Source Ouest is an international logistics consulting firm founded in 2009 with offices in France. It has experienced strong growth, expanding its network across Europe and Asia. The company's team of experienced consultants provides expertise in supply chain management, logistics operations, and international project management. Source Ouest works with clients to discover opportunities, design optimized network architectures, and deploy new supply chain solutions.
Source Ouest is an international logistics consulting firm founded in 2009 with offices in France. It has experienced strong growth, expanding its network across Europe and Asia. The company is made up of an experienced team of consultants with expertise in logistics, supply chain management, and international projects. Source Ouest works with clients to develop innovative supply chain solutions through all stages from initial concept to implementation. It prides itself on ownership, accountability, and cultural expertise in managing multinational transformations.
The document outlines the key components of portfolio analysis, including client objectives, fundamental economic analysis, technical market analysis, specific security analysis, and active management. It examines factors such as risk tolerance, liquidity requirements, income needs, economic forecasting, supply and demand trends, credit analysis, and ensuring securities are appropriately aligned with client goals.
The document provides an overview of KEOGH Consulting, an independent supply chain consulting firm. KEOGH specializes in supply chain logistics, distribution operations, facility design, and software solutions. It has over 25 years of experience working with hundreds of clients across various industries. The document outlines KEOGH's services such as supply chain strategy, operations planning, software solutions, and opportunity assessments. It also lists some of KEOGH's clients, experience with materials and equipment suppliers, and recommends next steps to work with KEOGH.
KLB Group is a European leader in operational consulting, purchasing, and supply chain management. It provides talent services for purchasing and supply chain functions, including supplying purchasing consultants, teams, and project managers. KLB Group has expertise in strategic purchasing, operational purchasing across various categories, and a strong purchasing methodology.
Costco open group - mumbai presentation finalShrikant Palkar
The document summarizes key information about Costco Wholesale, including that it is a membership-based retailer with over $100 billion in annual sales across 618 warehouses globally. It also discusses Costco's ongoing technology modernization and business transformation efforts to move from legacy systems to more distributed, nimble architectures and enable business innovation. Some challenges mentioned are building EA competency, aligning existing projects, and selecting the right tools.
NeoKinetics, Inc. is a consulting firm that provides strategic and operational services focused on new product introduction, product management, business development, and standards representation. They have over 100 years of experience in senior management roles and offer expertise in areas like NPI, quality management, and lean manufacturing. Their services include product marketing, engineering support, partnership development, and interim management.
Cyret is an Oracle partner that provides consulting services for implementing and supporting Oracle applications. They help customers assess their business needs, develop strategies, and deploy Oracle technology. Cyret's consultants are Oracle certified and help customers maximize the value of their Oracle investments. Cyret delivers services across the full lifecycle of Oracle solutions to transfer knowledge to its customers.
The document discusses various topics related to process choice and layout decisions in manufacturing and services. It covers engineering and business perspectives on manufacturing processes, classic manufacturing process types including continuous flow, production line, batch, job shop and project approaches. It also discusses choosing between process types, the role of customization, and considerations for services. Key factors discussed include volume, variety, skills requirements, flexibility advantages, product-process matrices, and life cycle planning frameworks.
Source Ouest is an international logistics consulting firm founded in 2009 with offices in France. It has experienced strong growth, expanding its network across Europe and Asia. The company is made up of an experienced team of consultants with expertise in logistics, supply chain management, and international projects. Source Ouest works with clients to develop innovative supply chain solutions through all stages from initial concept to implementation. It prides itself on ownership, accountability, and cultural expertise in managing multinational transformations.
The document outlines the key components of portfolio analysis, including client objectives, fundamental economic analysis, technical market analysis, specific security analysis, and active management. It examines factors such as risk tolerance, liquidity requirements, income needs, economic forecasting, supply and demand trends, credit analysis, and ensuring securities are appropriately aligned with client goals.
The document provides an overview of KEOGH Consulting, an independent supply chain consulting firm. KEOGH specializes in supply chain logistics, distribution operations, facility design, and software solutions. It has over 25 years of experience working with hundreds of clients across various industries. The document outlines KEOGH's services such as supply chain strategy, operations planning, software solutions, and opportunity assessments. It also lists some of KEOGH's clients, experience with materials and equipment suppliers, and recommends next steps to work with KEOGH.
KLB Group is a European leader in operational consulting, purchasing, and supply chain management. It provides talent services for purchasing and supply chain functions, including supplying purchasing consultants, teams, and project managers. KLB Group has expertise in strategic purchasing, operational purchasing across various categories, and a strong purchasing methodology.
Costco open group - mumbai presentation finalShrikant Palkar
The document summarizes key information about Costco Wholesale, including that it is a membership-based retailer with over $100 billion in annual sales across 618 warehouses globally. It also discusses Costco's ongoing technology modernization and business transformation efforts to move from legacy systems to more distributed, nimble architectures and enable business innovation. Some challenges mentioned are building EA competency, aligning existing projects, and selecting the right tools.
NeoKinetics, Inc. is a consulting firm that provides strategic and operational services focused on new product introduction, product management, business development, and standards representation. They have over 100 years of experience in senior management roles and offer expertise in areas like NPI, quality management, and lean manufacturing. Their services include product marketing, engineering support, partnership development, and interim management.
Cyret is an Oracle partner that provides consulting services for implementing and supporting Oracle applications. They help customers assess their business needs, develop strategies, and deploy Oracle technology. Cyret's consultants are Oracle certified and help customers maximize the value of their Oracle investments. Cyret delivers services across the full lifecycle of Oracle solutions to transfer knowledge to its customers.
The document discusses various topics related to process choice and layout decisions in manufacturing and services. It covers engineering and business perspectives on manufacturing processes, classic manufacturing process types including continuous flow, production line, batch, job shop and project approaches. It also discusses choosing between process types, the role of customization, and considerations for services. Key factors discussed include volume, variety, skills requirements, flexibility advantages, product-process matrices, and life cycle planning frameworks.
Axway Managed Services for Exchange and Integration PlatformJean-Claude Bellando
Methods, tooling, highly skilled and experimented staff help Axway customers to increase productivity and maximize quality of service of the interaction layer.
Rod Kimber Supply Chain And Logistics Project Manager And ImplementerRod Kimber
Rod Kimber has over 15 years of experience implementing supply chain and logistics projects for major companies across Europe and Southeast Asia. His CV provides examples of projects he has led for companies in various industries, including retail, consumer products, automotive, and technology. It also lists his skills and experience in areas like operations management, warehouse design, and team building. Contact information is provided for potential new projects.
1) The document outlines requirements and templates for black belt tollgate briefings for a project control review.
2) It includes templates for defining the project charter, timeline, measuring baseline performance, analyzing causes of issues, and improving the process.
3) A Failure Modes and Effects Analysis template is provided to identify risks and prioritize improvements.
Fidus Corporate Presentation June 2011 (For Printing)khuxley
Fidus Systems provides electronic product development services to help clients increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve speed and focus. It has over 30 staff designers and 25 contractors specializing in hardware, software, and mechanical design. Fidus can augment a client's team during busy periods or when new opportunities arise. It has tools and labs for prototyping and works with clients using time and materials or fixed price models from concept to production.
Fidus Corporate Presentation June 2011 (For Printing)HR_Dana
Fidus Systems provides electronic product development services to help clients increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve speed and focus. It has over 30 staff designers and 25 contractors specializing in hardware, software, and mechanical design. Fidus can augment a client's team during busy periods or when new opportunities arise. It has tools and labs for prototyping and works with clients using time and materials or fixed price models from concept to production.
Microsoft Power Point 060310 Transformation Latestsimgesm
The document discusses organizational transformation initiatives that Ariba provides for clients. It describes typical customer situations and case examples for initiatives like creating an indirect purchasing function, improving organizational capabilities, and centralizing purchasing. It then outlines Ariba's transformation framework and approach, which involves assessing spend, structure, processes, systems, people and suppliers. The remainder of the document provides more details on Ariba's services, which include execution, transformation, and knowledge services to help clients achieve results and enablement.
The document provides an overview of Management Controls' product roadmap. It aims to make their Track product easier to use, reduce costs, and improve project control. Key objectives include improving existing features, enhancing ERP integration, analytics, estimating, and forecasting capabilities. The roadmap details a strategy to offer Track both as an on-premise perpetual license and as a hosted software-as-a-service model, targeting different market segments over 2013-2015. It also outlines plans to develop a multi-tenant architecture and new functionality like improved contractor connectivity.
The document describes the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, which contains three levels of process detail for planning, sourcing, making, delivering, and returning goods and services. It provides a standardized structure and notation for describing supply chain processes and their relationships. The model was developed by the Supply Chain Council to provide a framework for communication between supply chain partners and to improve supply chain management.
The document discusses Yale University's efforts to implement IT service management best practices and maturity. It outlines Yale's timeline which began in 2011 with establishing vision and planning, defining processes, partnering with Fruition Partners for workshops and roadmapping, and focusing on areas for improvement. By 2012 Yale established a service management organization, implemented ServiceNow, and began continuous service improvement efforts and quarterly business reviews. The goal was to stabilize, mature and continuously improve IT service delivery through an ITIL-based approach.
Fidus Systems provides electronic product development services to help clients increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve speed and focus. They have over 15 years of experience delivering solutions in industries like telecom, aerospace, consumer products, and more. Their services include staff augmentation, consulting, turnkey product development from concept to production, and royalty/licensing models.
BMJ Group decided to outsource the typesetting of its specialist journals to reduce costs and improve efficiency. An efficiency review found typesetting costs were high and turnaround times erratic. BMJ conducted an outsourcing review, selecting The Charlesworth Group in the UK to outsource journal typesetting while keeping the BMJ and Clinical Evidence in-house. The implementation involved transitioning over 4 months to the new system while maintaining quality. The outsourcing achieved the goals of reduced costs and improved processes while allowing BMJ to focus on its core business.
Create and modify user (operator) accounts for HP Operations Manager
• Configure system and application monitoring through policies.
• Configure automatic responses to system or application problems.
• Perform basic HP Operations Manager agent installation.
• Configure nodes, node groups, message groups, tools, policy groups, and other essential elements for use by both administrators and operators.
• Use the Java Operator GUI to perform day-to-day tasks on messages.
• Configure policies, messages, and commands for use in dealing with enterprise activities.
• Choose appropriate techniques for managing devices using policies.
• Use the Administrator UI to perform common administrative functions.
• Administer and maintain HP Operations Manager, its database, and users, including backups of the environment.
This document provides an overview of the measure phase for a National Guard Black Belt training module. It outlines an 8-step process for measuring performance that includes defining problems, identifying gaps, setting targets, determining root causes, developing countermeasures, seeing results, and standardizing processes. Tools for the measure phase are listed, including process mapping, data collection plans, statistical analysis, and tollgate requirements. The tollgate requirements specify deliverables needed for the measure phase such as a value stream map, metrics, operational definitions, baseline statistics, and an estimate of financial and operational benefits.
ATI's Quantitative Methods course: Bridging Project Management and System Eng...Jim Jenkins
This 3-day course is de¬signed for the professional program manager, system engineer, or project manager engaged in technically challenging projects where close technical collaboration between engineering and management is a must. To that end, this course addresses major topics that bridge the disciplines of project management and system engineering. Each of the selected topics is presented from the perspective of quantitative methods. Students first learn a theory or narrative, and then related methods or practices. Ideas are demonstrated that are immediately applicable to programs and projects. Attendees receive a copy of the instructor’s text, Quantitative Methods in Project Management.
The document provides biographies of the senior management team at Stott and May, an international search consultancy. It introduces Stephen Stott as the Managing Director, who has over 20 years of experience in recruitment. Laurence Rosen is the Chairman and co-founder of the company, having previously founded and sold another recruitment firm. Giles Daniels is the newest board appointment, focusing on high-level permanent hires in sales recruitment with salaries between £90k-£150k.
This document discusses lean adaptive management. It advocates using kanban to visualize workflows and limit work-in-progress. Projects require different management approaches depending on their risk profile, such as iterative development for emergent projects and linear workflows for enhancements. Organizations need ambidexterity to integrate entrepreneurial and reliability cultures through end-to-end flows and tailored project management.
CDL is a management and technical consulting firm that primarily supports the rail sector. They have offices in London, York, and Sydney, and work in Ireland and New Zealand as well. Their team of over 80 permanent staff and associates help clients deliver projects, technical solutions, business change, and ongoing business management. Examples of long-term clients include Heathrow Express and London Underground. CDL provides a range of services including project management, asset management, audit, compliance, railway safety, systems engineering, and commercial advisory services. They focus on providing customized solutions to meet their clients' specific needs.
Frank realizaba una pasantía en el departamento de recursos humanos de la fábrica donde trabajaban su padre y su hermana. Quería reducir las horas de trabajo a 35 horas semanales para aumentar la productividad. Los sindicatos y obreros se oponían porque creían que perderían salario y beneficios. Frank encuestó a los empleados sobre sus ideas pero descubrió que el plan en realidad apuntaba a despidos, incluyendo a su padre. Frank y su padre tenían una mala relación debido a sus diferentes puntos de vista sobre
A história conta a história de Ernani, um homem quieto que trabalhava com um grupo. Ele tinha uma esposa doente e cinco filhos. Um colega, Mauro, pregou uma peça em Ernani ao dar os restos de peixe, mas Ernani revelou sua difícil situação familiar, fazendo todos perceberem quem ele realmente era. Depois, o grupo apoiou as crianças quando a esposa de Ernani faleceu.
Axway Managed Services for Exchange and Integration PlatformJean-Claude Bellando
Methods, tooling, highly skilled and experimented staff help Axway customers to increase productivity and maximize quality of service of the interaction layer.
Rod Kimber Supply Chain And Logistics Project Manager And ImplementerRod Kimber
Rod Kimber has over 15 years of experience implementing supply chain and logistics projects for major companies across Europe and Southeast Asia. His CV provides examples of projects he has led for companies in various industries, including retail, consumer products, automotive, and technology. It also lists his skills and experience in areas like operations management, warehouse design, and team building. Contact information is provided for potential new projects.
1) The document outlines requirements and templates for black belt tollgate briefings for a project control review.
2) It includes templates for defining the project charter, timeline, measuring baseline performance, analyzing causes of issues, and improving the process.
3) A Failure Modes and Effects Analysis template is provided to identify risks and prioritize improvements.
Fidus Corporate Presentation June 2011 (For Printing)khuxley
Fidus Systems provides electronic product development services to help clients increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve speed and focus. It has over 30 staff designers and 25 contractors specializing in hardware, software, and mechanical design. Fidus can augment a client's team during busy periods or when new opportunities arise. It has tools and labs for prototyping and works with clients using time and materials or fixed price models from concept to production.
Fidus Corporate Presentation June 2011 (For Printing)HR_Dana
Fidus Systems provides electronic product development services to help clients increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve speed and focus. It has over 30 staff designers and 25 contractors specializing in hardware, software, and mechanical design. Fidus can augment a client's team during busy periods or when new opportunities arise. It has tools and labs for prototyping and works with clients using time and materials or fixed price models from concept to production.
Microsoft Power Point 060310 Transformation Latestsimgesm
The document discusses organizational transformation initiatives that Ariba provides for clients. It describes typical customer situations and case examples for initiatives like creating an indirect purchasing function, improving organizational capabilities, and centralizing purchasing. It then outlines Ariba's transformation framework and approach, which involves assessing spend, structure, processes, systems, people and suppliers. The remainder of the document provides more details on Ariba's services, which include execution, transformation, and knowledge services to help clients achieve results and enablement.
The document provides an overview of Management Controls' product roadmap. It aims to make their Track product easier to use, reduce costs, and improve project control. Key objectives include improving existing features, enhancing ERP integration, analytics, estimating, and forecasting capabilities. The roadmap details a strategy to offer Track both as an on-premise perpetual license and as a hosted software-as-a-service model, targeting different market segments over 2013-2015. It also outlines plans to develop a multi-tenant architecture and new functionality like improved contractor connectivity.
The document describes the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, which contains three levels of process detail for planning, sourcing, making, delivering, and returning goods and services. It provides a standardized structure and notation for describing supply chain processes and their relationships. The model was developed by the Supply Chain Council to provide a framework for communication between supply chain partners and to improve supply chain management.
The document discusses Yale University's efforts to implement IT service management best practices and maturity. It outlines Yale's timeline which began in 2011 with establishing vision and planning, defining processes, partnering with Fruition Partners for workshops and roadmapping, and focusing on areas for improvement. By 2012 Yale established a service management organization, implemented ServiceNow, and began continuous service improvement efforts and quarterly business reviews. The goal was to stabilize, mature and continuously improve IT service delivery through an ITIL-based approach.
Fidus Systems provides electronic product development services to help clients increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve speed and focus. They have over 15 years of experience delivering solutions in industries like telecom, aerospace, consumer products, and more. Their services include staff augmentation, consulting, turnkey product development from concept to production, and royalty/licensing models.
BMJ Group decided to outsource the typesetting of its specialist journals to reduce costs and improve efficiency. An efficiency review found typesetting costs were high and turnaround times erratic. BMJ conducted an outsourcing review, selecting The Charlesworth Group in the UK to outsource journal typesetting while keeping the BMJ and Clinical Evidence in-house. The implementation involved transitioning over 4 months to the new system while maintaining quality. The outsourcing achieved the goals of reduced costs and improved processes while allowing BMJ to focus on its core business.
Create and modify user (operator) accounts for HP Operations Manager
• Configure system and application monitoring through policies.
• Configure automatic responses to system or application problems.
• Perform basic HP Operations Manager agent installation.
• Configure nodes, node groups, message groups, tools, policy groups, and other essential elements for use by both administrators and operators.
• Use the Java Operator GUI to perform day-to-day tasks on messages.
• Configure policies, messages, and commands for use in dealing with enterprise activities.
• Choose appropriate techniques for managing devices using policies.
• Use the Administrator UI to perform common administrative functions.
• Administer and maintain HP Operations Manager, its database, and users, including backups of the environment.
This document provides an overview of the measure phase for a National Guard Black Belt training module. It outlines an 8-step process for measuring performance that includes defining problems, identifying gaps, setting targets, determining root causes, developing countermeasures, seeing results, and standardizing processes. Tools for the measure phase are listed, including process mapping, data collection plans, statistical analysis, and tollgate requirements. The tollgate requirements specify deliverables needed for the measure phase such as a value stream map, metrics, operational definitions, baseline statistics, and an estimate of financial and operational benefits.
ATI's Quantitative Methods course: Bridging Project Management and System Eng...Jim Jenkins
This 3-day course is de¬signed for the professional program manager, system engineer, or project manager engaged in technically challenging projects where close technical collaboration between engineering and management is a must. To that end, this course addresses major topics that bridge the disciplines of project management and system engineering. Each of the selected topics is presented from the perspective of quantitative methods. Students first learn a theory or narrative, and then related methods or practices. Ideas are demonstrated that are immediately applicable to programs and projects. Attendees receive a copy of the instructor’s text, Quantitative Methods in Project Management.
The document provides biographies of the senior management team at Stott and May, an international search consultancy. It introduces Stephen Stott as the Managing Director, who has over 20 years of experience in recruitment. Laurence Rosen is the Chairman and co-founder of the company, having previously founded and sold another recruitment firm. Giles Daniels is the newest board appointment, focusing on high-level permanent hires in sales recruitment with salaries between £90k-£150k.
This document discusses lean adaptive management. It advocates using kanban to visualize workflows and limit work-in-progress. Projects require different management approaches depending on their risk profile, such as iterative development for emergent projects and linear workflows for enhancements. Organizations need ambidexterity to integrate entrepreneurial and reliability cultures through end-to-end flows and tailored project management.
CDL is a management and technical consulting firm that primarily supports the rail sector. They have offices in London, York, and Sydney, and work in Ireland and New Zealand as well. Their team of over 80 permanent staff and associates help clients deliver projects, technical solutions, business change, and ongoing business management. Examples of long-term clients include Heathrow Express and London Underground. CDL provides a range of services including project management, asset management, audit, compliance, railway safety, systems engineering, and commercial advisory services. They focus on providing customized solutions to meet their clients' specific needs.
Frank realizaba una pasantía en el departamento de recursos humanos de la fábrica donde trabajaban su padre y su hermana. Quería reducir las horas de trabajo a 35 horas semanales para aumentar la productividad. Los sindicatos y obreros se oponían porque creían que perderían salario y beneficios. Frank encuestó a los empleados sobre sus ideas pero descubrió que el plan en realidad apuntaba a despidos, incluyendo a su padre. Frank y su padre tenían una mala relación debido a sus diferentes puntos de vista sobre
A história conta a história de Ernani, um homem quieto que trabalhava com um grupo. Ele tinha uma esposa doente e cinco filhos. Um colega, Mauro, pregou uma peça em Ernani ao dar os restos de peixe, mas Ernani revelou sua difícil situação familiar, fazendo todos perceberem quem ele realmente era. Depois, o grupo apoiou as crianças quando a esposa de Ernani faleceu.
El documento habla sobre las ventajas y desventajas de Twitter. Entre las ventajas menciona que Twitter permite estar al tanto de lo que te interesa como comunidades, celebridades o personas conocidas, y que los sitios web pueden incluir botones para compartir páginas en Twitter y así otros usuarios pueden opinar. Entre las desventajas señala que es común ver insultos hacia compañías o celebridades, y que son frecuentes los perfiles falsos lo que genera desconfianza.
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This paper presents the results of studies using Cuban pine oleoresin in its natural state as a raw material for obtaining various chemical additives as substitutes for traditional rosin. The applications studied include three varieties of paper sizing, surfactants, and specialized lubricants. Characterization of the oleoresin and rosin obtained from different pine species in Cuba is provided. Considerations for the practical introduction of these products derived from pine oleoresin into Cuban industry are also discussed.
In each and every company there is an RFP response factory working around the clock with no guarantees that their RFP response will even be considered. When and how do we respond to RFP's is a key ingredient for success in today's competitive world.
This is a very valuable course for ANY company in the marketplace that does business using RFP's.
Astute @ Oracle Open World 2011 - Cost Efficiencies During PeopleSoft UpgradeArvind Rajan
This document discusses strategies for reducing costs during a PeopleSoft upgrade project. It identifies common challenges such as lack of coordination, scope creep, and delayed testing. Key factors that can drive costs up or down are reviewed, including team size, infrastructure hosting, skills, and customizations. Best practices for cost containment include using a collaborative vendor, references, proven methodology, reusable deliverables, and addressing risks upfront. Phased rollouts and fixed fee contracts can also help reduce costs and timelines.
The document discusses applying lean management principles to transform procurement processes at a bank in the UAE. It outlines conducting a current state audit that identified issues like a slow 15-step purchase requisition process, overstocking, and waste. The transformation plan involves developing a category strategy, mapping processes, eliminating waste using 5S, and deploying a procurement card solution integrated with spend management software. This is expected to streamline processes, optimize inventory, reduce purchase orders and invoices, free up staff, and lower lead times to transform procurement into a strategic, efficient function.
Business develpment, the glue that ties everything togetherAshraf Osman
This 3-day course teaches business development professionals about marketing, sales, and service fulfillment. The first day focuses on prospecting, qualifying leads, and progressing deals through the sales cycle using the Quota sales coaching method. The second day covers the functions of business development and how to assess new opportunities. It also teaches how marketing, sales, and service support business development goals. The third day includes case studies for developing business plans and proposals.
4C Associates has the insight, technology and experience to drive rapid profit improvement.
We offer specialist consulting, technology and managed services to transform your costs. We apply industry and functional expertise to deliver exceptional benefits.
Charles Fain has over 15 years of experience in project management, business analysis, and strategic planning. He has successfully completed over 20 projects both internally at Dell and for external clients, including projects for the Air Force, Pantex, and Lenovo. He maintains several professional certifications and continuously develops his skills through ongoing training programs. His objective is to advance into a program management role where he can apply his strengths in customer communication, research, process improvement, and financial analysis.
This document describes an independent validation services company and provides an overview of their offerings. They offer consulting, managed testing services, and testing as a service (TaaS). They have a global presence with multi-shore delivery and provide services like functional testing, automation testing, and performance testing using tools like QTP, Selenium, and HP Quality Center. They have a proven methodology for both manual and automated testing that follows a defined process.
The document discusses roles and responsibilities in continuous process improvement (CPI). It describes the CPI deployment director as owning the deployment plan and communication plan. Project sponsors are responsible for the project charter and removing barriers. Process owners implement process changes. Black belts and green belts lead CPI projects under a master black belt. A DACI chart defines roles as drivers, approvers, contributors, and informers. CPI uses tollgates to approve project definitions, measures, analyses, improvements and controls.
The document discusses establishing an Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) competency center. It outlines that such a center is needed to continuously improve business processes, drive fact-based decisions, and align execution to strategy after ERP/EPM projects. The competency center would oversee areas like business process optimization, data maintenance, management reporting, and continuous user training. It proposes that the center have roles across enabling people, managing processes, and supporting technology to fulfill its goals.
The document provides a framework and plan for managing content to generate leads. It outlines categories of content needed at different stages of the buyer's journey, from early research to evaluation and selection. It identifies existing and missing materials, and how to repurpose content across various channels like blogs, videos and social media. The plan emphasizes curating and sharing content through syndication and communication strategies to engage prospects throughout their journey.
The document discusses the ERP implementation life cycle including the methodology, critical success factors, and critical failure factors. It describes the typical phases of an ERP implementation project including pre-implementation, implementation, and post-implementation. It also outlines some of the key challenges of implementing an ERP system such as change management, user adoption, and meeting expectations. Critical success factors include leadership commitment, effective project management, and training, while common critical failures include customization, high turnover, and poor testing.
Business Value Articulation In Software ProjectsHARMAN Services
This document discusses how to articulate business value in software projects through a business value framework. It presents Aditi's business value framework, which identifies key stakeholders, establishes baselines, plans value measurements, and promotes a knowledge sharing culture. The framework aims to accelerate time to market, drive effectiveness and efficiency, and increase profit margins and account growth. It also presents a case study where Aditi delivered business value on a test services project through controlled defects, increased automation, and accelerated regression testing, resulting in improved quality, less rework, and financial gains. Success enablers included people training, defined processes, tools/technique integration, and continuous improvement.
Bug deBug Chennai 2012 Talk - Business value articulation in software project...RIA RUI Society
This document discusses how to articulate business value in software projects through a business value framework. It presents Aditi's business value framework, which identifies key stakeholders, establishes baselines, plans value measurements, and promotes a knowledge sharing culture. The framework aims to accelerate time to market, drive effectiveness and efficiency, and increase profit margins and account growth. It also presents a case study where Aditi delivered business value on a test services project through controlled defects, increased automation, and accelerated regression testing, resulting in improved quality, less rework, and overall effort and financial gains. Success enablers included people development, process improvements, and tools/techniques integration focused on continuous improvement.
Establish a Solid Content Creation Plan with 3-D Content MappingPardot
Learn how 3-D content mapping helps you create a thorough content marketing plan. Learn about:
- Message types, including persona identification
- Implementation of marketing content resources
- Getting the most from your content resource efforts
What marketing and sales professionals need to know about each other.Ashraf Osman
This document provides an overview of a 3-day course that aims to educate marketing professionals about sales and create synergy between the two divisions. The first day focuses on the Quota B2B sales coaching game, which utilizes gamification. The second and third days cover various marketing aspects from a sales perspective, including the sales cycle, strategic alignment of sales and marketing, value propositions, competition analysis, KPIs, and RFP processes. The course is intended to link marketing and sales and help both worlds appreciate each other's roles.
The document provides an agenda and overview for an Oracle EPM 11.1.1 Release Update Workshop. The agenda covers introductions, presentations on the 11.1.1 release highlights and roadmap, and deep dives on various Oracle EPM and BI products. Key highlights of the 11.1.1 release include a new EPM Workspace, enhancements to Smart View, Calculation Manager, and lifecycle management tools, as well as new features for various Oracle EPM applications. The roadmap discusses integrating Oracle EPM and BI products further and delivering a unified EPM system.
SUCCESSFUL CHARM IMPLEMENTATION IN A VALIDATED ENVIRONMENTAlpha Sirius
Solution Manager provides tools for change request management, project management, and operations management to help companies centrally manage SAP implementations, support, and ongoing operations; it discusses how one company implemented ChaRM in Solution Manager to standardize their change management processes and eliminate manual approval workflows. The document also outlines some of the benefits of using Solution Manager like centralized change management, automatic notifications and approvals, reduced IT specialist workload, and better adherence to governance requirements.
SUCCESSFUL CHARM IMPLEMENTATION IN A VALIDATED ENVIRONMENTAlpha Sirius
The document discusses implementing Change Request Management (ChaRM) in Solution Manager for change management processes. It provides an overview of Solution Manager and how it can be used for ChaRM, quality management, project management, and more. It also shares examples of how various companies have successfully implemented Solution Manager to manage SAP solutions, implement best practices, and resolve issues with auditing and compliance. ChaRM in Solution Manager helps standardize and synchronize changes across systems while managing risks.
The document discusses how Firmenich, a fragrance and flavor company, uses metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to achieve supply chain excellence. It outlines Firmenich's S&OP process hierarchy and describes how they developed a KPI scorecard to measure metrics like forecast accuracy, supply plan adherence, and inventory levels. The case study shows how Firmenich improved forecast accuracy by 44% annually and reduced forecast bias and inventory through their focus on performance metrics.
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1. Company
profile
Ac5vi5es
&
services
Selected
cases
September
2011
1
2. Source
Ouest
–
Interna/onal
Logis/cs
Consul/ng
Strong
Growth
An
experienced
team
• Founded
in
April
2009,
Offices
in
• Consultants
originated
from
a
range
of
Versailles
-‐
France
different
horizons
• Revenues
2009
:
180
K€
• Management
roles
in
logis5cs
&
• Revenues
2010
:
600
K€
supply
chain
• Network
of
opera5ng
partnerships
• Over
100
significant
projects
covering
France,
Germany,
Italy,
UK,
managed
Spain
and
Benelux,
Singapore.
• Wide
skillset
available
• 5
consultants
• Management,
development
• Opera5ons,
Engineering
• Focus
• Sectors
:
Retail,
Life
science,
Out
of
home
dining,
automo5ve,
building
materials
• Interna5onal
:
Europe,
Asia,
Middle
East
• Focus
on
clients
with
a
high
value
chain
crea5on
poten5al
• Sa5sfy
a
limited
number
of
core
clients
:
>50%
of
revenues
is
«
repeat
business
»
• Our
mission
• Advise
by
integra5ng
innova5ve
supply
chain
solu5ons
into
businesses
value
chains
• Develop
a
unique
partnership
based
on
customer
in5macy
• Develop
customer
teams
exper5se
through
day
to
day
collabora5ve
work
• Transfer
current
industry
prac5ce
know
how
and
an5cipate
on
future
standards
• Our
values
• Engagement,
excellence,
team
work
for
tangible
results
2
3. Our
business
spans
from
incep/on
of
supply
chain
concepts
to
their
effec/ve
implementa/on
into
services
Discover
Design
Develop
Deploy
• Business
vision
• Network
• Transport
modes
• Change
issues
• Customer
service
Architecture
decisions
integrated
into
ambi5on
• Organisa5on
&
• Inventory
Implementa5on
• Supply
chain
workflow
efficiency
ramp
up
strategy
value
crea5on
• Concep5on,
modelling
• Build
and
deploy
poten5al
sizing
and
• Tender,
evaluate,
teams
• Sustainable
opera5onal
setup
contract
&
• Troubleshoo5ng
development
of
logis5cs
sites
monitor
3
PL/
• Monitor
agenda
• Budge5ng
&
carriers
contracts
performance
• Integra5ng
the
COGS
modelling
• WMS/TMS
tools
against
plan
heritage
into
the
• Make
or
buy
»
:
specifica5on
• Bug
iden5fica5on
next
model
strategic
• Technology
and
fixes
• Supplier
mapping
appraisal
of
the
• Detailed
process
• Repor5ng
&
evalua5on
on
opportunity
to
manual
• Post
mortem
supply
chain
outsource
• Project
planning
analysis
capabili5es
logis5cs
• Budget
control
opera5ons
3
4. Our
difference
:
we
operate
across
Europe
and
Asia
Ownership
&
Exper/se
Culture
accountability
• Source
Ouest
leverages
the
• Supply
chain
&
logis5cs
• At
Source
Ouest,
we
are
all
exper5se
of
a
network
of
exper5se,
acquired
in
too
aware
of
the
proven
partners
opera5ons
and
in
the
importance
of
the
cultural
• Source
Ouest
manages
the
boardroom
alike,
is
the
dimension
in
making
a
assignments
and
remains
common
denominator
of
success
of
interna5onal
accountable
for
the
quality
the
extended
team
projects
of
its
deliverables
• We
provide
exper5se
in
all
• All
Source
Ouest
partners
aspects
of
logis5cs
bricks
have
a
proven
experience
in
managing
mul5
na5onal
transforma5on
projects
in
supply
chain
McKinsey
es*mates
that
85%
of
worldwide
GDP
will
be
sold
across
interna*onal
borders
in
20
years.
Geographies
covered:
UK,
Germany,
Czech
Republic,
Hungary,
Spain,
Italy,
Poland,
Russia,
Ukraine,
Turkey,
South
East
Asia,
China
4
5. Selected
cases
–
Strategy
&
organiza/on
Client
Stakes
Objec/ves
Results
Healthcare
at
• Reduce
procurement
costs
(40
M
€)
• Structured
tendering
for
medical
devices
leading
to
a
home
• Create
&
organize
a
supply
chain
dept.
3
M€
anual
saving
• Leverage
group
size
under
LBO
• Design
network
of
plamorms,
central
stocks
&
• Sales
forecast
&
inventory
planning
implementa5on
• Logis5cs
performance
regional
outbases
(processes
&
tools)
opera5ons
• Recruitment
&
coaching
of
the
supply
chain
team
• Op5mise
inventory
loca5on
against
service
levels
• Ra5onalisa5on
and
reduc5on
of
fleet
by
12%
• Shrink
the
van
fleet
(>500)
Frozen
CPG
• Devise
commercial
strategy
logis/cs
• Structured
partnerships
with
3
major
European
• Formulate
and
develop
service
offering
players
• Under
u5lised
deep
freeze
including
pan
European
refrigerated
• Vendor
managed
inventory
concept
successfully
storage
warehouse
(24,000
transport
introduced
to
major
retailers.
pallets)
• Develop
strategic
partnerships
with
• Full
and
marginal
cos5ng
tool
to
allow
dynamic
refrigerated
carriers
• Build
a
cost
and
pricing
model
gross
margin
management
Hospitality
industry
• Design
and
implement
processes
with
clear
• Implemented
a
new
supply
chain
organisa5on
from
• Too
high
inventory,
responsibili5es
over
sales
forecast,
merchandise
products
managers
to
shop
back
office
obsolescence
on
seasonal
items
replenishment
rules
and
inventory
planning
• Implemented
a
specific
sooware
suppor5ng
the
over
wide
range
of
SKU’S
• Reduce
inventory
by
25%
collabora5ve
workflow
for
store
replenishment
via
• Out
of
stocks
on
the
sales
floor
• Improve
availability
to
95%
on
top
100
automa5c
reordering
runners
• Inventory
and
availability
on
target
Hospitality
industry
• Review
inbound
logis5cs
organisa5on
• Improvement
plan
of
web
based
ordering
tools
at
• Focus
inbound
logis5cs
on
value
performance
(cost,
quality/safety,
service)
hotel
level
delivered
to
hotels
• Propose
improvements
to
suppliers
• Based
on
hotel
logis5cs
requirements
extensive
• Improve
service
(wholesalers
)
logis5cs
survey,
focus
logis5cs
on
genuine
expecta5ons
• Reduce
inbound
logis5cs
cost
• Economical
evalua5on
of
an
integrated
• Opera5ng
cost
improvement
poten5al
within
8%
to
inbound
logis5cs
system
18%
depending
on
op5ons
5
6. Selected
cases
–
Global
supply
chain
Client
Stakes
Objec/ves
Results
Sourcing
for
Retail
• Take
control
of
supply
chain
from
China
to
• SOP’s
designed
and
agreed
with
2
appointed
3PL’s
• Global
Sourcing
Asia
poten5al
export
to
Carrefour
countries
worldwide
• Purchase
order
track
and
trace
system
implemented
under-‐u5lised
• Implement
control
tower
model
based
on
• Solu5on
rolled
out
intra
Asia
and
ROW
• Logis5cs
in
hands
of
suppliers
SOP’s
and
Track
and
trace
systems
• Increased
volumes
by
50%
over
2
years
:
France
share
• Increase
internally
sourced
volume
dropped
from
70
to
40%
Sourcing
for
Retail
• Design
a
mul5
countries
hub
based
system
to
• Mul5
country
hub
(16,000
Sqm)
implemented
in
• High
cost
of
inbound
logis5cs
consolidate
freight
in
Asia
Malaysia
(PTP)
to
deconsolidate/reconsolidate
18,000
from
Asia
to
Europe
for
• Eliminate
merge
in
transit
opera5ons
in
Teu’s
from
6
Asian
countries
into
NL
and
Germany
for
seasonal
products
Europe
direct
container
delivery
into
stores
• Insufficient
reliability
in
supply
• Minimize
inbound
logis5cs
costs
• 92%
of
deliveries
within
the
week
of
due
date
Sourcing
for
Retail
• Reduce
system
inventory
from
120
days
to
less
than
• Too
high
inventory
of
• Design
a
«
shared
services
»
supply
chain
70
day
by
implemen5ng
a
a
consolida5ons
solu5on
permanent
range
held
in
organisa5on
servicing
12
european
retail
into
mul5
BU
FCL
and
weekly
increased
shipping
european
warehouses
and
brands
frequency
ex
Chinese
ports.
stores
• Prove
the
economical
trade
off
obtained
via
• Iden5fica5on
of
key
opera5ng
processes
between
• Import
logis5cs
controlled
by
mul5
BU
consolida5on
in
sourcing
area
by
European
BU’s
and
sourcing
office.
Organisa5onal
chinese
supplier
changing
incoterms
alignment
and
preliminary
selec5on
of
3PL’s
to
operate
the
solu5on.
6
7. Selected
cases
–
Opera/onal
performance
Client
Stakes
Objec/ves
Results
Retail
DC
ops
• Losses
for
the
3PL
opera5ng
• New
local
management
• Restore
sustainable
service
level
to
stores
na5onal
NDC
in
Hungary
• All
processes
audited
&
improved
through
IT
best
use
• Restore
Opera5ng
Profit
to
Group
• High
turnover
in
site
• Restored
quality
of
service
aoer
3
months
expecta5on
management
• Restored
sustainable
posi5ve
EBIT
aoer
6
months
• Rebuild
customer
confidence
in
long
term
• Service
to
stores
below
• Renego5ated
tariffs
and
extended
contract
with
ability
to
serve
contractual
KPI’s
client
Retail
DC
ops
• 3PL
not
working
proac5vely
• Won
the
contract
for
a
3PL
(design,
nego5a5on
&
• Design
alterna5ve
warehouse
&
distribu5on
enough
towards
customer
implementa5on)
process
enabling
late
cut
off
5me
for
store
service
development
• Extended
the
ordering
cut
off
5me
by
2
hours
orders
requirements
• Upscaled
the
rate
of
X-‐dock
from
45%
to
60%
and
• Increase
the
rate
of
X-‐docked
products
at
DC
• Contract
renewal
situa5on
reduced
pick
faces
at
DC
by
1,500
Sku’s
Logis/que
&
• Sucessfully
implement
Import
• Engineer
a
flexible
lease
on
warehousing
site
Distribu/on
warehouse
in
Bucarest
• Retain
key
talented
staff
in
a
highly
• Successful
implementa5on
managed
in
3
months
• Variabilise
opera5ng
costs
in
a
compe55ve
and
turnover
labor
market
• Extended
range
to
locally
sourced
CPG
products
in
strong
growth
environment
and
• Deliver
from
day
one
high
service
levels
to
year
2
increasing
requirements
for
sa5sfy
an
aggressive
hypermarkets
opening
• Controlled
staff
tunover
:
<15%
over
12
months
Roumanie
warehouse
space
programme
Medical
products
• Opex
reduc5on
in
semi
distribu/on
• Opex
reduc5on
automated
distribu5on
• Process
mapping
&
Reengineering
centers
• On
going
• Nego5a5ons
with
industrial
rela5on
• Delivery
round
op5misa5on
counterparts
prior
to
go
live
using
market
leader
sooware
• Iden5fica5on
and
management
of
economic
• Insufficient
cost
control
on
3rd
subordina5on
cases
• Renego5ated
all
300
contracts
at
local
level
and
party
transport
• Formal
tendering
process
at
local
level
control
processes
and
tools
implemented
centrally
• High
variability
on
cost
per
mile
implemented
for
central
monitoring
• Opex
reduced
by
5,5
%
• Reduc5on
in
opex
budget
7