Since Ford Motor Company ingeniously determined a more efficient means to manage both horizontal and vertical supply chain logistics decades ago, the technology has moved into most ...

It’s the start of a new quarter and for many companies, that means it’s time to gear up for quarterly business reviews. As is common in these reviews, there is a large emphasis ...

It ain’t sexy. It ain’t rocket science. And it ain’t new to the industry. But it’s absolutely foundational to any well-run contingent workforce program. PREMIUM RESEARCH: Evolution ...

MSP-based clients have become an integral part of the staffing industry and are predicted to grow in the near future. This has affected supplier organizational structures and led to ...

Contingent workforce program managers are tasked with many things when it comes to managing a contingent worker program. We measure performance of the suppliers based on metrics and ...

Anyone who has ever opened a resume with a prospective hire in mind can tell you that hiring is an art and not a science.  Corporations have been hiring and firing people for hundreds ...

We all know the standard process to follow with an RFP for contingent labor. First you get the team together, and after a supplier selection process you send out an RFP to the suppliers ...

Staffing Industry Analysts has provided some great information and tools for thinking about and conducting an RFP process for a managed service provider (MSP). A template for an MSP ...

In September, I attended the Staffing Industry Analysts’ CWS Summit in San Diego. And this year, for the first time, the SIA held what it called a Case Study Competition. The case ...

Managed Service Provider (MSP) programs provide value in many ways ranging from strategic initiative management, workforce planning and overall customer service. Successful programs ...