IAOP - IAOP and NeoGroup Announce Expansion of Strategic Alliance to Include an Automation Wisdom Subscription Option: No Cost for All IAOP Corporate Members

IAOP and NeoGroup Announce Expansion of Strategic Alliance to Include an Automation Wisdom Subscription Option: No Cost for All IAOP Corporate Members

New membership privilege, valued at $5,000, provided at no additional cost, enables IAOP Corporate members to be on the leading edge of automation with exclusive insights into the latest trends, supplier offerings and market adoption

Boston, MA – May 10, 2018 – For the past five years, IAOP’s strategic alliance with NeoGroup has provided their corporate members with a free subscription to Supply Wisdom’s continuous, real-time risk-monitoring solutions. Members signed up for a comprehensive risk solution for either one location or one supplier. Now corporate members have the option to choose between Supply Wisdom or Automation Wisdom. Automation Wisdom is the latest addition to the Supply Wisdom Continuous Monitoring Suite that enables corporations to fully realize the advantages of automation technologies by keeping them up to date on the latest developments in real-time.

“We look forward to building on our successful alliance with NeoGroup,” said IAOP CEO, Debi Hamill. “Automation solutions are coming onto the market at an ever-increasing rate, and we are so excited that our members can be on the leading edge of these opportunities thanks to our Strategic Alliance with NeoGroup. By providing our members with free access to Supply Wisdom or Automation Wisdom, they can choose what’s most critical and relevant to them.”

In this age of rapid technological development and implementation, corporations are increasingly at risk of falling behind competitors by missing out on the latest workplace Automation solutions. Automation technologies for robotic process automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cognitive and blockchain are coming on the market at an accelerated rate. Knowledge is key to fully capitalize on the advantages advancements in Automation can generate. Informed corporations can harness these advanced technologies to streamline their business processes, reduce costs, increase productivity and operational efficiency, and enhance customer experience. Automation Wisdom enables corporations to fully realize the advantages of Automation by keeping them abreast of the latest developments.

“As a recent inductee to the IAOP Hall of Fame, I know first-hand the value IAOP provides to the sourcing industry. That’s why back in 2012, I wanted to establish an alliance with IAOP that gave back to my fellow members by offering a subscription to Supply Wisdom. Now automation offerings and capabilities are growing exponentially, and I am so happy to share with IAOP members a way to keep up-to-date on this rapidly developing market with an Automation Wisdom subscription. As the only Third-Party Risk monitoring and curated alerting service on the market that is 100% real-time,cloud-based and continuous, Supply Wisdom is the perfect vehicle for Automation Wisdom to ensure IAOP corporate members stay informed and can take advantage of rapidly growing automation solutions. In fact, if IAOP members want to take advantage of both Supply Wisdom and Automation Wisdom, we are offering them an exclusive discount on additional subscriptions.” said Atul Vashistha, Founder & CEO of parent company, Neo Group.

About Supply Wisdom^SM
Since 2012, Supply Wisdom is a real-time risk and disruption monitoring service that enables enterprises to continuously receive data, alerts and health reports on their third parties and locations. Supply Wisdom, a patent-pending, cloud-based service is used by over 100+ corporations, including leading banks, regional banks, insurance companies, healthcare and global enterprises. With the launch of Automation Wisdom, Supply Wisdom continues to lead in providing a unique, integrated, cloud-based tool for all monitoring needs thereby providing the most robust risk-monitoring umbrella available. Learn more at www.supplywisdom.com.

About NeoGroup, Inc.
Since 1999, Neo Group is the globally recognized and awarded advisory helping enterprises build capabilities and expedite savings through the sourcing levers of global talent, analyticsand automation. Learn more at www.neogroup.com. Supply Wisdom is a Neo Group service.

About IAOP
IAOP is the global association that brings together customers, providers, and advisors in a collaborative, knowledge-based environment that promotes professional and organizational development, recognition, certification, and excellence to improve business service models and outcomes. Our members and affiliates worldwide are digging deep at IAOP conferences, learning at IAOP chapter meetings, getting trained and certified at IAOP courses and workshops, and connecting through IAOP social media, all with one goal: better business results. Whether you are a customer, provider or advisor, new to collaborative business models like outsourcing, or you are an experienced professional, IAOP connects you and your organization to our growing global community and to the resources you need to get the results your company deserves and demands. Visit www.IAOP.org.

IAOP Media Contact:
Kate Tulloch-Hammond
Director, Media & Communications
+1.845.452.0600, extension 122
kate.hammond@iaop.org

For questions about these NeoGroup/IAOP member benefits:
Casey Alexis
Director, Customer Experience
Supply Wisdom
+1.617.830.1664
casey@neogroup.com