Sourcing Captain

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Sourcing products from a low-cost country such as China can make a huge difference to your top and bottom lines. However, your success depends a lot of how to create and implement your sourcing strategy. Here are some tips that will help you create a profitable China sourcing strategy. Tip 1: Look beyond the Production Costs.

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Sourcing Manufacturing Efficiency Accounting 130

Everest Group

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Standard and commodity IT service rates, as well as ACV/TCV reduction for managed services, are likely to decrease in the coming year, making it vital for service providers to account for this decline in ongoing or near-term bids. What are the key market trends influencing the shoring and sourcing decisions in 2024? Who should attend?

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Marketing BPO Strategic Sourcing Finance 130

Sourcing Captain

AUGUST 15, 2023

When it comes to sourcing products from China, it’s important to understand the two types of China sourcing agents available in the market. Individual China Sourcing Agent VS China Sourcing Companies The first type of China sourcing agent is the individual sourcing agent.

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Sourcing Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Collaborations 130

IBM Services

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sourcing is getting smarter. To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation.

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Sourcing Supply Chain Management Strategic Sourcing Automation 102

IBM Services

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There are two types of these generative AI models: proprietary large language models and open source large language models. On the other hand, open source LLMs are free and available for anyone to access, use for any purpose, modify and distribute. What are the benefits of open source LLMs?

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Sourcing Research Out-Tasking Government 98

Everest Group

OCTOBER 14, 2021

It may seem at times that the IT and procurement departments can be on different planets when it comes to IT sourcing services spend. Anyone who has set up a new procurement department at a firm with large volumes of untracked indirect spend knows they first need to target the IT department and get involved in their sourcing projects.

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Sourcing Cybersecurity Right-Sizing Risk Management 130

Everest Group

JANUARY 27, 2022

Everest Group projects that the finance and accounting outsourcing (FAO) market will grow significantly (up to 10% year-on-year) in 2022, because enterprises are demonstrating an openness toward expanding their scope of services with third-party service providers. About Everest Group.

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Everest Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The companies in the Everest Group Engineering Services Top 50 collectively represented 86% of this market, accounting for more than US$55 billion of outsourced spending in 2021. Growth comprises 25% and has two sub-parameters: absolute growth (measured as change in ES revenue in US$ million and accounting for 12.5%

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Everest Group

MAY 16, 2024

The Big Four accounting firms have been steadily expanding their service horizons, casting a wider net in the managed services market in pursuit of growth and diversification. Read on for insights into the research. Both large and small providers need to strategically adapt in the FAO market due to increased competition from the Big Four.

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Service Advisory Finance Accounting 162

Everest Group

MARCH 23, 2023

The report will assist key stakeholders, such as banks, financial institutions, and providers, in understanding the current capital markets service provider landscape and making informed sourcing and partnership decisions.

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Marketing Robotics Process Automation Service Insurance 246

IBM Services

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals. And from that group, 71% would pay a premium for it.

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Everest Group

MARCH 23, 2023

The report will assist key stakeholders, such as banks, financial institutions, and providers, in understanding the current capital markets service provider landscape and making informed sourcing and partnership decisions.

Marketing 217

Marketing Robotics Process Automation Service Insurance 217

Perficient Digital Transformation

JUNE 28, 2022

In our last post we discussed the linkages between Journal Entries and the source transactions in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Fixed Assets. This post continues the discussion with the linkages for the Purchasing, Project Accounting, and Cost Management applications. Project Accounting.

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Accounting Sourcing Manufacturing Engineering 110

IBM Services

MARCH 27, 2024

In simpler terms, these emissions arise from external sources, such as emissions associated with suppliers and customers and are beyond the company’s core operations. See AI Assist in action within the IBM Envizi ESG Suite The post Accelerating scope 3 emissions accounting: LLMs to the rescue appeared first on IBM Blog.

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Accounting Sourcing Supply Chain Management Engineering 78

inDinero

MARCH 6, 2025

Were a Y Combinator backed accounting, tax, and CFO advisory firm that has helped dozens of startups over the years. Lenders who work with pre-revenue startups will look for the following: Outside incomeDo you have a source of income outside of the startup that covers your personal expenses without drawing from the business?

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Finance Co-Sourcing Banking Right-Sizing 59

Automation Anywhere

AUGUST 24, 2022

Automation reduces the number of manual controls, reporting errors, and operational costs of the finance and accounting function. Accounts receivable is responsible for managing these processes that include setting up new customer accounts, producing accurate invoices based on incoming sales orders, and collecting invoice payments.

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Finance Automation Robotics Process Automation Accounting 145

Everest Group

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Capgemini invited Rita Soni, Everest Group Principal Analyst, Impact Sourcing and Sustainability Research, to speak on a panel about technology companies’ unique role in addressing biodiversity entitled, Data & AI for Climate: Biodiversity Buzz. CGI is a “community of doers taking action on the world’s most pressing challenges, together.”

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Everest Group

JULY 18, 2023

Join this webinar as our expert analysts discuss the crucial design factors in evolving procurement and category management organizations, covering aspects such as accountability structures, emerging roles and skillsets, governance, policies, and outsourcing adoption. What questions will the webinar answer for the participants?

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Management Strategic Sourcing Outsourcing Government 147

Premier BPO

JUNE 7, 2024

The analysis helped create a co-sourcing solution that easily integrated with the client’s system through training and cultural sensitivity workshops to foster a cohesive team environment. We differentiate ourselves through our Premier Sync framework , which offers co-sourcing solutions tailored to your specific challenges.

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Everest Group

JUNE 12, 2023

Event nasscom Global Inclusion Summit During the 15th Edition of the Nasscom Global Inclusion Summit, Everest Group will deliver a Masterclass with analyst speakers, including Aishwarya Barjatya, Anik Dutta, Aman Birari, Rajesh Ranjan, and Susmitha Devisetty, titled Bridge the Employability Gap through Impact Sourcing.

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Everest Group

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In recent years, VMSs have not only enhanced the features and functionalities of core technologies, but also expanded the scope of services delivered to other areas within Contingent Workforce Management (CWM), such as direct sourcing and services procurement. Download a complimentary abstract of the report here. About Everest Group.

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Marketing Management Sourcing Accounting 130

Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 14, 2022

Reconcile your EPM summaries against various source systems. Perficient has partnered with Incorta to provide integrated dynamic reporting across both Oracle EPM and ERP sourced data sets. The Incorta semantic modeling layer covers multiple ERP source applications together with the consolidated EPM financial results.

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Everest Group

JULY 30, 2024

Our deep expertise and tenacious research focused on technology, business processes, and engineering through the lenses of talent, sustainability, and sourcing delivers precise and action-oriented guidance. This drives maximum operational and financial performance and transformative experiences. For more information, visit [link]

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Service Offshoring Global Business Services Research 130

Everest Group

MAY 22, 2024

Let’s explore the ways gen AI or next-gen technology could impact traditional contact centers and CXM providers: Traditional contact center businesses have been successful in building large workforces and real estate portfolios, and there is an expectation that the use of technology, brought to large-scale attention by the hype around gen AI, will (..)

Robotics Process Automation 173

Robotics Process Automation Right-Sizing Call Center Sourcing 173

Everest Group

JANUARY 27, 2023

Roundtable Wednesday, March 1, 2023 The ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) report released in September 2022, Finance Shared Services to Global Business Services: A Journey Worth Taking? EVENT Finance Shared Services to Global Business Services: A Journey Worth Taking?

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Global Business Services Shared Services Finance Service 130

Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Growth comprises 25% and has two sub-parameters: absolute growth (measured as change in ES revenue in US$ million and accounting for 12.5% of the composite score) and percentage growth (measured as percentage change in ES revenue and accounting for the final 12.5% of the composite score).

Engineering 162

Engineering Service Research Accounting 162

inDinero

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Standardize Nonprofit Financial Policies Standardizing nonprofit financial policies is fundamental for nonprofits to maintain consistency, accountability, and transparency in their financial practices. Another important policy to take into account is a well-defined gift acceptance policy.

Management 104

Management Accounting Collaborations Finance 104

Everest Group

APRIL 5, 2024

Contents: In this report, we examine: Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix® evaluation of IPA solution providers, categorizing them as Leaders, Major Contenders, Aspirants, and Star Performers The IPA solution provider market’s competitive landscape Providers’ key strengths and limitations Scope: All industries and geographies IPA solutions: sourcing IPA technology (..)

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Automation BPO Sourcing Finance 124

Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

With robust telecommunications and widespread internet connectivity, businesses can efficiently run contact center operations Impact sourcing focus: South Africa offers companies a chance to meet impact sourcing goals while remaining cost-effective.

Service 173

Service Impact Sourcing Contact Center Outsourcing Government 173

Automation Anywhere

MAY 6, 2022

Overcoming barriers to transformation A survey found that 60% of customer dissatisfaction sources originated in the back office. Kick-start transformation at the core: top 5 use cases ripe for change #1 Finance and accounting: accounts payable AP departments rarely have enough resources and are pressed to do more with less.

Automation 144

Automation Out-Tasking Human Resources Finance 144

Everest Group

JULY 4, 2024

This helps in managing ethical sourcing and reducing the risk of supply chain disruptions. For instance, SHEIN has launched a new apparel collection made from “deadstock,” the excess, unsold, and leftover fabric inventory that is typically discarded by fashion brands.

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Retail Inventory Management Analytics Sourcing 147

Everest Group

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How traditional pricing teams functioned Traditionally, deal pricing teams were comprised of pricing experts with finance and accounting backgrounds who prepared commercial proposals in addition to other tasks like periodic numbers closing, tracking account level parameters, financial reporting, tracking budgets, etc.

Accounting 147

Accounting Sales Finance Out-Tasking 147

Perficient Digital Transformation

JULY 19, 2022

You just must create account with website details and add a tracking code generated from Google Analytics to head section of each webpage you want to track. Step 1: Create or sign into your Analytics account. Account/Property Switcher : You can easily switch between them if you have multiple accounts, properties.

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Analytics Sourcing Accounting Engineering 126

Everest Group

MAY 6, 2024

People analytics platforms aggregate data from various people and business data sources, process it, and provide actionable insights for strategic and operational decisions. The leaders in the people analytics platforms market have a strong vision and capability to act as a single source of truth for all workforce-related decisions.

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Analytics Human Resources Sourcing Research 130

Everest Group

AUGUST 5, 2024

Let’s look at the core offerings under the Einstein banner in detail below: (Image source: Salesforce) Service Cloud : Service Cloud integrates customer service and field service needs onto the Einstein 1 Platform, connecting business data and apps to provide a complete view of every customer. The platform is aimed at B2C customers.

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Sales Analytics Collaborations Marketing 162

Everest Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Security benefits In addition to fraud prevention, blockchain technology makes it easier for banks to keep track of who owns what assets when they move among different financial institutions (such as moving from one investment bank account to another).

Banking 246

Banking Service Right-Sizing Automation 246

Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

RFP versus sole-sourced deals : First, there is nothing wrong with a sole-sourced deal. Cross subsidization of accounts : Often, vendors subsidize their loss-making accounts through their profit-making ones. Buyer persona : The sourcing team can impact the negotiations in ways enterprises often can’t fathom.

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Outsourcing E-Commerce Service Advisory 130