Articles: Energy and Utilities  Articles RSS Feed 07/29/11Shared Services Demand on the RiseKPMG survey finds internal process improvement required to optimize business performance; client cloud comprehension lacking. 04/05/11High Growth Markets: Serving up successInsight and perspective from KPMG on today's global economic hot spots: While there's no question high growth markets such as China and India have been affected by the global economic crisis, they continue to offer strategic opportunities -- whether you want to tap into the rising consumer affluence in these markets or reduce costs through better sourcing. 03/10/11Keep Resourcing, Recruiting StrongAs the business cycle recovers, inventories come down, and manufacturing and services resume, how will we get the product out the door with less-highly-skilled help? There are several things we should be doing now to meet that recovery. 04/09/10Procurement Outsourcing Is Maturing but Getting RiskierDeal terms are slowly becoming mature but risks stemming from internal readiness to comply with new policies and inconsistency in measurement of benefits are yet to be tackled. 03/09/10Sunoco Considers Outsourcing Local JobsSunoco expects EquaTerra to report in mid 2010 on which jobs could be profitably outsourced to labor markets in Asia or elsewhere. If Sunoco decides to outsource these jobs, it will seek proposals from contractors. 01/20/10Sourcing Under Review: SSON Interviews Rick BertheaudShared services organizations are pushing the envelope by building positive partnerships with their clients and scrutinizing their sourcing practices. Procurement sourcing may be the next truly big thing.This article was originally posted on the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network's Premium Website. See www.ssonetwork.com. 10/14/09Cultures and PersonalitiesA serious issue lies in the matching of the culture of the client company to the service personality of the provider chosen. 08/04/09DTE Energy: Meeting Critical GoalsEquaTerra helped DTE Energy fine tune the business case for outsourcing, define the scope of service the resource should offer and establish the mechanics for resource selection. 06/15/09Smart Grids Need Even Smarter Governance This article concentrates not on the technology behind the Smart Grid, but rather on the management needed to ensure that all of the moving parts of such an enormous undertaking are orchestrated successfully, namely, governance. 12/06/07Business Process Outsourcing Bodes Well for Utilities Seeking to Reduce Service Costs and Improve Productivity