Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma Goes Mainstream

By on February 20, 2012 in Outsourcing News

Could this Management Concept Bring Efficiency to Government? There’s nothing like an election year to bring some otherwise esoteric business terms to the attention of the mainstream media. First was “insourcing,” used by President Barack Obama to describe the trend of bringing offshored jobs back to the United States. Now Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich [...]

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Paperless

Say Goodbye to Hard Copy?

By on February 13, 2012 in Mailroom

New Survey Highlights Benefits of Being Paper-Free We were excited to get our hands on AIIM’s latest report, “The Paper Free Office: Dream or Reality?” After all, turning inbound paper into useful digital information for the enterprise is DATAMARK’s specialty, and these big AIIM surveys provide an excellent snapshot of the ongoing effort to keep [...]

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Mailroom and Document Management

New Webinar Highlights Best Practices of Mailroom Outsourcing

By on February 6, 2012 in Mailroom

It could be that your mailroom and document management needs have grown so much that employee costs and quality issues are distracting you from your core business. Or maybe your company has several mailrooms throughout the country, and you need a smooth and seamless way to bring them together at one location without disruptions in [...]

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Hybrid Trucks

Hybrid Medium and Heavy Duty Truck Market to Nearly Double in 2012

By on February 1, 2012 in Transportation

These days, hybrid-electric vehicles are much more than efficient grocery-getters. A new report from Pike Research tells us that this year we’ll be seeing more and more hybrid engines powering tractor-trailers, buses and garbage trucks. The worldwide market for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-powered medium and heavy duty trucks is predicted to grow 92 percent [...]

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Understanding the “Insourcing” Trend

By on February 1, 2012 in Insourcing

However you define it, it’s about creating jobs in the U.S. The economy is a hot topic, particularly now that we’re in the midst of a presidential election year. The debate and discussion about creating jobs in the U.S. has put the trend of “insourcing” back in the spotlight. Depending on who you ask, insourcing [...]

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Ask the Experts

Have a Question About Mailroom Outsourcing? “Ask the Experts!”

By on February 1, 2012 in Mailroom

Outsourcing Institute Produces Helpful Online Video Series Moving your organization’s mailroom and document processing to an outside specialist could be one of the best business decisions you could make. Operating costs can be reduced by 20 percent or more, and efficiency and quality can improve significantly. Also, outsourcing these processes frees you to focus on [...]

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Technology Disrupts Healthcare and Insurance Sectors

How Technology Will Disrupt the Healthcare and Insurance Sectors

By on February 1, 2012 in Healthcare

New Gartner Report Looks a Few Years Ahead Cloud computing and the “always-connected” mobile digital lifestyle will continue to shake up IT organizations across all industries, according to a new forecast by the Gartner analyst firm. That’s really not groundbreaking news, but the Gartner report, “Top Industry Predicts 2012: Industries Face Intensified Consumerization and Technology [...]

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Global Outsourcing Market Breaks Records

Global Outsourcing Market Breaks Records in Contracting Activity

By on January 30, 2012 in Outsourcing News

Business Process Outsourcing activity continued to be robust through 2011, according to the latest Global TPI Index data released by industry advisory company Information Services Group. Fourth-quarter Total Contract Value (TCV) of BPO outsourcing contracts valued at $25 million or more was up 60 percent year-over-year, and up 32 percent for the full year, to [...]

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Mailroom Outsourcing

Mailroom Outsourcing: Seize the Opportunity

By on January 23, 2012 in Mailroom

If your corporate mailroom is has grown into an unmanageable mess of lost information and soaring costs, it’s time to consider turning it over to a specialist. However, for large organizations with scores of employees handling Ā thousands of pieces of mail and electronic documents every day, outsourcing a mailroom is a major project that requires [...]

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DOT Trucking Rule is a Dud, Industry Groups Say

DOT Trucking Rule is a Dud, Industry Groups Say

By on January 16, 2012 in Transportation

Changes in hours-of-service will make roads less safe, reduce productivity and increase costs A new U.S. Dept. of Transportation rule intended to improve safety by limiting truckers’ weekly driving time will likely backfire and make roads less safe, according to two industry groups. The American Trucking Associations and the National Retail Federation have voiced their [...]

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