Global business services drive more value with a C-Level Exec at the wheel, concludes KPMG survey
Within the next three years, most global companies are expected to take up the massive project of centralizing their shared services and outsourcing operations within a single global business services (GBS) organization.
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Swisslog wrote the book on AutoStore Gap Inc. takes steps to expand its e-fulfillment network Don’t call freight volume recovery a comeback FTR Shippers Conditions Index falls but remains in growth mode National diesel average falls, for week of March 27, reports EIA More NewsWithin the next three years, most global companies are expected to take up the massive project of centralizing their shared services and outsourcing operations within a single global business services (GBS) organization.
But surprisingly few companies plan to put a single senior executive in charge to manage the change, according to a KPMG International survey. With no one at the wheel globally, companies are unlikely to realize anywhere near the full value that GBS transformation can bring.
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