Procurement, Outsourcing, TPI, Aberdeen
TPI-Sponsored Aberdeen Group Benchmark Report: Procurement Outsourcing: A Strategic Imperative?
31 Jan 2008 | (Survey)
TPI, a unit of Information Services Group, has sponsored a new benchmark report, "Procurement Outsourcing: A Strategic Imperative," published by the Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks company. The report incorporates the insights of procurement executives from more than 260 organizations. It is intended for organizations that want to move beyond cost cutting in their procurement functions to improve the strategic value procurement functions can provide.
The groundswell of support for procurement outsourcing previously percolating is starting to simmer but how far are enterprises willing to go? The answer lies with Best-in-Class enterprises that are shifting the procurement outsourcing paradigm from one that focuses on tactical, cost-cutting benefits to one driven by the strategic advantages of utilizing a third-party expert.
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