Michael Rehkopf

Sourcing Insight

By Michael Rehkopf

The real deal on IT and business process outsourcing trends


Archives for September 2009

Competition heats up for outsourcing industry

Friday, September 25 2009 05:20 PM

News this week might slip under the radar in terms of industry impacts as individual events may not have been game-changing, but they certainly indicate some significant shifts.

The first news this week was of Dell Computer's acquisition of..... Read more »


Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Radar, hardware maker, outsourcing company, outsourcing, China, Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., sourcing, industry

What do we mean by 'outsourcing'?

Saturday, September 12 2009 12:26 PM

Reading all the statistics that come out regarding outsourcing has made me wonder if there is any consistency in the usage of the word "outsourcing".

At its simplest and broadest, outsourcing is a relationship where one party acquires services from another. This definition makes no distinction regarding, either the types of..... Read more »


Tags: information technology outsourcing, printing, technique, outsourcing, China, business process, information technology, BPO, food

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Michael Rehkopf

Michael Rehkopf



Michael has more than 20 years of experience in operations, strategy and sourcing covering all major parts of the globe. He has also worked for Australian, Canadian, German and Japanese companies in both business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing.
Michael's industry experience includes the financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications and travel sectors. He leverages this diverse industry experience and his university background in accounting, IT and his Master of Dispute Resolution, to assist clients in the development of business strategies and the implementation of sourcing strategies. These include the associated evaluation, negotiation and organizational change.
Michael is currently a partner at TPI, the world's oldest and largest sourcing advisory firm. Prior to joining TPI, Michael held leadership positions with Siemens Business Services, OpenPlus International, Mitsubishi Electric and Netron.

Tags

  1. asia - pacific
  2. bpo
  3. business process
  4. ceo
  5. china
  6. cost reduction
  7. financial
  8. industry
  9. information technology
  10. m&a
  11. network
  12. outsource
  13. outsourcing
  14. performance
  15. pricing strategy
  16. service provider
  17. sourcing
  18. sourcing industry
  19. supplier
  20. training