An increasing number of companies in Japan are evaluating the Shared Services & Outsourcing Model

In 2003, approximately 15% of the companies listed on the Tokyo stock exchange were considering the implementation of shared services. Today, that number has increased to over 71%.

Due to the challenges the Japan economy has faced in the last 36 months, the outsourcing market in Japan is expanding and now is experiencing the revolution that was seen 10 years ago in Europe and the US. 

Announcing the Shared Services and Outsourcing Summit Japan

Here is a snapshot of what you can expect at the summit

PRE-CONFERENCE DAY (Nov 9):

C-Level Executive Roundtable examining the competitiveness of Japan in the context of global market and exploring best delivery models in the region to realize successful business objectives. The main drivers for Japanese firms to adopt an outsourcing/SSC strategy are:

• Increasing pressure from new domestic and international competitors, so they have to reduce costs significantly at all areas of business operations
• Large percentage of revenue for top tier Japanese companies comes from overseas. And with the ever-increasing globalization, the ability for Japanese businesses to be flexible and agile in their approach to business has push companies to operate strategy at a global level, adopting models as other global firms do. Outsourcing is being driven by a strong need to improve performance, especially cash flow.
• There are more successful cases for companies follow in Japan now which creates skill-sets availability, matured strategy framework, labor law management…etc
  

MAIN-CONFERENCE (Nov 10 & 11):

In-depth presentations providing drilled-down pioneering strategies on business realignment, value creation, process excellence and next level of outsourcing. Be part of the innovators and benchmark with your peers. Hear about the latest trends in your own industry or use the cross-learning experience and find out what has worked best for others:

• Creating a solution oriented service delivery
• Unlocking untapped business value through optimized delivery model
• Boosting domain knowledge to stay ahead of the wave
• Deploying innovative strategies to battle the rising attrition rate
• Re-strategizing your outsourcing operations after economy recession

Engaging yourself in interactive panel discussions and gaining insights into:

• Enabling your journey onto successful Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)
• Scaling up your SSC with long-term sustainability, economy of scale and value preposition
• Capturing monetization opportunity of your captive centers
• Who are shaping the Japan outsourcing industry and how are you playing the game well?