The document discusses working capital management and capacity planning. It defines working capital and describes how improving working capital management can increase cash flow and profitability by reducing inventory levels and accounts receivable times. The document also discusses how capacity planning involves both long-term planning to set production levels and short-term control to adjust to changes in demand or other factors. Capacity planning must balance meeting production needs with optimization of resources like labor, machines, and materials.
This document provides an agenda and overview for a BMC & InfraVision seminar on proactive performance management. The agenda includes introductions, a product overview of BMC ProactiveNet, a live demo, and a drink. Key points about BMC include its focus on business service management, strengths like decades of experience and thousands of customers, and the ProactiveNet solution's capabilities for predictive analytics, root cause analysis, and support for virtual/cloud environments.
The document discusses intelligent sales and risk performance management (ISRPM) using IBM Cognos and PitneyBowes MapInfo. It summarizes the key capabilities of the solution including business and location intelligence, interactive risk analysis, and sales potential through risk management. The document also positions Cognos as a leader in business intelligence platforms and corporate performance management suites.
Newgen Software Technologies Ltd is Market Leader in ECM & BPM. Among those only 5 companies in the world to feature in Gartner MQ for both BPM & ECM.
M Life 2009 Modern Government And Mobility Eduardo Fernandez RojoEd Fernandez
Modern Government and Mobility discusses how mobility extends the reach of government. It provides three examples: [1] Providing mobile offices for public servants in the field; [2] Connecting government assets through tracking and sensors; [3] Enabling machine-to-machine communication for remote monitoring and scheduling of resources. The document advocates that government embrace mobility to meet challenges through a strategic approach.
IAPsolutions is expert in advanced management of infrastructures, services and business processes, with over 10 years of experience in the market. The technology, solutions and products offered by IAPsolutions provide Operational Support Systems (OSS) and Business Support Systems (BSS) to operators and infrastructure managers.
As a leader in next generation software engineering and under the “managing technology” motto, IAPsolutions provides added value, excellence and efficiency in the management of technology and services, maximising the automatization of the operation processes, independently of the appliances, equipments and manufacturers that take part on them.
SYNNEX is a leading business process services company that offers integrated IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing services. It has a proven low-cost business model and efficient operations supported by a proprietary IT system and offshore back office functions. SYNNEX has demonstrated strong and consistent financial performance with revenue, operating income and EPS growth over time, as well as improving margins and returns. The company represents an attractive investment opportunity due to its effective business model, cost efficiency, financial strength and opportunities for continued organic and acquisition-based growth.
The document summarizes an international conference on Islamic microfinance in Mauritius organized by the Center of Islamic Banking & Economics. It discusses technology for Islamic finance and whether it is time to invest. The conference will discuss Oracle and Islamic finance, the need to re-architect Islamic banking technology, and the benefits of a re-architected technology platform. It concludes by outlining how a re-architected platform can provide benefits such as being designed for universal banking, end-to-end integration, and regulatory and Shariah compliance.
This document provides an agenda and overview for a BMC & InfraVision seminar on proactive performance management. The agenda includes introductions, a product overview of BMC ProactiveNet, a live demo, and a drink. Key points about BMC include its focus on business service management, strengths like decades of experience and thousands of customers, and the ProactiveNet solution's capabilities for predictive analytics, root cause analysis, and support for virtual/cloud environments.
The document discusses intelligent sales and risk performance management (ISRPM) using IBM Cognos and PitneyBowes MapInfo. It summarizes the key capabilities of the solution including business and location intelligence, interactive risk analysis, and sales potential through risk management. The document also positions Cognos as a leader in business intelligence platforms and corporate performance management suites.
Newgen Software Technologies Ltd is Market Leader in ECM & BPM. Among those only 5 companies in the world to feature in Gartner MQ for both BPM & ECM.
M Life 2009 Modern Government And Mobility Eduardo Fernandez RojoEd Fernandez
Modern Government and Mobility discusses how mobility extends the reach of government. It provides three examples: [1] Providing mobile offices for public servants in the field; [2] Connecting government assets through tracking and sensors; [3] Enabling machine-to-machine communication for remote monitoring and scheduling of resources. The document advocates that government embrace mobility to meet challenges through a strategic approach.
IAPsolutions is expert in advanced management of infrastructures, services and business processes, with over 10 years of experience in the market. The technology, solutions and products offered by IAPsolutions provide Operational Support Systems (OSS) and Business Support Systems (BSS) to operators and infrastructure managers.
As a leader in next generation software engineering and under the “managing technology” motto, IAPsolutions provides added value, excellence and efficiency in the management of technology and services, maximising the automatization of the operation processes, independently of the appliances, equipments and manufacturers that take part on them.
SYNNEX is a leading business process services company that offers integrated IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing services. It has a proven low-cost business model and efficient operations supported by a proprietary IT system and offshore back office functions. SYNNEX has demonstrated strong and consistent financial performance with revenue, operating income and EPS growth over time, as well as improving margins and returns. The company represents an attractive investment opportunity due to its effective business model, cost efficiency, financial strength and opportunities for continued organic and acquisition-based growth.
The document summarizes an international conference on Islamic microfinance in Mauritius organized by the Center of Islamic Banking & Economics. It discusses technology for Islamic finance and whether it is time to invest. The conference will discuss Oracle and Islamic finance, the need to re-architect Islamic banking technology, and the benefits of a re-architected technology platform. It concludes by outlining how a re-architected platform can provide benefits such as being designed for universal banking, end-to-end integration, and regulatory and Shariah compliance.
1) The document discusses emerging trends in enterprise applications for 2009, including a greater focus on cost-cutting, easier integration of applications, and new consumption models like cloud/SaaS.
2) Key application areas that will be important in 2009 include BPM, collaborative CRM, financial BI, and tools that support innovation.
3) New application models like software as a service (SaaS) and "mashups" that combine multiple applications and services will become more prevalent, enabling more customized solutions.
Operations management is the design, execution, and improvement of systems that create and deliver a firm's primary products and services. It involves transforming various inputs like materials, energy, labor, capital, and information into outputs such as goods or services. The key functions of operations managers include planning, organizing, controlling, directing, motivating, coordinating, and training and development activities related to the transformation process. Some current issues in operations management include coordinating relationships between organizations, optimizing global networks, and managing the customer experience.
This chapter discusses operations management. It provides an overview of key topics in OM including what OM is, the role of operations managers, productivity, and the history and evolution of OM. Some key points covered include defining OM as transforming inputs into outputs, the 10 critical decisions OM managers make, factors that influence productivity, and the growth of the services sector globally.
Operaton management chap 1 by RAJA ZEESHANZeeshan Afzal
This chapter discusses operations management. It provides an overview of key topics in OM including what OM is, the role of operations managers, productivity, and critical decisions in OM. It also reviews the history and evolution of OM concepts from figures like Taylor, Ford, and Deming. The chapter outlines differences between goods and services and trends shifting operations toward global and high-tech approaches.
This document discusses strategies for building a customer-centric platform for Vietnamese banks. It covers global banking trends, challenges around growing business, reducing costs, and meeting regulations. It then discusses three key strategies: expanding delivery channels beyond branches and ATMs, innovating products through blended offerings, and integrating customer relationship management with core banking. Mobile banking is highlighted as an emerging dominant channel in Vietnam. A modern, open platform core banking solution is presented as a way to increase agility over legacy systems.
This document provides an introduction to Cool Vendor 2010, a company focused on high software technology for telecommunications. It has over 100 daily users of its IAP solutions, processes over 15 million CDRs daily, and manages networks from over 50 technologies. The company has a history of over 15 years, is ISO and ITIL certified, and provides customized OSS/BSS solutions and services to telecom and other sectors such as utilities and energy.
Plenaria lancio talleyrand roma maggio 2010guesta7ae170
The agenda includes:
1. A welcome coffee from 9:30-10:00.
2. An Oracle EPM System Overview and what's new in Release 11.1.2 from 10:00-10:45.
3. Sessions on financial close & reporting, consolidation from 10:45-11:45 with a break between 11:45-12:00.
4. Sessions on planning & budgeting, profitability and cost management from 12:00-13:00 followed by a buffet lunch.
Minacs Spend Smart is an innovative spend management methodology that combines procurement fundamentals with modern techniques to strategically move legacy in-house buying activities to leveraging external capabilities. It provides a seamless set of outsourced procurement services including sourcing and category management, sourcing support, and purchasing operations. Minacs claims it can achieve significant negotiated savings and benefits for clients through its global skills, comprehensive solutions, and focus on capturing sustained value.
This document provides an overview of the retail industry and enterprise architecture review. It discusses the business overview of retail, trends and challenges in the industry, the current state architecture, and future state architecture. It also covers topics like supply chain management, merchandizing, point of sale systems, payments, digital signage, and solutions from major vendors like Oracle, SAP, and Cap Gemini.
Case Studies Using Process as the Lever for Enterprise ChangeVincent Kwon
IBM Global Business Services provides expertise in business process management (BPM). BPM encompasses methods for modeling, optimizing, and monitoring business processes across departments, partners, and systems. The three core BPM components - business process analysis, execution, and monitoring - each deliver value on their own and greater value when used together. Organizations should pay attention to process to link strategic goals with operational effectiveness, organizational components, and leverage synergy between process design and IT development. A staged BPM life-cycle provides the framework for a business-driven approach to BPM.
Telecoms' Regulatory Accounting Separation and Oman Case Studyssimam
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The document discusses Oracle's supplier management solutions. It highlights that Oracle's integrated suite can dramatically cut costs for supplier management by streamlining procurement processes, enforcing policy compliance, and providing complete procure-to-pay automation. The suite includes modules for spend analysis, category management, sourcing, procurement, supplier collaboration, logistics, settlement, and supplier performance management. It claims that implementing the solutions can reduce costs per supplier from $585-1000 annually to below $150 by providing better visibility across the organization.
The agenda outlines a schedule for an Oracle EPM System overview and what's new in Release 11.1.2. It includes sessions on the Oracle EPM System, Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Financial Management, and Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management. There will be breaks for coffee and lunch.
Infosys – Order management | CRM & SRM Case Study | SolutionInfosys
The Infosys order management solution envisages collaboration on the order planning process. This technology solution integrates with SRM and CRM applications within an organization to help identify customer and supplier prioritization
Optimized Business Processes in the Age of Cloud ComputingOracle Day
This document outlines a presentation on optimized business processes in the age of cloud computing. The presentation agenda includes strategically streamlining processes, processes in the world of fusion applications, managing processes anytime anywhere, and final thoughts. The document discusses how business process management (BPM) delivers value today and is designed for the future by adapting to new technologies like cloud computing which provides flexibility and scale. BPM can help automate and optimize processes to drive innovation and business agility.
Siemens IT Solutions and Services has successfully completed the transfer of responsibility for SAP Application Management from various CIO units of Siemens Russia to their own organization. They manage over 30 SAP systems supporting over 1,800 users across 4 Siemens companies in Russia. Siemens IT Solutions and Services is one of the top 10 outsourcing providers worldwide with proven experience in application management, a strong quality management system, and standardized processes and tools.
SYNNEX held an analyst day presentation to discuss the company's business model and strategic focus. The presentation highlighted that SYNNEX has achieved 86 consecutive profitable quarters and is the #1 distributor for several major brands. It also emphasized SYNNEX's goal of optimizing its core business through cost efficiencies, expanding into adjacent high-growth markets, and differentiating itself through supply chain and business process services. Questions from analysts were then invited.
Microsoft power point 080102 fl-bp_3rdpartylogs_g0108 [compatibility mode]Erika Rachma
This document discusses a 3PL (third party logistics) initiative between the presenting company and a client. It outlines the benefits of 3PL for reducing operational costs and focusing on core competencies. The company offers an end-to-end supply chain solution utilizing their technological platform and network. Their operational scheme would integrate the client's supply chain data and processes. The services would enhance the client's business operations and supply chain management through applications, business intelligence, and performance management tools. Partnering with the presenting company provides value through cost savings compared to a company's logistical expenses.
Presentation given by Shantanu Upadhyay, Sr. Mgr. Deloitte India, TMT Practice at Cloud Computing World Forum India 2011 on 12th October 2011 at JW Marriott, Mumbai.
This document discusses business process management and provides insights and practices for sustained transformation. It addresses key success factors for practitioners and depicts the enterprise as a dynamic system. Some key process elements of BPM are also outlined, including frameworks for evaluation and management. The document emphasizes that sustained process performance depends on an organization's capability to manage its processes through business process management.
Sustainable supply chains - from theory to practiceiskandaruz
The document discusses sustainable supply chains from theory to practice. It introduces UnitedLog and defines sustainability in terms of balancing social, environmental and economic needs. Key drivers for more sustainable supply chains include increasing regulations and fuel prices. The document outlines measuring emissions, tools for sustainability improvements, and examples of sustainable initiatives from companies. It emphasizes the need for a holistic view to balance traditional efficiency and emissions reductions for long term profitability.
The document discusses SAP BusinessObjects Disclosure Management, a software solution that helps companies reduce the time, risk, and cost of regulatory disclosures. It provides speed and flexibility through automation, integrates data to accelerate disclosure generation, and supports collaboration through workflow and approval tools. It also enables compliance and control with audit trails, versioning, and the ability to generate disclosures and XBRL filings.
1) The document discusses emerging trends in enterprise applications for 2009, including a greater focus on cost-cutting, easier integration of applications, and new consumption models like cloud/SaaS.
2) Key application areas that will be important in 2009 include BPM, collaborative CRM, financial BI, and tools that support innovation.
3) New application models like software as a service (SaaS) and "mashups" that combine multiple applications and services will become more prevalent, enabling more customized solutions.
Operations management is the design, execution, and improvement of systems that create and deliver a firm's primary products and services. It involves transforming various inputs like materials, energy, labor, capital, and information into outputs such as goods or services. The key functions of operations managers include planning, organizing, controlling, directing, motivating, coordinating, and training and development activities related to the transformation process. Some current issues in operations management include coordinating relationships between organizations, optimizing global networks, and managing the customer experience.
This chapter discusses operations management. It provides an overview of key topics in OM including what OM is, the role of operations managers, productivity, and the history and evolution of OM. Some key points covered include defining OM as transforming inputs into outputs, the 10 critical decisions OM managers make, factors that influence productivity, and the growth of the services sector globally.
Operaton management chap 1 by RAJA ZEESHANZeeshan Afzal
This chapter discusses operations management. It provides an overview of key topics in OM including what OM is, the role of operations managers, productivity, and critical decisions in OM. It also reviews the history and evolution of OM concepts from figures like Taylor, Ford, and Deming. The chapter outlines differences between goods and services and trends shifting operations toward global and high-tech approaches.
This document discusses strategies for building a customer-centric platform for Vietnamese banks. It covers global banking trends, challenges around growing business, reducing costs, and meeting regulations. It then discusses three key strategies: expanding delivery channels beyond branches and ATMs, innovating products through blended offerings, and integrating customer relationship management with core banking. Mobile banking is highlighted as an emerging dominant channel in Vietnam. A modern, open platform core banking solution is presented as a way to increase agility over legacy systems.
This document provides an introduction to Cool Vendor 2010, a company focused on high software technology for telecommunications. It has over 100 daily users of its IAP solutions, processes over 15 million CDRs daily, and manages networks from over 50 technologies. The company has a history of over 15 years, is ISO and ITIL certified, and provides customized OSS/BSS solutions and services to telecom and other sectors such as utilities and energy.
Plenaria lancio talleyrand roma maggio 2010guesta7ae170
The agenda includes:
1. A welcome coffee from 9:30-10:00.
2. An Oracle EPM System Overview and what's new in Release 11.1.2 from 10:00-10:45.
3. Sessions on financial close & reporting, consolidation from 10:45-11:45 with a break between 11:45-12:00.
4. Sessions on planning & budgeting, profitability and cost management from 12:00-13:00 followed by a buffet lunch.
Minacs Spend Smart is an innovative spend management methodology that combines procurement fundamentals with modern techniques to strategically move legacy in-house buying activities to leveraging external capabilities. It provides a seamless set of outsourced procurement services including sourcing and category management, sourcing support, and purchasing operations. Minacs claims it can achieve significant negotiated savings and benefits for clients through its global skills, comprehensive solutions, and focus on capturing sustained value.
This document provides an overview of the retail industry and enterprise architecture review. It discusses the business overview of retail, trends and challenges in the industry, the current state architecture, and future state architecture. It also covers topics like supply chain management, merchandizing, point of sale systems, payments, digital signage, and solutions from major vendors like Oracle, SAP, and Cap Gemini.
Case Studies Using Process as the Lever for Enterprise ChangeVincent Kwon
IBM Global Business Services provides expertise in business process management (BPM). BPM encompasses methods for modeling, optimizing, and monitoring business processes across departments, partners, and systems. The three core BPM components - business process analysis, execution, and monitoring - each deliver value on their own and greater value when used together. Organizations should pay attention to process to link strategic goals with operational effectiveness, organizational components, and leverage synergy between process design and IT development. A staged BPM life-cycle provides the framework for a business-driven approach to BPM.
Telecoms' Regulatory Accounting Separation and Oman Case Studyssimam
Accounting separation is being implemented in Oman to regulate the telecom market. It requires dominant operators like Omantel to prepare separate financial statements for different business lines to increase transparency around costs, revenues, and internal transactions. This aims to prevent anti-competitive behavior by ensuring non-discriminatory treatment of competitors. Oman's telecom regulator TRA specifies parameters for the cost accounting model and uses results from regulatory accounting to conduct tests around margin squeeze, predatory pricing, and cross-subsidization. The Oman model provides a framework for implementing accounting separation as a regulatory tool.
The document discusses Oracle's supplier management solutions. It highlights that Oracle's integrated suite can dramatically cut costs for supplier management by streamlining procurement processes, enforcing policy compliance, and providing complete procure-to-pay automation. The suite includes modules for spend analysis, category management, sourcing, procurement, supplier collaboration, logistics, settlement, and supplier performance management. It claims that implementing the solutions can reduce costs per supplier from $585-1000 annually to below $150 by providing better visibility across the organization.
The agenda outlines a schedule for an Oracle EPM System overview and what's new in Release 11.1.2. It includes sessions on the Oracle EPM System, Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Financial Management, and Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management. There will be breaks for coffee and lunch.
Infosys – Order management | CRM & SRM Case Study | SolutionInfosys
The Infosys order management solution envisages collaboration on the order planning process. This technology solution integrates with SRM and CRM applications within an organization to help identify customer and supplier prioritization
Optimized Business Processes in the Age of Cloud ComputingOracle Day
This document outlines a presentation on optimized business processes in the age of cloud computing. The presentation agenda includes strategically streamlining processes, processes in the world of fusion applications, managing processes anytime anywhere, and final thoughts. The document discusses how business process management (BPM) delivers value today and is designed for the future by adapting to new technologies like cloud computing which provides flexibility and scale. BPM can help automate and optimize processes to drive innovation and business agility.
Siemens IT Solutions and Services has successfully completed the transfer of responsibility for SAP Application Management from various CIO units of Siemens Russia to their own organization. They manage over 30 SAP systems supporting over 1,800 users across 4 Siemens companies in Russia. Siemens IT Solutions and Services is one of the top 10 outsourcing providers worldwide with proven experience in application management, a strong quality management system, and standardized processes and tools.
SYNNEX held an analyst day presentation to discuss the company's business model and strategic focus. The presentation highlighted that SYNNEX has achieved 86 consecutive profitable quarters and is the #1 distributor for several major brands. It also emphasized SYNNEX's goal of optimizing its core business through cost efficiencies, expanding into adjacent high-growth markets, and differentiating itself through supply chain and business process services. Questions from analysts were then invited.
Microsoft power point 080102 fl-bp_3rdpartylogs_g0108 [compatibility mode]Erika Rachma
This document discusses a 3PL (third party logistics) initiative between the presenting company and a client. It outlines the benefits of 3PL for reducing operational costs and focusing on core competencies. The company offers an end-to-end supply chain solution utilizing their technological platform and network. Their operational scheme would integrate the client's supply chain data and processes. The services would enhance the client's business operations and supply chain management through applications, business intelligence, and performance management tools. Partnering with the presenting company provides value through cost savings compared to a company's logistical expenses.
Presentation given by Shantanu Upadhyay, Sr. Mgr. Deloitte India, TMT Practice at Cloud Computing World Forum India 2011 on 12th October 2011 at JW Marriott, Mumbai.
This document discusses business process management and provides insights and practices for sustained transformation. It addresses key success factors for practitioners and depicts the enterprise as a dynamic system. Some key process elements of BPM are also outlined, including frameworks for evaluation and management. The document emphasizes that sustained process performance depends on an organization's capability to manage its processes through business process management.
Sustainable supply chains - from theory to practiceiskandaruz
The document discusses sustainable supply chains from theory to practice. It introduces UnitedLog and defines sustainability in terms of balancing social, environmental and economic needs. Key drivers for more sustainable supply chains include increasing regulations and fuel prices. The document outlines measuring emissions, tools for sustainability improvements, and examples of sustainable initiatives from companies. It emphasizes the need for a holistic view to balance traditional efficiency and emissions reductions for long term profitability.
The document discusses SAP BusinessObjects Disclosure Management, a software solution that helps companies reduce the time, risk, and cost of regulatory disclosures. It provides speed and flexibility through automation, integrates data to accelerate disclosure generation, and supports collaboration through workflow and approval tools. It also enables compliance and control with audit trails, versioning, and the ability to generate disclosures and XBRL filings.
The document summarizes key lessons from companies that outperformed peers during the 1990-91 recession. It notes that winners focused on strategic cost management and value creation. They leveraged technology to gain insight and manage value drivers. Winners also collaborated with customers to develop new products tailored to the downturn and shaped demand through profitable pricing. Losers underperformed by not employing these strategies.
Get Ready for Solvency II with Oracle's Hyperion Profitability and Cost Manag...Alithya
Organisations today are preparing for the Solvency II regulatory requirements by looking at the controls, processes, and methodologies involved with their various accounting, finance, and reporting functions, and making provisions to simplify, standardize, and wherever possible, automate. Ranzal Vice President and Oracle ACE, Mike Killeen provides an overview of HPCM and discuss how companies can leverage the tool for the Solvency II requirements. This presentation is for the UK market.
Managed Services refers to the practice of using specialized service providers for executing specified operating tasks leading to cost & delivery efficiencies and releasing management bandwidth for mission critical activities.
ECATA - Sourcing Strategies of IT ServicesPatrick Nolot
The 11th International Aerospace Seminar organized by the ECATA Alumni (European Consortium for Advanced Training in Aerospace, www.ecata.org) took place in Munich, Germany, and hosted industry leaders who made presentations on the conference's theme "Balancing Core Competences and Out-Sourcing".
Patrick Nolot, VP Technology Strategy & Architecture, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, together with Björn Schichler, Senior Manager, LogicaCMG Management Consulting and Michel Cadars, LogicaCMG Global Account Director EADS, made a presentation on "Sourcing Strategies of IT Services".
Presentation abstract:
• Main evolutions of the IT sourcing services market, from off shoring of IT programming skills to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
• What IT outsourcing (ITO) is and is not? (scope)
• Why deciding for “optimal IT sourcing” initiatives? (business objectives)
• Where to source IT services? (location analysis)
• How to source IT services? (sourcing models)
• Best practices and return on experience from LogicaCMG, one of the leading 10 players in the Western European IT and BPO services market
• Emerging trends in the IT sourcing services market
The document discusses how LeanSigma can help CIOs address the challenges of reducing costs while improving efficiency, service quality, and enabling new capabilities. It describes how LeanSigma combines Lean and Six Sigma approaches to streamline processes and eliminate waste. Implementing LeanSigma across key IT processes like change management, software development, and help desk support can drive 20-30% annual productivity improvements for IT organizations.
Managed Services refers to the practice of using specialized service providers for executing specified operating tasks leading to cost & delivery efficiencies and releasing management bandwidth for mission critical activities.
Telecom, BFSI, IT, ITES, Consumer Products
Nari Viswanathan from Aberdeen Group on ‘The Supply Chain Executive's Strateg...eyefortransport
The document discusses key trends and strategies for supply chain executives in 2010. It focuses on gaining supply chain visibility and responsiveness, business intelligence becoming more operationally focused, sales and operations planning evolving into integrated business planning, collaboration returning through trading community management, and cloud/SaaS approaches enabling integrated demand-supply networks. The priorities of the chief supply chain officer are to align supply chain strategies with business goals through these trends.
The Relationship Between ITG and ITSM Lifecycles PradeepBhanot
The document discusses the relationship between IT governance and IT service management lifecycles. It notes that both areas have evolved from being operations focused to becoming more risk and value focused. A key point is that IT governance and IT service management have similar drivers of business alignment, transparency, best practices, rigor, formality, policy and compliance. The document advocates taking a holistic view and creating a unified service model to bring more transparency and value to both IT and the business.
This document discusses Connecting-Expertise's solution for managing contingent workforces. It defines key terms like VMS, MSP, and contingent workforce. Connecting-Expertise provides a VMS SaaS platform that enables eSourcing, contract management, invoicing, and reporting for contingent workers. Their customers represent over €490 million in annual spend. While contingent workforces are important, they also present challenges around spend control, service quality, and compliance. Connecting-Expertise's solution aims to address these challenges through an automated and transparent procurement process.
Omnitech InfoSolutions Ltd. aims to be a global leader in providing technology services for business availability and continuity. It offers infrastructure management, technology services, and enterprise solutions to help organizations increase productivity, predictability, and profitability. Omnitech has over 1000 professionals, a technology center in Mumbai, and a presence in India and countries like the US, Middle East, and Europe.
The 10-step document outlines a process for mobile operators to implement an effective 4G service assurance strategy. It begins with evaluating current assurance systems and processes, then developing key performance indicators. Next, it recommends integrating network inventory, automating trouble management, and implementing a centralized repository for performance data. Further steps include service quality management, customer experience management, service level agreements, and integrating new 4G network elements. The goal is to continuously improve processes to enhance the subscriber experience and lower costs. A case study example shows how one operator achieved a 30% reduction in costs through these assurance simplification steps.
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions help large enterprises effectively manage critical organizational assets to improve corporate performance. Changes in the business environment have increased the importance of EAM. Integrating EAM with other systems like ERP allows companies to reduce costs, increase asset usage, and maximize returns. Infosys can help companies implement and customize EAM solutions to gain strategic and operational benefits.
OTM DELIVERED: How Business Process Outsourcing and Preconfigured Solutions...MavenWire
How to leverage BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) to reduce your OTM (Oracle Transportation Management) implementation costs and focus on your core competencies.
Presented by Samuel Levin at MavenWire.
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The document discusses trends for 2010 that will impact businesses, including global integration, the participatory internet, workforce demographics, software as a service, virtualized data and devices, and simplicity from design. It focuses on three opportunities: employee-driven integration, global collaborative innovation, and aggressively pursuing simplicity and hosting. Themes for 2010 include opening data to reuse, capturing participation, transitioning to simple hosted tools, encouraging customization, and rewarding sharing. It provides examples of how these trends could impact building employee profiles and the employee desktop.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV iBuild™ seamlessly integrates all departments of a company to enhance productivity and maximize efficiency while maintaining a familiar and user friendly environment.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV iBuild™ centralize your critical estimating, sales, project management, workforce management, and financial information to help you better control budgets, schedules, operations, customer relationships, and the profitability… it is also easy to customize, learn, and implement. It includes a fully customizable reporting module.
Chris Coan The Strategically Aligned Performance Management SolutionTomOwenHughes
The document discusses performance management and improving business performance through data-driven insights. It identifies the top drivers for performance management as improving decision making, responding to user needs, aligning with strategy, enabling self-service analytics, and reducing costs. It also outlines common challenges on the business and IT sides in establishing effective performance management practices. Finally, it discusses how bridging the gap between strategy and execution through contextualized information and aligned actions across an organization can help optimize business performance.
This document discusses the role of controllers in providing financial stability, informed decisions, and focusing on future business success. It provides examples of how controllers implement integrated financial systems, identify risks, and use scenario modeling to support strategic planning. While the economic crisis has increased challenges, controllers can help by taking an advisory role in decisions, using efficient information management and exploring new areas to focus on the future.
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Operation of Solar and Waste-heat Powered Adsorption Desalinationiskandaruz
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A Study on the Development of High Accuracy Solar Tracking Systemsiskandaruz
This document describes a study on developing a high accuracy solar tracking system. The system uses both an optical method with feedback sensors and an astronomical method using location and time data to calculate the sun's position. It combines these methods to track the sun with errors of less than 1 degree and 1 second. The system was built for under $1000 using off-the-shelf software and components. It achieved concentrated sunlight output through an optical fiber, demonstrating its accuracy in tracking the sun.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.