ANSR Hackett Grp., Inc.(The) (MM)

Reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Cheryl Casone spotlights Hackett's new research concerning globalization, which finds that the Fortune 500 could potentially save $58 billion annually, or over $116 million on average per company, by offshoring many of their back office activities. Hackett estimates that this increased use of offshore resources such as outsourcers and captive shared services may impact up to 1.47 million general and administrative (G&A) jobs in the U.S. Note: Link below is to a transcript of that hour's broadcast. Search for �Hackett� to find the coverage. Click Here to Link to Full Text of Article Or visit the following URL: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0611/01/cnr.03.html To see the Research Insight described in this press coverage, visit: www.thehackettgroup.com/news/ For more press coverage of Hackett�s research and insights in leading business and trade publications, visit: http://www.thehackettgroup.com/press/ About The Hackett Group The Hackett Group (www.TheHackettGroup.com), a strategic advisory firm and an Answerthink company (NASDAQ: ANSR), is a global leader in best practice research, benchmarking and business transformation services that enable world-class performance across selling, general & administrative (SG&A) and supply chain activities. Hackett provides strategic insight, best practice advice and implementation services grounded in performance metrics obtained through 14 years and 3,500 benchmark studies. Through the acquisition of REL Consultancy Group, the world�s largest firm dedicated to generating cash improvement from working capital and operations, The Hackett Group has deepened its advisory capabilities in the area of working capital optimization. For more than 30 years, Hackett-REL Total Working Capital advisors have helped clients in over 60 countries liberate billions of dollars in working capital ($25 billion in the last ten years alone), creating the financial freedom to fund their strategic objectives including acquisitions, product development, debt reduction and share buy-back programs. Executives use Hackett�s unique, empirically-based approach to prioritize initiatives, execute faster, reduce risk and deliver sustainable results. Our clients comprise 97 percent of the Dow Jones Industrials, 77 percent of the Fortune 100 and 50 percent of the FTSE 100. Reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Cheryl Casone spotlights Hackett's new research concerning globalization, which finds that the Fortune 500 could potentially save $58 billion annually, or over $116 million on average per company, by offshoring many of their back office activities. Hackett estimates that this increased use of offshore resources such as outsourcers and captive shared services may impact up to 1.47 million general and administrative (G&A) jobs in the U.S. Note: Link below is to a transcript of that hour's broadcast. Search for "Hackett" to find the coverage. Click Here to Link to Full Text of Article Or visit the following URL: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0611/01/cnr.03.html To see the Research Insight described in this press coverage, visit: www.thehackettgroup.com/news/ For more press coverage of Hackett's research and insights in leading business and trade publications, visit: http://www.thehackettgroup.com/press/ About The Hackett Group The Hackett Group (www.TheHackettGroup.com), a strategic advisory firm and an Answerthink company (NASDAQ: ANSR), is a global leader in best practice research, benchmarking and business transformation services that enable world-class performance across selling, general & administrative (SG&A) and supply chain activities. Hackett provides strategic insight, best practice advice and implementation services grounded in performance metrics obtained through 14 years and 3,500 benchmark studies. Through the acquisition of REL Consultancy Group, the world's largest firm dedicated to generating cash improvement from working capital and operations, The Hackett Group has deepened its advisory capabilities in the area of working capital optimization. For more than 30 years, Hackett-REL Total Working Capital advisors have helped clients in over 60 countries liberate billions of dollars in working capital ($25 billion in the last ten years alone), creating the financial freedom to fund their strategic objectives including acquisitions, product development, debt reduction and share buy-back programs. Executives use Hackett's unique, empirically-based approach to prioritize initiatives, execute faster, reduce risk and deliver sustainable results. Our clients comprise 97 percent of the Dow Jones Industrials, 77 percent of the Fortune 100 and 50 percent of the FTSE 100.