Executive Summary

The New Global Sourcing: Ascending the Value Chain

Posted February 28, 2007 | Leadership | Leadership | Leadership |

Sourcing is moving rapidly up the value chain from the outsourcing and offshoring of common, low-value, but important, processes such as those found in IT, tech support, HR administration, and inbound customer service calls to R&D, product development, drug development, and logistics. No longer just outsourcing or offshoring, "strategic sourcing" represents a new frontier of enterprise opportunity fraught with much risk as organizations grope for answers.

About The Author
John Berry
John Berry Senior Consultant John Berry is a management consultant with extensive experience in helping organizations execute strategies designed to deliver breakthrough value from IT and other investments. He is the inventor of a portfolio of strategic planning and value analysis methodologies that guide managers in their IT investment and sourcing decisions. He is also the author of Tangible Strategies for Intangible Assets (McGraw-Hill, 2004… Read More
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