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• 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

• APQC, IBM Study: Organizations Focused on Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Significantly Outperform Those Focused on Accounting, Control and Cost Management

  - 2006-12-08

  HOUSTON -- A recent APQC and IBM Global Business Services survey of 400 participants within the finance organization, internal controls, revenue accounting and profit and cost management areas, finds that organizations that focus on planning, budgeting and forecasting as a business strategy are higher performers in all areas than those...

  Tags: accounting, APQC, budgeting, cost management, forecasting, IBM Corp.

• Integrating KM and Organizational Learning: Best Practices of Accenture Ltd., IBM Corp., and Turner Construction Co.

  BNET

  How do employees know where the best knowledge is? Do they care which "brand" it falls under? When faced with a problem or issue at work, employees need answers or expertise whether they come from communities of practice, learning management systems, expertise locator systems, best practice repositories, training courses, online...

  Tags: Accenture Ltd., APQC, Best Practice, IBM Corp., Training And Certification, Workforce Management, Human Resources

• Innovation - Putting Ideas into Action: Best Practices of Bausch & Lomb, IBM, Kennametal Inc., and the Mayo Clinic

  BNET

  Innovation has risen to the top of just about every corporate agenda. In today's world, a company cannot maintain a competitive advantage simply via technological superiority. Companies need to develop ways to continually create innovative products and services, yet it has been a frustrating journey. APQC's study...

  Tags: Innovation, Bausch & Lomb Inc., Mayo Clinic, APQC, Kennametal Inc., Best Practice, IBM Corp., Leadership, Strategy, Management