“Vested outsourcing lives up to the transformation billing in its title, I predict that, as a concept, vested outsourcing will take its place alongside the six sigma quality concept and the lean operations concept in future business communications as well as conferences. ”
George Gecowets –founder and former CEO of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

“A book that will truly transform how you outsource now and in the future. Vested outsourcing is a game changing approach and will transform how you do and will do business. If you are looking for a long term outsource relationship/partnership then look no further as this a must read.”
Richard Maclaren –President and General Manager, Unipart North America.

“The 10 ailments and 5 rules provide guidance and insight as a “how to” for improving your outsourcing partnerships. The concept of win-win relationships is still the exception in this industry; this book provides the framework to move the relationships to the next level. I look forward to the improved results this book will give our organization.”
Andy Smith –President and COO, Kenco Logistic Services

“Vested Outsourcing is an extremely potent new Business Model that calls for a paradigm shift in the traditional model of Outsourcing. Kate Vitasek and her team are absolutely impeccable in detailing the structure, frameworks and intricacies upon which Vested Outsourcing is built. This book will pretty much be the Bible of Vested Outsourcing as was ‘Toyota Way’ by Jeffrey Liker for Lean Principles to the entire world.”
Krishnan Ramakrishnan –Consultant.

“Kate Vitasek and her colleagues have written a succinct, provocative and readable book that looks past the usual wasteful dog-fight between customers and suppliers to offer some original thinking, founded upon experience and empirical study. In place of the usual jargon of academics and consultants, Vested Outsourcing offers something better: original thinking.”
George Kimball -Legal Council, HP

Vitasek, Manrodt and Ledyard have done it! They’ve distilled the complexities of win-win supplier/customer relationships into an easy to understand, easy to apply recipe for outsourcing success. Anyone who reads and understands Vested Outsourcing will see immediately that this is the Golden Rule for both customers and suppliers. It’s a sweet bonus that Vested Outsourcing happens to drive profitability while being the absolute right thing to do.”
Michael McHale –COO, McHale Quality Systems

“ In the outsourcing world, a genuinely new concept comes along only once every 10 years or so. I believe Vested Outsourcing is one of them.”
Cliff Lynch-author of Logistics Outsourcing: A Management Guide.

“Vested Outsourcing is a game-changing approach that will quickly become the new gold standard for advanced outsourcing relationships. It is a critical enabler for Outsourcing 2.0.”

Frank Casale – CEO, Outsourcing Institute

“Applying Vested Outsourcing’s Five Rules has the power to change the game of outsourcing.”

Tim McBride –Chief Procurement Officer, Microsoft

“Vested Outsourcing nails how to get collaboration right.”

Todd Shire – global logistics sourcing strategy manager for Intel.