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• In brief.

  - 2007-03-01

  By Staff The Supply Chain Council SCC is partnering with Houston, Texas-based APQC, a global best practices and benchmarking organization, for a new online benchmarking service to SCC members. IBM is underwriting the program. The online ...

  Tags: APQC, benchmarking, best practice, supply chain

• The Supply-Chain Council, APQC and IBM Collaborate on Open Standards for SCOR® Model Benchmarking

  - 2006-12-14

  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supply-Chain Council SCC, an international, not-for-profit trade association of companies from multiple industries and responsible for all development, maintenance, enhancement and distribution of the Supply-Chain Operations Reference (SCOR[R]) Model, announced a new member benefit today through an alliance with APQC, a leading global resource for best...

  Tags: APQC, benchmarking, IBM Corp., open standard, supply chain

• Easier access to benchmarking Web site: APQC Web site: www.apqc.org.(PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, & MORE)(American Productivity & Quality Center)(Website overview)(Brief article)

  - 2006-10-01

  APQC Web site: www.apqc.org With the redesign of its Web site, APQC has made it easier for companies to locate the organization's wealth of benchmarking data and knowledge. APQC, an industry association focused on process and performance ...

  Tags: American Productivity & Quality Center, APQC, benchmarking, INTERNET, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, Web

• Finance and Accounting Benchmarking

  BNET - 2006-04-04

  APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative OSBC database allows organizations that complete surveys free access to comparative reports in their functional areas. In finance and accounting, for example, APQC's research indicates significantly lower cost per invoice for centralized accounts payable operations ($5.00) over decentralized ones ($7.77). Download this paper for more...

  Tags: Accounting, Benchmarking, APQC, Operational Accounting, Finance

• AberdeenGroup and APQC Launch 'by the numbers—Procurement'; New Publication Features Industry Benchmarks, Supply Chain Research, and Case Studies

  - 2005-11-17

  BOSTON -- AberdeenGroup, the leading provider of fact-based research and advisory services for global technology and value chain executives, and APQC, the leading nonprofit provider of financial and value chain benchmarking and research, announce the launch of "by the numbers--Procurement," a new title in a series of publications co-developed by...

  Tags: APQC, benchmarking, value chain, procurement, supply chain

• Aberdeen Group and APQC Partner to Deliver Market-Leading Benchmarking and Best Practices Research and Services

  - 2005-06-30

  BOSTON -- AberdeenGroup, the leading provider of fact-based research and advisory services for global technology and value chain executives, and APQC, the leading nonprofit provider of financial and value chain benchmarking and research, announce a strategic alliance to provide benchmarking and best practices research and services to Global 5000 businesses...

  Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., APQC, benchmarking, MARKETING

• APQC and Noted International Organizations Form Collaborative to Create First Worldwide Standard Benchmarking Measures

  - 2004-05-19

  Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

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• Using Benchmarking Metrics To Uncover Best Practices

  BNET - 2003-07-01

  From the executive summary: ‘For companies, embracing changes means seeking out and adopting best practices. Benchmarking which involves research and analysis of quantitative, empirical data is a way to isolate weaknesses and strengths. It is also used to make connections between best practices and performances. Once the connections are made,...

  Tags: Benchmarking, APQC, Best Practice

• The Continuing Value of Benchmarking

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  The frequent use of terms such as benchmarking in business circles have led to the development of ineffectual buzzwords. Like total quality management TQM and reengineering, benchmarking has become a too-familiar term. Yet, for any organization concerned with cutting costs, increasing productivity, inspiring innovation, or generally achieving new heights of...

  Tags: Benchmarking, APQC

• What is Benchmarking?

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  Benchmarking is the process of identifying, sharing, and using knowledge and best practices. It focuses on how to improve any given business process by exploiting topnotch approaches rather than merely measuring the best performance. Finding, studying and implementing best practices provides the greatest opportunity for gaining a strategic, operational, and...

  Tags: Continuous Improvement, Benchmarking, APQC, Change Management, Tools & Techniques, Management