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Posts Tagged ‘vendor management’

Vendor Neutral MSPs; What’s the Truth?

Are managed service providers vendor neutral? Staffing companies are interested in temporary staffing needs rather than managed service programs. We have no problem with a corporation having a staffing company be the MSP, it’s not what we’d consider a Best Practice, but we have seen them work for companies who similarly want to just manage their temp labor. In a limited view of indirect expense management a staffing provided MSP can serve a need. ... Read the full article here

Learn How Procurement Can Generate Revenue

HCMWorks implemented a contingent labor management system to save $5M in annual spending and generate $7M in tax revenue. Large North American companies can benefit greatly by strategically managing indirect procurement expenditures.... Read the full article here

Sept – Will the real procurement/VMS integrated platform please stand up?

Will the real procurement/VMS integrated platform please stand up? Author: Jason Busch, Executive Editor and Contributor of Spend Matters (see full bio) Over on Spend Matters, I frequently write about the technology challenges of both contingent and non-contingent services procurement. Having grown up on the direct materials side of sourcing and supply chain, I must... Read the full article here

Managed Services Provider…Should they own your vendor contracts or not?

Managed Services Provider…Should they own your vendor contracts or not? by Julia Fournier, HCMWorks, Managing Partner Managed Service Providers (MSP) have the responsibility in most instances for the overall performance of the supplier that they manage.  It is important, when setting up a managed service program to lay the right foundation. Most importantly the foundation... Read the full article here

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