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Outsourcing: The next great value driver

By Hallman, Cinda A
Publication: Chief Executive
Date: Thursday, August 1 2002

The enterprise of tomorrow will depend more than ever on a high-performance, increasingly virtual workforce to compete effectively. With the approach of what the federal government terms "a demographic tidal wave," business leaders face great challenges. How should they leverage internal and external

resources to meet' business requirements - both mission-critical and mission-supportive? What is the best way to achieve operational excellence? How will they sustain growth and profitability into the future?

The answer is not to stretch limited resources or to diffuse focus from the core strengths that distinguish them from their competitors. The solution is to take advantage of the new strategic alliances available through outsourcing.

Outsourcing has gone well beyond the cost savings that fueled its initial focus on IT and transaction-intensive processes. It has evolved as a means to achieve strategic business outcomes. Outsourcing can enhance productivity and profitability. It can increase shareholder value. Today's outsourcing services provider has emerged as a strategic partner. The right outsourcing partner can transform the way a company operates. It integrates process and technology excellence with a new value driver: a workforce that is planned, recruited, hired, trained and managed to maximize business outcomes.

Forward-looking executives are transforming their organizations. They are exploring new ways of operating that leverage internal and external resources for greater value creation. They are raising the bar on operational excellence. They are outsourcing key mission-supportive functions to help drive sustainable growth, improve bottomline performance and increase shareholder value. They are meeting the challenges of the future.

For more information, visit

www.spherion.com/outsourcing

or call

800-687-3978

AUTHOR_AFFILIATION

Cinda A. Hallman

President & CEO

Spherion Corporation

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