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India Power Companies’ Coal Imports May Fall Short of Target

’ coal imports may fall short of a 47 million metric-ton target in the year ending March 2011, according to a report by a shipbroker.

“This is a stretched target and actual imports in 2010-11 may be only to the tune of around 38-40 million tons,” InterOcean said in a note today.

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Added by Sumita Modi on March 10, 2010 at 3:23am — No Comments

NASA SSC – Leading Practices Assessment

SSON spoke with Rick Arbuthnot, Executive Director at NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) about their recent Leading Pactices Assessment and lessons learned.

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 10, 2010 at 1:43am — No Comments

Wake up! Opportunity is Knocking!

These are challenging times for shared services, but tough economic times can play into the strengths of shared services and provide you with multiple opportunities for success!

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 10, 2010 at 1:43am — No Comments

Uncommon Currencies (Part 1)

Why fluctuations in the currency markets matter to shared services and outsourcing. Planning and implementing - not to mention maintaining - operations offshore is hardly the world’s easiest task at the best of times. During a period of economic and financial upheaval, with uncertainty and concern around every corner, it becomes altogether trickier (as many SSON members can ruefully testify): pressures to cut costs and increase margins can send even the most gran

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 10, 2010 at 1:42am — No Comments

The Maersk Shared Services Journey

Sticking to a policy of captive shared services & pushing for maximum value. AP Moeller Maersk launched its shared services operations in 2002, initially only on a small scale, through local, relatively uncoordinated initiatives. The Hong Kong operation, for example, offshored some back office operations to China to take advantage of wage arbitrage and costs. In 2003, shared services became a more globally coordinated effort and expanded its scope to include

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 10, 2010 at 1:41am — No Comments

Rupee eases against dollar on foreign fund outflow

The Indian rupee eased by 3 paise against the US dollar on Tuesday after a six-day rally on fresh capital outflows by foreign funds and a firm US currency.

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Added by Sumita Modi on March 9, 2010 at 3:14am — No Comments

Silo-Function versus Multi-Function

Eight key attributes of a successful shared services center business model

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 8, 2010 at 3:03am — No Comments

The upside of a Downturn; Shared Services as a Strategic Asset

An economic downturn is an excellent time to capitalize on opportunities that may have been overlooked

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 8, 2010 at 3:01am — No Comments

7 Procurement Outsourcing Myths, Demystified

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 8, 2010 at 3:00am — No Comments

ICUMSA 45 Grade All Cleared Cargo @ WCi Open for Sale

Dear All,

Gud Day,

We have the following stock on hand for sale.

ICUMSA 45 Brazilian Sugar\

Qnty : 100000 Mts

Port : WCI

Price : 34.50/- Inr per KG ( 740/-$ PMT )

Please advise if interested ASAP.

Thanks & regards

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Added by Lalith Dilip Phanindera on March 6, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Transitioning to a Chargeback Model

Quintiles' Neil Serjeant describes how his firm implemented a chargeback model for global IT services - and the benefits that resulted

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 5, 2010 at 6:07am — No Comments

Virtual HR - the Irresistible Force? Part 2

Continuing a look at the growth of automation within human resources

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 5, 2010 at 6:07am — No Comments

Changing the Wheels While the Wagon is Rolling

The Rolls-Royce HR Shared Service Story…

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 5, 2010 at 6:07am — No Comments

Global Payroll Special Focus

Stay up to date on Global Payroll trends , brought to you in association with Intercomp Global Services

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 4, 2010 at 5:35am — No Comments

A low cost route to Shared Services (Part II)

Jim Whitworth, Independent Shared Services Specialist looks at how one size does not fit all and how moving to shared services needs 4'P's'…

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 4, 2010 at 5:34am — No Comments

Top 10 Developments That Changed Shared Services...

Our contributors look back on the key developments which made the space what it is today…

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 4, 2010 at 5:34am — No Comments

Services Delivery and Sourcing Update - 3 March 2010

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SSON Clinic: “Make or Buy” Sourcing Decision
SSON Clinic has a panel of experts to answer YOUR shared services and outsourcing ques… Continue

Added by Chris Gayner on March 3, 2010 at 2:57am — No Comments

Planning For Contract Termination

NelsonHall's Tony Hall on how to ensure a smooth transition and a happy ending

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 3, 2010 at 2:56am — No Comments

Drive Technological Excellance in Procurement Outsourcing

In this video presentation, Navanit Samaiyar, Senior Vice President and Business Leader for Genpact's Procurement and Supply Chain Services, explains how technology impacts the overall procuremnet outsourcing business…

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 3, 2010 at 2:55am — No Comments

Growing talent in shared services – Building a farm club

One often overlooked advantage to developing an SSO is that the program can be used as a vehicle for developing people with the potential to move into other parts of the organization.

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Added by Chris Gayner on March 2, 2010 at 6:21am — No Comments