Great leaders know that in any economy their organization’s long-term viability hinges on its ability to innovate. Today as companies look for ways to do more with less, innovation must come from the information workers throughout their extended enterprise.
In our previous whitepaper titled, “Intentional Innovation” we explored the necessity of thinking like Thomas Edison did 100 years ago. His ...
Learn how best-practice organizations allocate funds to business process management (BPM). Based on APQC research, this article explains how resources, funds, and reporting are handled for the BPM programs at top-performing organizations.
Organizations that manage by process see marked improvements as they integrate cross-functional work with end-to-end goals in mind. APQC's 2005 Business Process Management study examined best-practice organizations that successfully implemented business process management (BPM) enterprise-wide. This overview outlines the major findings uncovered during the study. The full report contains in-depth ...
This guide provides an overview of the steps for conducting
an effective and successful enterprise resource planning
(ERP) solution evaluation. The process can be challenging
because of the level of detail that must be addressed,
ensuring that key steps are not overlooked. Recognizing
exactly what these steps are, preparing for them and
following a predetermined evaluation plan can help ensure
an ...
Organizations strive for an effective sales and operations planning (S&OP) process to develop useful and accurate sales and production plans. This brief article includes data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in Supply Chain Planning and best practices from CSCMP's Supply Chain Management Process Standards, second edition.
Proving the Value of Information Technology It's no secret that information technology has driven enormous productivity gains over the last decade. Many organizations have pumped up performance and profits by allowing people to work more effectively and efficiently. Yet one of the challenges of harnessing technology to maximum advantage is weaving together applications and processes in a seamless ...
Get with the Process Transform Your Cold Chain into a Business Critical Advantage
Process as a re-engineering tool The idea of using a process approach to streamline costs while improving quality and customer satisfaction across a large commercial enterprise is not new. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has successfully brought law and order to vast, disparate and seemingly untamable ...
Understanding the difference between process and functional thinking is essential when implementing business process management initiatives. See how best-practice organizations have made the shift and get descriptions of what an organization looks like at different stages of process integration.
As process optimization moves to the forefront of business, many approaches will be presented to the marketplace. They all have one thing in common – transforming business processes into profits.
Companies like Dell and Wal-Mart have proven that when attention is paid to process efficiency, the benefits show up directly in their bottom line. Downsizing and outsourcing can only go so far, ...
A Cold Chain Process Improvement Methodology An Integral Component of Your Business Strategy
Organizations dealing with perishable products are beginning to find ways to improve cold chain processes that will result in maximum improvement to their bottom lines. And they're looking for big improvements, not modest ones. The good news is—this is attainable.
By continuously monitoring ...
Jeff Varney, senior adviser and process improvement practice lead at APQC, explains what business process management (BPM) is and how it incorporates all ...
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