air products & chemicals 2008 Feb11 Lehmanfinance26
This document provides an overview of Air Products, including its business segments, financial performance, growth opportunities, and outlook. Some key points:
- Air Products has a diverse portfolio across gases, equipment, and technologies with long-term contracts providing stability.
- The company has delivered strong sales and earnings growth in recent years and aims to continue expanding margins and improving returns.
- Major growth opportunities exist in hydrogen, oxygen for gasification, and other energy and environmental applications.
- Air Products expects to sustain double-digit earnings growth through focus on productivity and margins while maintaining its leadership in industrial gases.
air products & chemicals 2008 June3 JPMorganfinance26
1. Air Products is a $10 billion company with diverse markets and geographies that is positioned for continued long-term value creation.
2. The company has pursued a strategy of transforming its business mix toward higher growth segments like tonnage gases, electronics, and healthcare.
3. Air Products aims to deliver profitable growth through long-term contracts, consistent cash flows, a strong balance sheet, and ongoing margin improvement initiatives.
The document summarizes the key findings of a 2010 supply chain survey. It finds that: (1) Half of companies do not review their supply chain strategy as often as needed; (2) One-third of companies do not have future proof plans to account for various possibilities in the next few years; (3) More than half of companies are concerned with inventory costs and transportation costs. The document provides recommendations around measuring, assessing, planning and developing robust strategies to manage risks and variability in an uncertain future.
air products & chemicals 2008 May 21 Goldman Sachsfinance26
Paul Huck, Senior VP and CFO of Goldman Sachs, presented at the Basic Materials Conference on May 21, 2008 about Air Products. Air Products is a $10 billion company with diverse markets and geographies that is positioned for continued long-term value creation. Over the past four years, Air Products has delivered consistent profitable growth, improving returns, and increasing shareholder value through margin improvement, productivity increases, and share buybacks. Air Products is targeting sustainable double-digit EPS growth and a 300 basis point improvement in operating margins over the next three years through cost reduction, productivity gains, and accelerated growth opportunities.
Quadric exists to increase the contribution of business to society. We are an international team of analysts, consultants and creative professionals helping companies improve performance while becoming better places to work. Using the Quadric@ framework, we help companies drive volume and pricing, influence future trends, guide innovation and integrate acquisitions more effectively.
Intact Financial Corporation (IFC) held an investor presentation in August 2010. IFC is Canada's largest provider of property and casualty insurance with over $4 billion in annual premiums. The presentation highlighted IFC's consistent outperformance of the industry through disciplined pricing, underwriting, and capital management. IFC outlined opportunities for future growth through firming market conditions, consolidation in the Canadian P&C market, and expanding its existing distribution platforms and markets.
Rethinking profitable growth - the productivity imperative for foreign multin...EY
After China's decade of economic boom, companies in the nation now need to boost productivity to stay competitive. What must they do to succeed?
http://www.ey.com/CN/en/Services/Advisory/China-productivity-imperative
Our Growing Beyond program explores opportunities across expanding into new markets, finding new ways to innovate & implementing new approaches to talent.
www.ey.com/growingbeyond
This document provides an investor presentation for Intact Financial Corporation (IFC) from September 2010. IFC is Canada's largest provider of property and casualty insurance, with over $4 billion in annual premiums written. The presentation outlines IFC's strong financial position, industry-leading underwriting performance, and growth strategies. Key points include IFC's consistent outperformance of the Canadian P&C industry benchmarks on measures like combined ratio and return on equity. The presentation also discusses IFC's excess capital position, debt capacity, and acquisition strategy to capitalize on consolidation opportunities in the market. Multiple avenues for organic growth are outlined, including leveraging IFC's multi-channel distribution network and expanding product offerings.
air products & chemicals 2008 Feb11 Lehmanfinance26
This document provides an overview of Air Products, including its business segments, financial performance, growth opportunities, and outlook. Some key points:
- Air Products has a diverse portfolio across gases, equipment, and technologies with long-term contracts providing stability.
- The company has delivered strong sales and earnings growth in recent years and aims to continue expanding margins and improving returns.
- Major growth opportunities exist in hydrogen, oxygen for gasification, and other energy and environmental applications.
- Air Products expects to sustain double-digit earnings growth through focus on productivity and margins while maintaining its leadership in industrial gases.
air products & chemicals 2008 June3 JPMorganfinance26
1. Air Products is a $10 billion company with diverse markets and geographies that is positioned for continued long-term value creation.
2. The company has pursued a strategy of transforming its business mix toward higher growth segments like tonnage gases, electronics, and healthcare.
3. Air Products aims to deliver profitable growth through long-term contracts, consistent cash flows, a strong balance sheet, and ongoing margin improvement initiatives.
The document summarizes the key findings of a 2010 supply chain survey. It finds that: (1) Half of companies do not review their supply chain strategy as often as needed; (2) One-third of companies do not have future proof plans to account for various possibilities in the next few years; (3) More than half of companies are concerned with inventory costs and transportation costs. The document provides recommendations around measuring, assessing, planning and developing robust strategies to manage risks and variability in an uncertain future.
air products & chemicals 2008 May 21 Goldman Sachsfinance26
Paul Huck, Senior VP and CFO of Goldman Sachs, presented at the Basic Materials Conference on May 21, 2008 about Air Products. Air Products is a $10 billion company with diverse markets and geographies that is positioned for continued long-term value creation. Over the past four years, Air Products has delivered consistent profitable growth, improving returns, and increasing shareholder value through margin improvement, productivity increases, and share buybacks. Air Products is targeting sustainable double-digit EPS growth and a 300 basis point improvement in operating margins over the next three years through cost reduction, productivity gains, and accelerated growth opportunities.
Quadric exists to increase the contribution of business to society. We are an international team of analysts, consultants and creative professionals helping companies improve performance while becoming better places to work. Using the Quadric@ framework, we help companies drive volume and pricing, influence future trends, guide innovation and integrate acquisitions more effectively.
Intact Financial Corporation (IFC) held an investor presentation in August 2010. IFC is Canada's largest provider of property and casualty insurance with over $4 billion in annual premiums. The presentation highlighted IFC's consistent outperformance of the industry through disciplined pricing, underwriting, and capital management. IFC outlined opportunities for future growth through firming market conditions, consolidation in the Canadian P&C market, and expanding its existing distribution platforms and markets.
Rethinking profitable growth - the productivity imperative for foreign multin...EY
After China's decade of economic boom, companies in the nation now need to boost productivity to stay competitive. What must they do to succeed?
http://www.ey.com/CN/en/Services/Advisory/China-productivity-imperative
Our Growing Beyond program explores opportunities across expanding into new markets, finding new ways to innovate & implementing new approaches to talent.
www.ey.com/growingbeyond
This document provides an investor presentation for Intact Financial Corporation (IFC) from September 2010. IFC is Canada's largest provider of property and casualty insurance, with over $4 billion in annual premiums written. The presentation outlines IFC's strong financial position, industry-leading underwriting performance, and growth strategies. Key points include IFC's consistent outperformance of the Canadian P&C industry benchmarks on measures like combined ratio and return on equity. The presentation also discusses IFC's excess capital position, debt capacity, and acquisition strategy to capitalize on consolidation opportunities in the market. Multiple avenues for organic growth are outlined, including leveraging IFC's multi-channel distribution network and expanding product offerings.
This document appears to be an email marketing benchmark report focused on Asia. Some key findings from the report include:
1) Bounce rates have continued to improve in 2011 for both first mailings and ongoing campaigns compared to previous years. Bounce rates were lower for B2C compared to B2B campaigns.
2) Open rates have decreased slightly in 2011 but the decline was smaller than in previous years. B2B campaigns had higher open rates than B2C.
3) Click rates, which had been declining for several years, increased in 2011 for both unique and total clicks compared to 2010.
The document summarizes key findings from Hay Group's annual Top Executives Compensation Report 2012-2013. Some of the main points include:
- Executive compensation in India is expected to rise moderately by 9% in the coming year.
- Factors like markets, strategy, culture and ambitions are better indicators of executive pay than job level alone.
- Companies place much higher value on the CEO role compared to other top executives, with CEOs paid 3-4x more in some industries.
- Sectors with evolving business models and need for outside talent see higher pay differentials for CEOs.
- Variable pay makes up 30-44% of total compensation for CEOs and
CDP Global Supply Chain Report 2014: Collaborative Action on Climate RiskSustainable Brands
For the 2014 report, 2868 companies--representing 14% of global industrial emissions--reported carbon data. The findings show that despite 75% of companies identifying current or future risk from climate change, investment in emissions reductions dropped 22% from the previous year and these investments are focusing more on short term returns.
The report revealed that companies that collaborate with supply chain stakeholders are 2x more likely to realize financial return from investments in emissions reductions.
The report also shows the importance of employee engagement. Companies that involve more than 4 functions in supply chain sustainability were 2x more likely to realize emission reductions and 4x more likely to generate monetary savings.
The document discusses opportunities for advertisers to gain a competitive advantage. It recommends advertisers 1) look for opportunities to lead competitors, 2) understand customers and how best to reach them, 3) know what marketing works, 4) know what is being said about the brand, and 5) leverage new media channels which are beneficial for advertisers due to features like cost-effective targeting and access to broader audiences. The document contains case studies, research data, and recommendations around television, print, outdoor, and digital advertising strategies.
This document summarizes the results of a survey of Finnish CTOs conducted in 2013. Nearly half of the TOP 100 R&D investors in Finland responded. The main findings were:
- Almost half of CTOs planned to increase their R&D budgets for 2013, though they were less optimistic than in previous years.
- While a third would increase recruiting, this number has declined from previous years.
- Over half of companies introduce an increasing number of new products and services each year.
- An increasing number of companies plan to benefit from external technology sources like licensing and acquisitions.
- CTOs see the most benefits from R&D collaboration being product/service
The document discusses EDP Energias do Brasil's history and operations in the Brazilian power sector, including its generation, distribution, and commercialization businesses. It provides financial and operational data for 2008 that shows EDP has a large presence in Brazil as the 5th largest private generator, 4th largest private distributor, and 3rd largest private trading company. The document also gives an overview of the growth trends in Brazil's power sector and generation sources.
Intact Financial Corporation presented its investor presentation for June 2010. The presentation highlighted Intact's position as the dominant property and casualty insurer in Canada with over $4 billion in annual premiums written. Intact has a significant scale advantage over its competitors and has consistently outperformed the industry on key metrics like combined ratio and return on equity. The presentation also summarized Intact's strong financial results for the first quarter of 2010, including net operating income per share growth of 62.1% and an annualized return on equity of 16.1%.
Intact Financial Corporation presented an investor presentation in March 2010. The presentation highlighted Intact as the dominant property and casualty insurer in Canada, with over $4 billion in direct premiums written. Intact has substantial size and scale advantages over its competitors due to its market share leadership positions in key provinces and a track record of successful acquisitions. The presentation also noted Intact's consistent outperformance of the P&C insurance industry over 10 years in areas like premium growth, combined ratio, and return on equity. Intact aims to continue its strong organic growth through its large broker network and by targeting the growing 50+ demographic market.
The 2011 Watkins Research Survey evaluated 23 corporate real estate services firms. Over 200 corporate real estate executives from 191 companies participated in the survey. The survey found that UGL Services received high rankings, including being ranked the #1 most recommended firm. UGL Services also ranked #1 in client satisfaction and was shown to have the greatest positive improvement compared to the 2009 survey. UGL Services achieved the top ranking in the important measure of how likely clients were to recommend the firm to others.
The document summarizes the results of a survey conducted by Amárach Research about Irish voters' preferences and knowledge for the next general election. It found that 67% of respondents will pick the party before the candidate when deciding who to vote for. 43% said they were completely undecided about who they will vote for. Regarding knowledge of their constituency, 19% said they were very uncertain about which constituency they will vote in while 49% said they were very certain.
Findings from a survey of 250 Irish business leaders about growth drivers for the year ahead. Including interviews with:
Christoph Mueller, Chief Executive Officer of Aer Lingus plc; David Duffy, Chief Executive Officer of AIB Group & President of the Irish Banking Federation; Rose Hynes, Chairman of Shannon Airport Authority plc, Bord Gáis Éireann and Irish Water; Dr. Paul Duffy, Vice-President of Pfizer; Brian O’Cathain, Chief Executive Officer of Petroceltic International plc; Gene Murtagh, Chief Executive Officer of Kingspan Group plc
Northern Irish smartphone users were surveyed to understand their use of mobile apps. On average, respondents had 24 apps installed and spent 53 minutes using apps daily. The most popular app categories were social networking, maps/travel, weather, and news. Seven in ten felt apps had made their lives easier. Half of respondents had banking apps from their financial institutions, with two in five using them a few times a week. Keeping track of finances and making online payments were the most desired banking app functions.
Our monthly analysis of the social conversation among Irish consumers about brands, products and categories. Powered by Cloud90.
We track the ZIndex score for 9 categories - food, beverages, fuel, energy, transport, clothing, telecoms, insurance and property - analysing thousands of social media comments by Irish consumers every day.
The document provides an overview of Amárach Research's Economic Recovery Index from April 2009 to May 2012. Some key findings include:
- The Economic Recovery Index remained flat at 20.2 in May 2012, down slightly from 22.3 in March 2012, indicating perceptions of economic recovery have stabilized.
- Nearly half of Irish adults believe the economic situation is getting worse or bad but stabilized, while about a quarter see slight signs of improvement.
- Over half remain optimistic that Ireland will be through the worst of the recession in 12 months, though financial worries persist for many.
- Happiness and enjoyment remain the most commonly reported emotions, though stress, worry and anxiety also affect significant portions of the
The document provides a summary of the October 2013 Economic Recovery Index report by Amárach Research. Some key points:
- The Economic Recovery Index rose to its highest level of 27.4 in October 2013 since tracking began in April 2009, indicating improved consumer optimism about the economy.
- However, consumers remain cautious and price conscious, with macroeconomic optimism not yet translating to increased spending at the micro level.
- Negative emotions like stress and worry, which have been trending up in previous months, continued affecting consumer behavior.
- While the recovery appears to be happening in the wider economy, the effects are less clear at the ground level for consumers.
Aberdeen executive sales and operations planning maturity levels and key sol...asar770218
The document discusses sales and operations planning (S&OP) maturity levels and key solutions. It explores the business challenges companies face, including rising costs and global complexity. S&OP aims to maximize profitability through cost control. The top focus areas for companies are supply chain visibility, inventory management, collaboration, and S&OP. As economic conditions remain unstable, S&OP is given more attention to integrate finance and manage complexity.
While sustainability is an important consideration, the given document does not mention it. The challenges discussed are cost containment, visibility, risk management, increasing customer demands, and globalization.
Learn what is driving manufacturers to focus on creating more efficient manufacturing operations and which manufacturers are most successful in achieving these efficiency gains.
Business in the Community Ireland CEO Survey October 2012Amarach Research
A survey of 100 Irish CEOs/Managing Directors from Ireland's top 1,000 companies.
More details - and a handy infographic - available at the Business in the Community Ireland website:
http://www.bitc.ie/2012/10/ceo-survey-shows-responsible-business-practice-positive-impact-botton-line/
The survey found that most companies plan for growth over the next three years, with an average targeted growth rate of 14.46%. Acquisitions are part of the corporate strategy for about two-thirds of companies in the next year or two to five years. While many companies considered multiple transactions in the last 24 months, they typically only completed two deals on average. Looking ahead, 67% of acquisitive companies foresee a single transaction in the coming year, mostly valued at under €20 million.
- 73% of respondents experienced at least one disruptive supply chain incident in the past 12 months, with an average of five incidents.
- 39% of analyzed disruptions originated below the immediate tier one supplier, underscoring the deep-rooted nature of disruptions.
- Unplanned IT or telecom outages jumped to the top cause of disruptions, affecting 52% of organizations to some or a high degree. Adverse weather also remained a prominent cause.
- Failure of service provision by outsourcing suppliers doubled from 2011 and joins the top three causes of disruptions.
This document appears to be an email marketing benchmark report focused on Asia. Some key findings from the report include:
1) Bounce rates have continued to improve in 2011 for both first mailings and ongoing campaigns compared to previous years. Bounce rates were lower for B2C compared to B2B campaigns.
2) Open rates have decreased slightly in 2011 but the decline was smaller than in previous years. B2B campaigns had higher open rates than B2C.
3) Click rates, which had been declining for several years, increased in 2011 for both unique and total clicks compared to 2010.
The document summarizes key findings from Hay Group's annual Top Executives Compensation Report 2012-2013. Some of the main points include:
- Executive compensation in India is expected to rise moderately by 9% in the coming year.
- Factors like markets, strategy, culture and ambitions are better indicators of executive pay than job level alone.
- Companies place much higher value on the CEO role compared to other top executives, with CEOs paid 3-4x more in some industries.
- Sectors with evolving business models and need for outside talent see higher pay differentials for CEOs.
- Variable pay makes up 30-44% of total compensation for CEOs and
CDP Global Supply Chain Report 2014: Collaborative Action on Climate RiskSustainable Brands
For the 2014 report, 2868 companies--representing 14% of global industrial emissions--reported carbon data. The findings show that despite 75% of companies identifying current or future risk from climate change, investment in emissions reductions dropped 22% from the previous year and these investments are focusing more on short term returns.
The report revealed that companies that collaborate with supply chain stakeholders are 2x more likely to realize financial return from investments in emissions reductions.
The report also shows the importance of employee engagement. Companies that involve more than 4 functions in supply chain sustainability were 2x more likely to realize emission reductions and 4x more likely to generate monetary savings.
The document discusses opportunities for advertisers to gain a competitive advantage. It recommends advertisers 1) look for opportunities to lead competitors, 2) understand customers and how best to reach them, 3) know what marketing works, 4) know what is being said about the brand, and 5) leverage new media channels which are beneficial for advertisers due to features like cost-effective targeting and access to broader audiences. The document contains case studies, research data, and recommendations around television, print, outdoor, and digital advertising strategies.
This document summarizes the results of a survey of Finnish CTOs conducted in 2013. Nearly half of the TOP 100 R&D investors in Finland responded. The main findings were:
- Almost half of CTOs planned to increase their R&D budgets for 2013, though they were less optimistic than in previous years.
- While a third would increase recruiting, this number has declined from previous years.
- Over half of companies introduce an increasing number of new products and services each year.
- An increasing number of companies plan to benefit from external technology sources like licensing and acquisitions.
- CTOs see the most benefits from R&D collaboration being product/service
The document discusses EDP Energias do Brasil's history and operations in the Brazilian power sector, including its generation, distribution, and commercialization businesses. It provides financial and operational data for 2008 that shows EDP has a large presence in Brazil as the 5th largest private generator, 4th largest private distributor, and 3rd largest private trading company. The document also gives an overview of the growth trends in Brazil's power sector and generation sources.
Intact Financial Corporation presented its investor presentation for June 2010. The presentation highlighted Intact's position as the dominant property and casualty insurer in Canada with over $4 billion in annual premiums written. Intact has a significant scale advantage over its competitors and has consistently outperformed the industry on key metrics like combined ratio and return on equity. The presentation also summarized Intact's strong financial results for the first quarter of 2010, including net operating income per share growth of 62.1% and an annualized return on equity of 16.1%.
Intact Financial Corporation presented an investor presentation in March 2010. The presentation highlighted Intact as the dominant property and casualty insurer in Canada, with over $4 billion in direct premiums written. Intact has substantial size and scale advantages over its competitors due to its market share leadership positions in key provinces and a track record of successful acquisitions. The presentation also noted Intact's consistent outperformance of the P&C insurance industry over 10 years in areas like premium growth, combined ratio, and return on equity. Intact aims to continue its strong organic growth through its large broker network and by targeting the growing 50+ demographic market.
The 2011 Watkins Research Survey evaluated 23 corporate real estate services firms. Over 200 corporate real estate executives from 191 companies participated in the survey. The survey found that UGL Services received high rankings, including being ranked the #1 most recommended firm. UGL Services also ranked #1 in client satisfaction and was shown to have the greatest positive improvement compared to the 2009 survey. UGL Services achieved the top ranking in the important measure of how likely clients were to recommend the firm to others.
The document summarizes the results of a survey conducted by Amárach Research about Irish voters' preferences and knowledge for the next general election. It found that 67% of respondents will pick the party before the candidate when deciding who to vote for. 43% said they were completely undecided about who they will vote for. Regarding knowledge of their constituency, 19% said they were very uncertain about which constituency they will vote in while 49% said they were very certain.
Findings from a survey of 250 Irish business leaders about growth drivers for the year ahead. Including interviews with:
Christoph Mueller, Chief Executive Officer of Aer Lingus plc; David Duffy, Chief Executive Officer of AIB Group & President of the Irish Banking Federation; Rose Hynes, Chairman of Shannon Airport Authority plc, Bord Gáis Éireann and Irish Water; Dr. Paul Duffy, Vice-President of Pfizer; Brian O’Cathain, Chief Executive Officer of Petroceltic International plc; Gene Murtagh, Chief Executive Officer of Kingspan Group plc
Northern Irish smartphone users were surveyed to understand their use of mobile apps. On average, respondents had 24 apps installed and spent 53 minutes using apps daily. The most popular app categories were social networking, maps/travel, weather, and news. Seven in ten felt apps had made their lives easier. Half of respondents had banking apps from their financial institutions, with two in five using them a few times a week. Keeping track of finances and making online payments were the most desired banking app functions.
Our monthly analysis of the social conversation among Irish consumers about brands, products and categories. Powered by Cloud90.
We track the ZIndex score for 9 categories - food, beverages, fuel, energy, transport, clothing, telecoms, insurance and property - analysing thousands of social media comments by Irish consumers every day.
The document provides an overview of Amárach Research's Economic Recovery Index from April 2009 to May 2012. Some key findings include:
- The Economic Recovery Index remained flat at 20.2 in May 2012, down slightly from 22.3 in March 2012, indicating perceptions of economic recovery have stabilized.
- Nearly half of Irish adults believe the economic situation is getting worse or bad but stabilized, while about a quarter see slight signs of improvement.
- Over half remain optimistic that Ireland will be through the worst of the recession in 12 months, though financial worries persist for many.
- Happiness and enjoyment remain the most commonly reported emotions, though stress, worry and anxiety also affect significant portions of the
The document provides a summary of the October 2013 Economic Recovery Index report by Amárach Research. Some key points:
- The Economic Recovery Index rose to its highest level of 27.4 in October 2013 since tracking began in April 2009, indicating improved consumer optimism about the economy.
- However, consumers remain cautious and price conscious, with macroeconomic optimism not yet translating to increased spending at the micro level.
- Negative emotions like stress and worry, which have been trending up in previous months, continued affecting consumer behavior.
- While the recovery appears to be happening in the wider economy, the effects are less clear at the ground level for consumers.
Aberdeen executive sales and operations planning maturity levels and key sol...asar770218
The document discusses sales and operations planning (S&OP) maturity levels and key solutions. It explores the business challenges companies face, including rising costs and global complexity. S&OP aims to maximize profitability through cost control. The top focus areas for companies are supply chain visibility, inventory management, collaboration, and S&OP. As economic conditions remain unstable, S&OP is given more attention to integrate finance and manage complexity.
While sustainability is an important consideration, the given document does not mention it. The challenges discussed are cost containment, visibility, risk management, increasing customer demands, and globalization.
Learn what is driving manufacturers to focus on creating more efficient manufacturing operations and which manufacturers are most successful in achieving these efficiency gains.
Business in the Community Ireland CEO Survey October 2012Amarach Research
A survey of 100 Irish CEOs/Managing Directors from Ireland's top 1,000 companies.
More details - and a handy infographic - available at the Business in the Community Ireland website:
http://www.bitc.ie/2012/10/ceo-survey-shows-responsible-business-practice-positive-impact-botton-line/
The survey found that most companies plan for growth over the next three years, with an average targeted growth rate of 14.46%. Acquisitions are part of the corporate strategy for about two-thirds of companies in the next year or two to five years. While many companies considered multiple transactions in the last 24 months, they typically only completed two deals on average. Looking ahead, 67% of acquisitive companies foresee a single transaction in the coming year, mostly valued at under €20 million.
- 73% of respondents experienced at least one disruptive supply chain incident in the past 12 months, with an average of five incidents.
- 39% of analyzed disruptions originated below the immediate tier one supplier, underscoring the deep-rooted nature of disruptions.
- Unplanned IT or telecom outages jumped to the top cause of disruptions, affecting 52% of organizations to some or a high degree. Adverse weather also remained a prominent cause.
- Failure of service provision by outsourcing suppliers doubled from 2011 and joins the top three causes of disruptions.
This document discusses supply chain insights and resolving conflicts. It provides an overview of a book published in August 2012 titled "The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation". The document includes an agenda covering topics such as what is supply chain excellence, the goal, how decisions are made, and what is measured. Graphics show the impact of supply chain challenges on organizations and the evolution of supply chain processes.
Supply Chain Management: Life Sciences EditionIBM HealthCare
Read responses from 23 supply chain executives from the Life Sciences industry as part of IBM's Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Study that focused on 400 face-to-face interviews with senior executives from 25 countries and 29 different industries.
This document discusses the rising costs of manufacturing in China and the potential for "nearshoring" production to Mexico. Key points include:
- Labor and other manufacturing costs have risen significantly in China in recent years and are expected to continue increasing due to government policy, while the cost gap with Mexico is narrowing.
- Raw material and energy costs can vary significantly between countries - for example, North America has a strong advantage in petrochemical-based plastics production due to lower natural gas prices.
- China controls and manipulates exports of some critical raw materials to benefit domestic industries, creating disadvantages for foreign producers.
- Recent major investments by companies in Mexico underline its continued competitiveness for manufacturing relative
This document discusses the rising costs of manufacturing in China and the potential for "nearshoring" production to Mexico. Key points include:
- Labor and other manufacturing costs have risen significantly in China in recent years and are expected to continue increasing due to government policy, while the cost gap with Mexico is narrowing.
- Raw material and energy costs can vary significantly between countries - for example, natural gas and some plastics inputs are cheaper in North America.
- Environmental and industrial policy changes in China are expected to further affect costs and competitiveness for some industries.
- Recent major investments by large companies in Mexico underline its continued competitiveness for manufacturing.
The document discusses the key findings of Capgemini Consulting's annual international supply chain survey. 300 supply chain executives shared their agendas for 2011. Dealing with market volatility and increased material costs are the top business challenges due to economic uncertainty. Improving supply chain visibility is the number one planned project for 45% of respondents due to the need for reliability in a volatile environment. Other priorities include business process redesign, innovation, and improved forecasting. Demand uncertainty is a major factor in supply chain managers' decisions after the recession.
2011 study making-sustainability-profitable_kurt-salmonKurt Salmon
The document discusses the increasing pressures on companies to address sustainability issues. Key findings include:
- Competition is the main driver, as companies must strengthen their competitive position to meet growing consumer expectations around sustainability. Some gain advantage by exceeding environmental expectations.
- Regulation also applies significant pressure, as institutions like the EU implement more stringent policies around climate change.
- Attracting and retaining talent is another factor, as employees want to work for socially responsible employers they can be proud of.
Stakeholders like consumers, financial partners, investors and stock markets also apply pressures through demands, investment criteria, and rankings that consider sustainability performance.
A Greener And Leaner Supply Chain {Fiu 19 20 Feb 2009}Mondher Ben-Hamida
This document discusses carbon as a new consideration for supply chain decision making. It provides an overview of external pressures driving companies to reduce their environmental impact. While green goals and operational realities sometimes conflict, the document argues that lean and green can coexist through initiatives like green factories and products. It introduces IBM's carbon distribution model for analyzing carbon across the supply chain lifecycle. The model aims to lower total carbon by optimizing networks and sourcing strategies.
This report is a complement to a global study, Navigating the Product Mindset, that features marketplace trends, statistical data, differing stakeholders, varied geographies, diverse industries and a technical panel of UL experts. This report presents the key findings related to the food industry. It is based on 2,430 quantitative interviews with manufacturers and consumers across a range of significant export and import markets — China, Germany, India and the United States.
Navigating the Product Mindset and its additional industry reports seek to better understand market forces; drivers of decisions; findings related to safety, performance, sustainability and innovation; and the motivations behind these views.
View the video of the webinar: http://go.onenetwork.com/ctw1
Supply Chain Control Towers are frequently touted as the solution to complexity in today's supply chains. What exactly is a "control tower"? What can they do? What can't they do? Two supply chain experts examine the concept and dissect supply chain control towers. This is a preview of the Control Towers Webinar, full presentation here: http://go.onenetwork.com/ctw1
Grant Thornton - Corporate Governance Review 2012Grant Thornton
Two decades have passed since the publication of the Cadbury Report which outlined a system for good corporate governance that still endures today. While business practice has evolved considerably over the last twenty years, with more than half of the FTSE 350 now complying with the UK Corporate Governance Code, challenges remain and practices continue to evolve.
This document reports on a research study into supply chain strategies in the e-business era. It finds that effective supply chain management is critical for successful e-business implementation. While integration with suppliers and customers is a primary objective, the focus is on cost reduction rather than customer service. E-business strategies are not fully supporting improved customer service. Barriers to greater integration include system integration challenges and supplier capabilities, especially among small and medium enterprises.
WHAT SETS THE BEST-IN-CLASS APART?5 BEST PRACTICES IN PLANNING AND FORECASTING Nasreen Quibria
1) The document discusses best practices in planning and forecasting based on Aberdeen's research. It identifies pressures like market volatility that companies face and best practices used by top performers.
2) The top performers (best-in-class) are defined as having over 102% budget accuracy, 99% forecast accuracy, and finalizing budgets before the next fiscal year starts. They strategize first before setting budgets.
3) Best practices for top performers include developing formal planning processes, automating workflows, involving decision-makers, and improving data quality. They re-forecast more frequently than average companies.
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This document discusses belonging and community in Ireland. It summarizes the findings of a survey on how Irish people interact with their neighbors, friends, and communities. The key findings are that over half of Irish people know their neighbors well, nearly half have 4 or more close friends, and over 27,000 people are registered volunteers with Special Olympics Ireland. The document examines topics like how long people have lived near neighbors, how often they communicate with friends, and the types of community involvement in Ireland.
The document summarizes the key findings of a research project called "The Future of Ireland". It discusses themes that emerged from focus groups and a survey, including Hope, Belonging, Family, Change, Happiness and Destiny. For hope, it found that while only 19% think Ireland is better now than 10 years ago, 42% expect Ireland to be better in 10 years' time. On belonging, it found that 57% would prefer to live in Ireland than anywhere else, and 46% agree the recession taught the value of family and community. Overall, the research found that while the past decade was difficult, the Irish remain hopeful, proud, and optimistic about the future for themselves and their families.
The document summarizes research conducted on how different generations will sustain the charity sector in the future. Quantitative research included a survey of 1,000 adults examining current and potential future engagement with charities. Qualitative research involved focus groups with those currently and not currently volunteering. Key findings include younger people being as supportive of charities' role but less currently volunteering, though open to future volunteering. Ensuring charities remain fresh through new volunteers and improving engagement of younger people were identified as important factors for the sector's sustainability.
Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing in Ireland 2019Amarach Research
A survey of the Irish population about the sources of mental health and wellbeing, drawing on the Human Givens framework in relation to psychological needs and resources.
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2. Amárach Research, in partnership
with Accenture, has surveyed 150
senior Irish executives with
responsibility for supply chain
management and strategy in their
organisations.
The survey was conducted online,
in February 2012.
The sample represented a cross-
section of Irish medium and large-
sized businesses, Irish and foreign
owned, exporters and domestic
operations.
Those responsible for supply chain
management are optimistic about
the future, but also realistic about
the risks and rewards that lie ahead.
This report summarises the main
findings from the survey.
3. Not Strategic
Integration Into Strategy
Supply chain strategy is
60% integrated into business
strategy in the majority of
businesses surveyed in
Ireland
Similar percentage in US
survey in 2010
19%
12%
Nevertheless, one in five do
9%
not have a supply chain
strategy
Supply Chain SC strategy is We're in the We don't have a
(SC) strategy is left to individual process of supply chain
The biggest gap is between
integrated into business developing a strategy Irish-owned and foreign-
our business divisions rather supply chain owned companies: 3 in 10 of
strategy than centralised strategy the former don’t have a
strategy, falling to just 4% of
Q. To what extent is your supply chain strategy integrated the latter
into your overall business?
3
4. Fuelling Inflation
Cost Pressures
With oil prices (in euro) back
65% to their pre-recession peak, it
is not surprising to see fuel
costs top the list of cost
46% pressures for Irish supply
41% chain managers
32% 31%
Transport costs are a
particular feature of fuel
21% costs, and this is a growing
issue for exporters who need
to ship bulk freight via sea
transportation in particular
Fuel costs Staff costs Raw Exchange Other Finance
The fact that staff costs are
material Costs Operating costs the second highest pressure
costs Costs
point should also be a cause
Q. Thinking about costs, which of the following sources of for concern, given the labour
supply chain cost pressures are you experiencing in your market changes that have
business right now? already occurred.
4
5. Unsustainable?
Sustainability of Supply Chain
35.0%
30%
30.0%
27%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
14% 13%
10.0%
6%
5.0% 4% 4%
0.0%
1 Completely 2 3 4 5 6 7 Completely
Unsustainable Sustainable
Q. Sustainability is a key concern for many businesses, due to environmental, energy and regulatory trends.
In your opinion, to what extent do you have a sustainable supply chain, on a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is completely
unsustainable and 7 is entirely sustainable?
5
6. Looking Ahead
Q. What aspect of sustainability will present the biggest
challenge to your supply chain practices in the next 1-2 years?
6
7. Taking Control
Taking Control
Reinforced key elements of your
After last year’s shock to
digital supply chain 18% global supplies from Japan, it
is perhaps not surprising to
see managers widening the
Used hedging to mitigate finance/
exchange rate risks 20% range of suppliers they use
Used business process
In addition, the majority have
outsourcing to reduce potential 33% conducted detailed risk
risks appraisals to determine which
parts of the supply chain are
Conducted detailed risk
especially vulnerable
appraisals of key suppliers/parts 52%
of supply chain
BPO has been adopted by a
Established relations with other third of managers in order to
suppliers to ensure continuity of 69% strengthen the resilience of
supply
their supply chain.
Q. Which of the following have you done in order to minimize
supply chain risk for your organisation in the past twelve
months?
7
8. Vulnerability
Vulnerability of Supply Chain
40.0%
36%
35.0%
34%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
11% 10%
10.0% 7%
5.0%
4%
0%
0.0%
1 Extremely 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not
Vulnerable Vulnerable At
All
Q. In your opinion, typically how vulnerable is the supply chain of companies based in Ireland, on a scale of 1 to 7,
where 1 is extremely vulnerable and 7 is not vulnerable at all?
8
9. Looking Ahead
Q. What do you consider to be the main supply chain
opportunities for your organisation in the next 1-2 years?
9
10. Supply Chain Island
Q. What do you consider to be the main supply chain
opportunities for your IRELAND in the next 1-2 years?
10
11. Supply chain managers in Ireland
are facing renewed pressures
from multiple sources, especially
energy/transport.
Nevertheless, they have already
taken extensive measures to
mitigate some of the potential
threat from disruption – though
vulnerabilities remain: including
those relating to sustainability.
Despite the challenges many have
faced in recent years, Irish supply
chain managers are confident
about the difference they can
make to the future success of their
businesses – and to the future
success of the country.
12. Call us on 01 410 5200 if you want your business to
bounce forward to success:
Gerard O’Neill Chairman
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