Thought Leadership & White Papers

The current issue of Profile Magazine features Joan Davison's success leading Staff Management | SMX to tremendous growth and global expansion over her tenure as President and COO.

Going Mainstream: Managed Service Programs are Graduating from Experimental to Standardized, but the Evolution isn't Over Yet is excerpted with permission from HRO Today Magazine.

The Governance Imperative is excerpted with permission from HRO Today's Executive Guide to MSP, which Staff Management | SMX is a contributor to.

Joan Davison, President & COO of Staff Management | SMX, was featured in the HRO Today profile Moving Up: Joan Davison's Vision for Contingent Labor Management is Pushing the Market Forward. This article is excerpted with permission from HRO Today magazine.

Jerry Wimer, Global Vice President of Operations & Staffing Center of Excellence at Staff Management | SMX, was featured in Join the Revolution, an article from Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) focusing on the increase in use of social media for staffing and recruiting. This article is excerpted with permission from SIA.

Are you driving sustainable value for your staffing program? Our Value Roadmap provides 8 key strategies for getting your program on the road to accelerating ROI.

Anne Osty, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Staff Management | SMX was featured as an industry leader in the HRO Today article 'Tis the Season: Are managed services programs the solution to holiday hiring? This article is excerpted with permission from HRO Today magazine.

Joan Davison, President & COO of Staff Management | SMX, was featured in a profile on Womenetics, a leading business media platform providing substantive information for and about women. Recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 100 Websites for Women, Womenetics celebrates women in the workplace and focuses on them as leaders, exploring how women’s abilities can be effectively employed to impact critical challenges – the economy, politics, health, social issues, and education.

Chris Abbeduto, Vice President of Vendor Managed Services at Staff Management | SMX, and Patty LaValle-Jones, Director of Procurement for Marketing and HR Services at Sara Lee Corporation were highlighted as industry leaders in this article exploring the promise and pitfalls of MSP programs. MSP Rising is excerpted with permission from HRO Today's Executive Guide to MSP which Staff Management | SMX is a proud contributor to.

Global Finesse is excerpted with permission from HRO Today's Executive Guide to MSP, which Staff Management | SMX is a proud contributor to.

This HRO Today article takes a closer look at the recent expansions in the global Managed Service Provider sector and provides important tips on how to expand your MSP program globally. Staff Management | SMX provides insights on striking a balance between standardization and localization when going global.

The global expansion of MSP programs continues to be a hot topic for staffing buyers as more and more companies look to optimize their contingent staffing programs enterprise wide. The primer examines the complexities of going global, important considerations when mapping the global expansion of an MSP program, and the advantages of going global.

This list of Managed Service Provider (MSP) Industry Terms & Definitions is excerpted with permission from HRO Today's May 2012 MSP Executive Guide, which Staff Management | SMX is a contributor to.

As the government launches a massive misclassification initiative to crackdown on companies that misclassify workers companies are left with many critical questions: What is an independent contractor? Are we classifying workers correctly? How do companies unintentionally get into a position of risk? What are the risks of worker misclassification? Are there any legal implications or penalties for misclassification of workers? This white paper will help you learn about employee misclassification and provide you with best practices that will help avoid any future issues.

Staff Management | SMX published a white paper titled Is Do It Yourself (DIY) still a valid strategy for Contingent Workforce Management (CWM)? The Trend Towards Outsourced Program Management in the October 2010 issue of HR Management magazine. As the trend continues towards outsourcing contingent workforce program management to Managed Service Providers (MSP) – organizations face some critical questions: Do we manage the program ourselves or outsource it? What are the advantages of keeping program management in-house? What are the risks? What is the current best practice? Are there good reasons to buck the trend?

Staff Management | SMX published a white paper titled Vendor Management Systems (VMS) Functionality Gap and Manufacturing and Distribution's Unique Technology Requirements aimed at users of contingent workforce programs. While the industrial segment leads the staffing industry’s recovery, many providers continue to shift their focus away from Manufacturing and Distribution (M&D). The combination of low-skill/low-wage positions, margin pressures, labor intensive workforce management and complex technology requirements can make the segment a losing proposition. Staffing, MSP and VMS providers alike are focusing on higher margin skill categories, Statement of Work (SOW) and independent contractors and the technology to support those segments.

Staff Management | SMX published a white paper in Contingent Workforce Solutions magazine to help you protect your company's brand in light of the current administration's heightened focus on the employer for immigration enforcement action. The white paper includes commentary from leading immigration expert Julie Myers Wood, President of ICS and former Assistant Secretary of Immigration and Customs and Enforcement.

Founded in 1988, we are the pioneer of high-volume Vendor on Premise (VOP) staffing solutions, and are ranked the #1 Managed Service Provider (MSP) worldwide by staffing buyers on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen.

With contingent workers playing a critical role in an organization’s workforce planning strategy, an operationally integrated staffing solution has become essential. Since 1988, our Vendor on Premise (VOP) operating model has allowed us to optimize our clients’ contingent labor strategy, reduce their costs and increase their competitive position by providing the right people in the right place at the right time.

For over a decade, our MSP solution has offered our clients competitive advantages by enabling them to efficiently source, engage, fulfill, measure and manage all categories of contingent labor. Our programs support temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, independent contractor (1099) administration, Statement of Work (SOW) engagements, learning and development functions and other complex services across all skill categories and geographies.

Are you driving sustainable value for your staffing program? Our Value Roadmap provides 8 key strategies for getting your program on the road to accelerating ROI.

Learn how our innovative approach to contingent workforce management helped a leading supply chain logistics provider achieve operational excellence through our innovative managed services program and how a leading sausage producer attracts qualified applicants with our flexible scheduling application.

Learn how we increase operational excellence for a leading supply chain logistics provider with our effective implementation process and how we keep safety top of mind with our unified safety culture for a major food & confection company.

Learn how our precision recruitment process helps benefit a leading online retailer and how our recruitment flexibility and responsiveness are the keys to success for a major food & confection company.

Learn why a leading electronics manufacturer attributes low turnover to our Vendor on Premise (VOP) model and how a major food & confection company manages change and stays competitive with our partnership.

Learn how an automotive glass manufacturer manages fluctuating demands with our Standard Work Instructions and how a major food & confection company reduces risk with our workforce management system.