Deciding to outsource: Is it cultural?

You may have been expecting this to be about cultural differences in relation to companies that outsource but it's not. Instead, this is about "when" people decide to outsource.

I have noticed that most people involved in outsourcing decisions fall into two groups.

The first group are those who follow..... Read more »

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Outsourced or not, demand must be managed

We all want to improve the economics of our cost centers, whether we insource or outsource them.

Most of these cost centers follow a price times quantity model ("P x Q"). While the "fun" can be in the "P" dimension, most of the money to be saved lies in..... Read more »

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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.