Steve Hammond

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  Big shift in IT jobs to outsourcing predicted -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/24/2003    Last Visited: 1/25/2003  

  A previous outsourcing deal went sour for Steve Hammond, vice president of information services at Plasti-Line Inc. in Knoxville, Tenn.Nine years ago, Plasti-Line outsourced its IT operations to what is now Accenture Ltd.But after running into problems with the contract, Plasti-Line opted not to renew the five-year agreement and began moving workers back in-house, Hammond said.
  
  "We do ramp up and down on resources with contractors," he said."But as far as flat-out outsourcing, we've looked at that and haven't seen the financial returns."

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  CIO Asia - Issue - How to Know if E-Procurement Is... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/2/2002    Last Visited: 8/20/2003  

  At ImagePoint, which designs, manufactures and puts up outdoor signs for retailers such as McDonald's, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, e-procurement already embraces both direct and indirect material spend but not yet services, says Vice President of Information Services Steve Hammond.Aluminum, steel, fasteners, wood, plastic sheets-everything that goes into constructing ImagePoint's signs has been sourced through software from SupplyWorks since early 2002.Indirect materials-everything else, in fact-utilized the Web-based buying tools supplied by specialist indirect material suppliers, such as Granger, Insight and Staples.The incentive for moving direct materials onto SupplyWorks, explains Hammond, was better productivity in the buying department that allowed buyers to do what they ought to do-buy better, not shuffle paper.
  
  Instead of printing purchase orders then faxing or mailing them to suppliers and then finally chasing the suppliers for order confirmations, ImagePoint's procurement requirements are fed directly from its elderly enterprise system into the SupplyWorks system.
  
  "The time that our purchasing agents used to spend chasing paper is freed up so that they can now spend more time working and negotiating with existing vendors, and qualifying new ones," says Hammond."Their jobs used to be transaction-based.Now they are performing a higher value role."
  
  Already, that higher value role is delivering a bottom-line benefit.The company is on track to achieve a 10 percent reduction in its annual purchase spend of $32 million.It is, points out Hammond, "a very sizeable return on our investment."In addition, the plan is to grow the business by 6 percent to 8 percent this year, but without hiring any more purchasing agents.

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  COMDEX :: Tech Blog - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/6/2003    Last Visited: 5/28/2003  

  A previous outsourcing deal left a bad taste in the mouth of Steve Hammond, vice president of information services at Plasti-Line Inc. in Knoxville, Tenn.Nine years ago, Plasti-Line outsourced its IT operations to what is now Accenture Ltd.But after running into problems with the contract, Plasti-Line opted not to renew the five-year agreement and began moving workers back in-house, Hammond said.
  
  "We do ramp up and down on resources with contractors," he said.

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  Digital Crossing Networks- About Us - Testimonials - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/17/2003    Last Visited: 11/11/2006  

  Steve Hammond VP, Information ServicesPlasti-Line, Inc.

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  Ensign: UK Leader in IT Asset Management - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/29/2003    Last Visited: 12/21/2004  

  Steve Hammond, vice-president of information services at Plasti-Line, recommends that an asset management programme be simplified as much as possible.
  
  "Don't overcomplicate it with a software solution, where you become a slave to the software," he said.

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  How to Know if E-Procurement Is Right for You -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/15/2003    Last Visited: 1/9/2004  

  At ImagePoint, which designs, manufactures and puts up outdoor signs for retailers such as McDonald's, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, e-procurement already embraces both direct and indirect material spend but not yet services, says Vice President of Information Services Steve Hammond.Aluminum, steel, fasteners, wood, plastic sheets-everything that goes into constructing ImagePoint's signs has been sourced through software from SupplyWorks since early 2002.Indirect materials-everything else, in fact-utilized the Web-based buying tools supplied by specialist indirect material suppliers, such as Granger, Insight and Staples.The incentive for moving direct materials onto SupplyWorks, explains Hammond, was better productivity in the buying department that allowed buyers to do what they ought to do-buy better, not shuffle paper.
  
  Instead of printing purchase orders then faxing or mailing them to suppliers and then finally chasing the suppliers for order confirmations, ImagePoint's procurement requirements are fed directly from its elderly enterprise system into the SupplyWorks system.
  
  "The time that our purchasing agents used to spend chasing paper is freed up so that they can now spend more time working and negotiating with existing vendors, and qualifying new ones," says Hammond."Their jobs used to be transaction-based.Now they are performing a higher value role."
  
  Already, that higher value role is delivering a bottom-line benefit.The company is on track to achieve a 10 percent reduction in its annual purchase spend of $32 million.It is, points out Hammond, "a very sizeable return on our investment."In addition, the plan is to grow the business by 6 percent to 8 percent this year, but without hiring any more purchasing agents.

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  ITworldcanada.com Skills Management Portal and... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/8/2003    Last Visited: 2/8/2003  

  A previous outsourcing deal went sour for Steve Hammond, vice-president of information services at Plasti-Line Inc. in Knoxville, Tenn.Nine years ago, Plasti-Line outsourced its IT operations to what is now Accenture Ltd.But after running into problems with the contract, Plasti-Line opted not to renew the five-year agreement and began moving workers back in-house, Hammond said.
  
  "We do ramp up and down on resources with contractors," he said."But as far as flat-out outsourcing, we've looked at that and haven't seen the financial returns."

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  International News: 25 January 2006 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/23/2002    Last Visited: 2/2/2003  

  A previous outsourcing deal went sour for Steve Hammond, vice president of information services at Plasti-Line in Knoxville, Tenn.Nine years ago, Plasti-Line outsourced its IT operations to what is now Accenture Ltd.But after running into problems with the contract, Plasti-Line opted not to renew the five-year agreement and began moving workers back in-house, Hammond said.
  
  "We do ramp up and down on resources with contractors," he said."But as far as flat-out outsourcing, we've looked at that and haven't seen the financial returns."

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  Interop :: Tech Blog - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/6/2003    Last Visited: 3/3/2003  

  A previous outsourcing deal left a bad taste in the mouth of Steve Hammond, vice president of information services at Plasti-Line Inc. in Knoxville, Tenn.Nine years ago, Plasti-Line outsourced its IT operations to what is now Accenture Ltd.But after running into problems with the contract, Plasti-Line opted not to renew the five-year agreement and began moving workers back in-house, Hammond said.
  
  "We do ramp up and down on resources with contractors," he said."But as far as flat-out outsourcing, we've looked at that and haven't seen the financial returns."

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  March 1, 2002 - Volunteer Valley Business Journal - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/6/2002    Last Visited: 9/30/2002  

  Plasti-Line announced that Steve Hammond, vice president of Information Services, has been recognized by IDG's Computer-world, an information service company for the IT leaders community, as one of the business world's Premier 100 IT Leaders.The award honors individuals who have had a positive impact on their organizations through information technology.Hammond was recognized for his exceptional technology leadership, innovative approaches to business challenges and effective executive of comprehensive IT strategies.

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