Advisory Firm Expense Management Solutions Launches EMSInsight, Offering Content and Community for Corporate Services Professionals.SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Expense Management Solutions, Inc. (EMS), a leading strategic advisory firm for corporate real estate, administrative services and procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. organizations, today announced the launch of EMSInsight (www.emsinsight.com), offering marketplace intelligence for corporate services Activities that combine or consolidate certain enterprise-wide needed support services, provided based on specialized knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and business partners. professionals. Drawing on knowledge from a decade of in-the-field consulting and the expertise of EMS executives, EMSInsight will produce industry reports, symposia sym·po·si·a n. A plural of symposium. , training, market data, as well as custom research and reports that offer actionable intelligence Having the necessary information immediately available in order to deal with the situation at hand. With regard to call centers, it refers to agents having customer history and related product data available on screen before the call is taken. to improve the performance of corporate services organizations. It also will facilitate the exchange of ideas and intelligence through a Thought Leadership Council of top corporate services executives, and through online communities focused on supplier management, corporate real estate, administrative services functions, and procurement. "EMS saw an opportunity to respond to the needs of corporate services executives by translating the work we do with our clients into a living, breathing knowledge source with EMSInsight," said Michele Flynn, founder and president of EMS. "Professionals want greater access to practical intelligence - not just high-level strategies - and we want to empower them to lead their organizations and anticipate and prepare for change." EMSInsight will produce four symposia in 2007 with sponsorship from such corporate leaders as Microsoft and Discover Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , all focused on innovations in managing corporate services. Its first symposium, on strategic supplier management, was held in April 2006 at IBM's global headquarters in Armonk, NY, and drew more than 20 corporate services executives from top corporations. The 2007 series will begin with a symposium January 30 - 31, 2007 at the Discover Financial Services headquarters in Riverwoods, Ill. Microsoft will host a symposium in September 2007 at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. With the launch of EMSInsight, the following industry reports developed by EMS consultants will be available for purchase online as printed or electronic documents: * Developing a Supplier Management Strategy - Focuses on how to optimize client-supplier relationships and lifecycle contract management. * Facilities Management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. : Current Perspective and Future Trends - Examines this critical corporate function, including best practices, the marketplace for services and emerging thinking. * Mail Services: Current Perspective and Future Trends - Tracks the modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, of the corporate mailroom mail·room n. A room in which ingoing and outgoing mail is handled for a company or other organization. in a high-volume, global environment, including trends and best practices, and a look at the supplier landscape. "Our vision for EMSInsight is to bring content and community together to enhance the effectiveness of corporate services professionals, regardless of whether those services are insourced or outsourced," said Robert Teplansky, director of EMSInsight. About Expense Management Solutions, Inc. Expense Management Solutions (EMS) delivers innovative strategies and solutions that increase shareholder value through improved performance, specifically for corporate services organizations. From corporate real estate to travel, food, mail, print management and procurement, the firm's consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" focus on analysis, solution design, decision support systems, performance management, and supplier management strategies. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Southborough, Mass., EMS is a certified See certification. Women's Business Enterprise that serves clients globally, regionally and locally. To learn more, visit EMS at www.expensemanagement.com or EMSInsight at www.emsinsight.com. |
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