston Scientific and moderated by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Neo Group. Boston Scientific is one…