5 Overlooked Costs of Ignoring Your Purchased Services
Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions Purchased services, or the contracting for tasks, work, or services provided by an outside contractor (e.g., copier repairs, window…
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Purchased Services the Right Way: Sustainable Targeted Cost Savings
Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions I can’t count the number of times a supply chain manager, director, or even vice president has told us…
A New Approach to Purchased Service Contracts
Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions Customarily, agreeing upon and memorializing a formal contract on a purchased service agreement has generally been a tug-of-war between…
Why a New Purchased Services Magazine?
Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions We as a company have been proselytizing for years that purchased services (i.e., services purchased from an outside contractor)…
Outsourcing as a Strategic Weapon
Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions All healthcare organizations need to dramatically reduce their costs and improve quality to stay relevant in the current healthcare…
Master Agreements Can Greatly Speed Up All of Your Purchased Service Contract Approvals
Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions Don’t Use a Vendor’s Contract Unless it Conforms to Your Master Contract I’m a big proponent of not using…
Price is the Smallest Element in the PSC Savings Equation
Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions Focusing Exclusively on PSC Price Savings Can Make You Overconfident We are all looking for quick savings fixes with…