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Latest Reports
Vendor Discount Report May 2024
The largest and best discounts are often only offered to the vendors’ best customers, and buyers may find it difficult to determine whether the discount offered is typical or whether a better deal can be negotiated. The Vendor Discounts Report is designed to give procurement personnel, lessors, lessees, and departmental manager’s insight and guidance regarding current discount structures on a variety of categories of equipment in the marketplace.
Residual Value Forecast May 2024
Our quarterly Residual Value Forecast (RVF) report provides forecasts for the following categories of IT equipment: desktop computers, laptops, network equipment, printers, servers, storage devices, and other IT equipment. It also includes residual values for other non-IT equipment in the following categories: copiers, material handling equipment (forklifts), mail equipment, medical equipment, test equipment, and miscellaneous equipment such as manufacturing machinery and NC machines. Residual Value Forecasts are provided for five years for end-user, wholesale, and orderly liquidation values (OLV) prices.
How to Assess and Improve Supply Chain and Compliance Issues in the Petrochemical Industry
Big petrochemical companies face many challenges arising across various dimensions such as controls, compliance, and monitoring. Issues vary from inadequate expenditure oversight, lack of performance metrics, absence of a vendor management office (VMO), and ineffective supplier management practices. Other problems are related to contract management and governance and issues related to synchronization and platform disparities.
Worldwide Technology Trends 2024
This study is designed to give business leaders insight into the adoption, investment, and customer experience for 15 technologies in each category. It provides a glimpse into how quickly an emerging technology is being adopted, how deeply more established technologies penetrate the market, and how positive the customer experience is with each of them. The study also delves into the specific types of solutions under consideration. By understanding the adoption trends, investment activity, and customer experience, decision-makers are in a better position to assess the potential risks and rewards of investing in each of these technologies. They also can gain insight into just how aggressively competitors and peers are investing in them.
Strategic Solutions for a Struggling Payments Platform — A Case Study in Fintech
A financial technology client in Europe is facing a significant challenge with maintenance and operations of its payments platform. Despite its best efforts, the platform has not been profitable, and the client is seeking ways to reduce operating expenses. In this case study, we will explore the options that the client is considering, including outsourcing IT operations and selling the intellectual property associated with the payment platform and how Avasant’s standard approach on strategic sourcing was applied to this project.
The Benefits of Software Supported Optimized Governance
Many organizations rely on a diverse mix of vendors and contingent workers to support their business operations and strategic objectives. However, managing these external resources can pose significant challenges in terms of financial, operational, and security performance. Avasant was engaged by a large North American healthcare organization that struggled with this issue.
Deloitte’s Global Restructuring – Streamlining for the Future
Deloitte’s decision to undertake its most significant restructuring in a decade reflects the challenges faced by major consultancy firms amid an expected market slowdown. The goal of the restructuring is to reduce the number of Deloitte’s primary business units from five to four, streamlining its operations. The largest Big Four professional services firm is planning to reorganize its global structure and streamline its advisory businesses to reduce the organizational complexity and free up more partners to work with clients, driven by the need to cut costs and simplify operations amid anticipated market challenges.
IT Spending Trends in Banking and Finance 2024
The banking and finance sector is in a state of rapid change. Amid macroeconomic uncertainties such as inflation and rising interest rates, banking and finance firms are seeking opportunities through digital transformation to stay competitive. What makes this sector unique? This report analyzes the IT characteristics of the banking and finance industry with its various sub-sectors. We conclude with the outlook for increased IT spending and staffing in this sector in the coming years.
Current Fair Market Values May 2024
The Computer Economics Market Value Reports provide information on the most commonly traded machines and systems at the time the report is published. The values shown are the composites of a range of quotes acquired from sources within the industry deemed reliable, accuracy of the information presented is not guaranteed. Resources are eBay, Insight, NewEgg, CDW, ETB-Tech, Amazon, Savemyserver, TheServerStore, LoadBalancer, NetworkOutlet, Netsyst-Direct, TigerDirect, and others as well as online sales companies and appraisals.
