News

Every day we hear a story that helps change the shared services landscape. Keep up to date with what's going on locally to you and around the world by checking back on this news section regularly.

Lord Young Report endorses e-invoicing

Sarah Feurey | News item | 17 May 2013

The Young Report advocated e-invoicing as part of a recommendation for small businesses to make more effective use of the internet and digital technology.

L'Oréal USA gains purchasing power with IBM services and cloud analytics

Anna Bowsher | News item | 16 May 2013

New analysis tool from IBM Research combs millions of buying transactions to pinpoint issues, optimize purchasing compliance across the L’Oréal USA organization.

Study on improving customer satisfaction levels in shared services

Sarah Feurey | News item | 16 May 2013

A recent SunGard Insights study reveals disparities when comparing perceptions about Shared Service Center (SSC) levels and capabilities. According to the study, 40% of respondents whose businesses are serviced by the SSC felt that it was not meeting their Service Level Agreements (SLAs), while 3.4% of respondents working from within the SSC identified that this was a problem. Download the study.

Local authorities could save £5m through eSourcing

Anna Bowsher | News item | 10 May 2013

Spend Control and eProcurement solution provider PROACTIS today congratulates 28 local authorities who have come together in a joint highway procurement initiative led by Denbighshire County Council.

Public sector pressures drive new interest in shared services

Susie West | News item | 2 May 2013

A growing number of public sector organisations are now investigating shared services to save millions of pounds per year without damaging frontline services. This is according to a new white paper commissioned by Advanced Business Solutions.

New survey reveals accelerating demand for electronic invoicing

Sarah Feurey | News item | 2 May 2013

Over 70% of responders across an array of industry sectors and sizes recognised E-Invoicing as a key component in the transformation of finance departments from a cost centre to an efficient department that adds value to the business.

e-Procurement partnership signed between Science Warehouse and One MRO

Anna Bowsher | News item | 25 April 2013

UK based e-business solution provider Science Warehouse has agreed a strategic partnership with One MRO Limited, a specialist solution provider of maintenance, repair and operations management and optimisation services.

New partnership between Professional Outsourcing and UKTI

Susie West | News item | 22 April 2013

It has been announced that Professional Outsourcing has partnered with government body UK Trade & Investment to bring readers in-depth coverage of the key issues affecting UK business.

DHL joins Tradeshift

Sarah Feurey | News item | 17 April 2013

DHL GBS has adopted Tradeshift, joining other transportation and logistics companies such as DSV and Kuehne+Nagel on the business platform.

QCR Holdings signs contract with Fundtech

Anna Bowsher | News item | 16 April 2013

Global transaction banking solutions provider Fundtech has today announced that QCR Holdings, Inc., a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Moline, Illinois, has signed on as the most recent customer for CASHplus with SmartNav.