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Vested Outsourcing

Five Rules That Will Transform Outsourcing

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  1. Kate Vitasek
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  2. Mike Ledyard
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  3. Karl Manrodt
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 1-4

  3. Diagnosing the Need

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. The Whole Nine Yards

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 7-16

    3. An Outsourcing Primer

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 17-24

    4. Ten Ailments of Traditional Outsource Relationships

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 25-36

  4. Setting the Rules

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. Changing the Game: The Rise of Vested Outsourcing

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 39-63

    3. The Game-Changing Economics of Vested Outsourcing

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 65-83

  5. Vesting the Partnership

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Lay the Foundation

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 87-103

    3. Understand the Business

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 105-130

    4. Align Interests

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 131-145

    5. Establish the Contract

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 147-168

    6. Manage Performance

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 169-178

    7. Conclusion

      • Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt
      Pages 179-181

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 183-198
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About this book

Progressive companies and University programs have recently begun to rethink outsourcing models. In Vested Outsourcing , thought-leader Kate Vitasek has created a model that will improve outsourcing procedures much the way Six Sigma and Lean improved production processes in the 80's and 90's.

About the authors


KATE VITASEK is the Founder and Managing Partner of Supply Chain Visions and a Faculty Member at the University of Tennessee's Centre for Executive Education, USA.
 
MIKE LEDYARD is a veteran executive of international sourcing, manufacture, and importation and co-author of Keeping Score: Measuring the Business Value of Logistics in the Supply Chain.

KARL MANRODT is a recognized thought leader in the area of performance measurement with over 50 published articles and is Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University, USA.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vested Outsourcing

  • Book Subtitle: Five Rules That Will Transform Outsourcing

  • Authors: Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, Karl Manrodt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230105232

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 198

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership

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