Category: Procurement and Supply Chain
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Infy procures Portland to soup up its sourcing
InfosysBPO has made its first substantial investment in the sourcing and category management space, picking up the lead Australasian provider Portland Group for $37m.Read More
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If you were too hungover to join our predictions webcast, here’s the replay and the deck
In case you missed our joint webcast with Ed Caso of Wells Fargo Securities on Friday, fear no more, as here's the replayRead More
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Announcing the HfS 50 Sourcing Blueprint Sessions
This is going to be a defining two-day working session for power-brokers of the outsourcing industry, where leading buyers of both ITO and BPO services will confront today's critical issues impacting outsourcing, to establish a Blueprint for the industry in 2015. And this time, we will have a vendor/buyer face-off session where leaders from six of the major service providers will join the debate.Read More
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IBM embellishes its B2B commerce empire… by acquiring Emptoris
Emptoris’ well-regarded user interface and strong brand recognition among the procurement crowd make it an idea mate for IBM’s technology-driven focus and market leading procurement BPO capability. While the integration of Sterling, DemandTec, and Emptoris will take some time to become “smarter commerce”, there will be some immediate upsides.Read More
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Cost is the New Black: The Overbearing Paradoxical C-Suite Imperative for 2015
60% of enterprise C-Suites are actively seeking to reduce their reliance on labor in their operations - but most are discovering they need to work smarter before they can work cheaper.Read More
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Procurement makes its move to As-a-Service…. so who’s leading the market?
The latest HfS Procurement-as-a-Service Blueprint captures the transition of service providers into the As-a-Service EconomyRead More
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Ready for a reality slap around the face with a wet kipper?
The next HfS Service Buyer Working Summit will be held in Harvard Square, Cambridge MA, 1st-2nd December 2015Read More
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Infosys, HCL, TCS, and Tech Mahindra make the first Engineering Services Winners Circle
HfS unveils the industry's first Blueprint into Engineering Services OutsourcingRead More
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The Four Foundations of the As-a-Service Economy, Part I: Getting your Outsourcing and Talent mix right
We're on a train hurtling towards something resembling "As-a-Service" and we need to make sure we stay on itRead More
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#Crazymergerideas – Infopact or Genosys?
What if Infosys and Genpact got a little more intimate with each other...Read More




