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Understanding the Benefits of Supply Chain Agility
What is supply chain agility? Supply chain agility can be defined as an organization’s ability to profitably manufacture and deliver…
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Taking a Strategic Approach to Sustaining Enterprise Cost Optimization
Enterprise cost optimization has resurfaced as a major objective, with many companies looking for a way to create lasting change.…
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US Manufacturing Sector Anticipates Sharp Sales and EPS Growth Decline in 2019
Guidance issued to date by US manufacturing companies during the Q4 2018 earnings release cycle points to a sharp decline…
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How US Companies Plan to Spend Their 2017 Tax Reform Windfall
The 2017 tax reform was intended to incentivize US companies to repatriate overseas’ cash and use their tax savings to…
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What GBS Leaders Should be Watching Out for as Brexit Approaches
The UK is scheduled to leave the European Union at 11 p.m. UK time on Friday, March 29, 2019. However,…
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Global Business Services for Supply Chain and Commercial Operations
Is the timing right to consider centralizing global supply chain and commercial processes? While traditional global business services (GBS) typically…
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Enterprise Cost Optimization: Enabling Strategic Growth
In an uncertain global economy, today’s imperative is finding ways to maintain ongoing attention to cost optimization – a strategy…
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Benchmarking: Continuous Self-Evaluation Is at the “Heart” of Sustainable Cost Optimization
Enterprise cost optimization should take the widest view possible of opportunities to improve operating cost structures. Many organizations start with…
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Benchmarking: Continuous Self-Evaluation Is at the “Heart” of Sustainable Cost Optimization
By moving to world-class performance levels, the typical company can save up to 31% in HR costs that can be…
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Benchmarking: Continuous Self-Evaluation Is at the “Heart” of Sustainable Cost Optimization
By moving to world-class performance levels, the typical company can save up to 17% in procurement costs that can be…
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Benchmarking: Continuous Self-Evaluation Is at the “Heart” of Sustainable Cost Optimization
By moving to world-class performance levels, the typical company can save up to 19% in IT costs that can be…
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