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Supplier Sourcing & Demand Management
 

Target operating Model SSC vs. BPO

SSC environment can offer:

  • Full integration of strategic goals of the SSC organisation with the business
  • Labour arbitrage benefits
  • Economy of scale and efficiency gains
  • Process based monitoring and transaction cost reduction
  • Intimate business relationship and support for common business projects
  • Improved business agility – faster adoption to changing environment
  • Process expertise and business partnership for subsequent programs.
Expected SSC implementation impact on reduction of total Finance cost
Process Standardization and HarmonizationService Delivery ModelTechnology MultipliersOperational OptimizationDecision Acceleration
0-5% 20-25% 0-10% 5-15% 0-15%
  • Process mapping and maturity assessment
  • Process taxonomy, target operationg model and internal control framework
  • Standard policies, procedures and instructions
  • Consolidation of operations
  • Location optimization and labor arbitrage
  • Process ownership structure
  • Performance management framework
  • Language neutralization
  • Process automation
  • ERP optimization
  • Self-service
  • Process-based organization
  • Benchmarking and analytics
  • Six Sigma, lean initiatives
  • Continuous improvement
  • Best practice deployment
  • Global Master Data Management
  • Business Intelligence
  • Reporting Factory
  • Data mining and modeling

Whereas BPO can offer:

  • Contractual framework for strategic goals tactical business objectives
  • Committed savings and gain-share mechanisms on achieved business results
  • Access to workflow and automation technologies tailored for the process
  • Strong process ownership and performance measurements
  • Well developed knowledge management procedures and access to country specific expertise
  • Benchmark process solutions and large scale transformation experience
  • Global delivery landscape optimising operating model and cost per transaction.
Expected BPO impact on reduction of total Finance cost
Process Standardization and HarmonizationService Delivery ModelTechnology MultipliersOperational OptimizationDecision Acceleration
5-8% 15-30% 0-15% 8-12% 2-5%
  • Process mapping and maturity assessment
  • Process taxonomy, target operationg model and internal control framework
  • Standard policies, procedures and instructions
  • Harmonization compliance measurement
  • Consolidation of operations
  • Global delivery and labor arbitrage
  • Strong governance model
  • Process ownership structure
  • Performance management framework
  • Language neutralization
  • Process automation
  • Business platforms and point solutions
  • Cloud solutions
  • ERP optimization
  • Self-service
  • Mobility solutions
  • Process-based organization
  • Benchmarking and analytics
  • Business Value Delivery framework
  • Six Sigma, lean initiatives
  • Continuous improvement
  • Center of Excellence
  • Best practice deployment
  • Global Master Data Management
  • Integrated technology solutions
  • Business Intelligence
  • Reporting Factory
  • Data mining and modeling
  • Real-time and online dashboards and portals

Captive SSC is recommended for:

  • Small or mid-size operations (single process or regional footprint)
  • Limited scope or gradual implementation plan
  • Single ERP platforms with reasonable customization opportunities
  • Medium or high automation levels
  • More conservative customers with the focus on delivery quality.

Whereas BPO or HYBRID Model brings more benefits for:

  • Large scale operations (multitower or multiregional)
  • Aggressive implementation plan or large scale countries in scope
  • Multiple ERP platforms with integration challenges
  • Limited automation levels or interface automation solutions required
  • ‘Mature’ SSCs with the focus on realization of business case.