10 Essentials to Developing a Successful Outsourcing Contract

Published On:

March 20, 2012

Authored By:

Kate Vitasek

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Research indicates that successful outsourcing agreements reject traditional arms-length contracts to use a "Vested Outsourcing" approach based on mutual advantage. Kate Vitasek of the University of Tennessee's Center for Executive Education discusses the Five Rules of Vested Outsourcing and the ten elements that are key to implementing those rules.

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Articles

Topics:

Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Partnerships, Sourcing, Procurement

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