| 10/20/10Oncor Sourcing Transformation in Support of ERCOT’s Transmission Capacity Increase and Connectivity to Future Texas Wind FarmsOncor operates the largest electric distribution and transmission system in Texas, delivering power to approximately three million homes and businesses operating approximately 117,000 miles of distribution and transmission lines. In 2008 Oncor was awarded substantial contracts to build new transmission lines and related facilities for areas of future wind generation. The company had to significantly increase its construction capacity and undertook a major review of its sourcing and contracting processes. |
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| 03/22/10TV Organisation Broadcasts F&A Outsourcing and Internal Transformation BenefitsFaced with falling advertising revenues, this organisation engaged EquaTerra to investigate opportunities to create value from outsourcing and transforming elements of its back and front office support functions. Ultimately, Finance and Accounting tasks were outsourced, while Human Resource and Procurement tasks underwent internal transformation. |
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| 12/22/08PSEG Services Corporation Shared Services DiagnosticPSEG's Services Corporation (SC) provides multifunctional support to the PSEG operating companies. Though successful and mature, SC was looking for significant improvement opportunities. EquaTerra provided the analytical framework, insight and experience to help PSEG identify desired savings and develop a roadmap for transformation. EquaTerra’s Shared Services Diagnostic was integral to the engagement, and helped uncover hidden value opportunity in SC’s shared services offerings. |
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| 07/31/08Fortune 100 Company Creates 'Outsourcing Center of Excellence' to Align its Outsourcing Efforts Company-WideThis Fortune 100 company's procurement organization needed a better grasp of its outsourcing provider services to better leverage cross-business outsourcing deals. To do this, the procurement organization turned to EquaTerra to help it create a framework for managing outsourcing provider services and develop stronger governance oversight. After a data gathering and analysis effort, EquaTerra recommended the creation of an Outsourcing Center of Excellence (CoE), which would serve as the primary, central resource to the company�s lines of business and corporate functions and would be responsible for researching, evaluating, contracting, implementing and managing outsourcing deals. The company expects to realize signifi cant cost-savings, improve service delivery, and facilitate access to greater capabilities company-wide as the CoE becomes an integral part of its business and culture. |
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| 02/28/08Erste Bank Implements Procurement Sourcing Strategy to Support Expansive Continental GrowthWith rapid expansion throughout Europe, Erste Bank wanted to strategically revamp its procurement function. After careful evaluation and consideration from EquaTerra advisors, the bank's procurement function will now be served by both an internal shared services centre and an outsourced partnership. EquaTerra helped Erste Bank enter into a 10-year contract with a global service provider and assisted bank officials in designing an effective governance structure for the new service provider relationship. |
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| 11/30/07Major Nordic Bank Optimises Procurement and Accounts Payable ProcessesA major Nordic bank that grew quickly through a myriad of acquisitions discovered that its complicated accounts payable and procurement processes were costing it money. Furthermore, the Bank needed to implement new technology. EquaTerra advisors showed the Bank how it could outsource to improve efficiency across all areas of its operations, including the back office. Through its assessment, EquaTerra identified methods to make group demand and expenditure more transparent. EquaTerra helped to identify and engage the right partner, delivering an ASP Procurement System � including electronic catalogues, a procurement workflow, order and invoice matching tools � with an integrated outsourced accounts payable service. As a result, the Bank was able to reduce its costs, as well as harmonise its processes and suppliers across four countries. The Bank maintains its dominant position in the Scandinavian market. |
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