NEW YORK (Reuters) - DISH Network Corp DISH, the No. 2 U.S. satellite television provider, said on Tuesday it received notice that phone operator AT&T Inc T is ending their agreement at the end of the year to sell TV, phone and Internet...
Teen-focused virtual world Habbo Hotel is about to unveil a promotional partnership with another US movie studio, after collaborating with Paramount and Lionsgate, a Habbo exec reveals. Central Europe director Phil Guest would not disclose which company is involved, but hints that Habbo will sell virtual merchandising for a...
In 1998, Keewaytinook Okimakanak KO chiefs visited a hospital in Ottawa where they observed a video conference between a cardiologist and a patient in the Northwest Territories. They saw firsthand how the doctor could listen to a heart beating in a clinic thousands of kilometers away - and they knew...
Businesses are committed to growth. Yet, while growth brings opportunities, it also creates greater risks. Growth forces change throughout the organization?from production to sales to supply chain partners. A strategy for operational resiliency will help manage these risks by helping in understanding the potential vulnerabilities in an organization and enabling...
This case study describes about energy technology program for manufacturing completed energy system by China. Each year, China brings online new electricity-generating capacity equivalent to more than the entire output of Switzerland. Its economy is growing fast, and so is its use of energy. The project focuses on one province,...
In today's automotive markets, where product differentiation at competitive costs is essential to sustainable growth, OEMs must strike a difficult balance between capturing the best possible innovation from their suppliers and keeping costs within reasonable margins. While most OEMs have extensive experience in the area of cost reduction, the art...
It is widely agreed that people are indisputably a company's most important asset and a source of competitive advantage--everything else can be replicated. This is by no means a radically new concept. If that's the case, however, why isn't the human resources department--the traditional keeper of the people function--considered a...
The client, a leading DSP, provides dealer management solutions for automotive retailing, serving automotive retailers and OEMs through its partner network as well as a worldwide consulting practice. With several players in the market, the client wanted to become more competitive by handling a larger number of vehicle 'Makes' and...
The events of late 2001 sent a tsunami over the collective psyche and economy in the United States and around the world. The most noticeable impact of this shock wave is that many people feel psychologically uncertain about the future. They are searching for dependability and reliability for their futures....
Partnerships, whether channel, strategic, technology or other forms are about creating value. If they don't create value, then they are driving costs. In determining the value of the partnership, it is useful to look at the value delivery chain. Sometimes criteria for partner selection seem to be the ability to...
This $200 million disposable medical device division of an international medical products company faced maturity in its present markets and limited R&D funds to allocate to next-generation products. PRTM was hired to implement an actionable product strategy so the company could realize its dreams of being a major player in...
To accelerate cycle times and reduce costs, a leading medical device manufacturer had decided to shift in their product development strategy to a systems integration approach. Because the company had previously been developing all its products in-house, executing this new strategy required the company to integrate outside design partners into...
Commerce Group Inc. is the 20th largest private passenger automobile writer in the U.S. Commerce was seeking a strategic business partner with a local presence to provide a cost-effective business processing solution to support their large business volumes for policy processing and document management services and chose CGI. CGI leveraged...
Inspired by the rapid growth of Internet sales, many technology vendors are opening their own direct channels. The paper depicts that by doing so; however, they risk their existing partners, who see Web sales as a threat to revenues. While manufacturers shouldn't ignore their partners' complaints, neither should they be...
BetterManagement.com is the premier performance management Internet resource. The Cranfield School of Management has joined BetterManagement.com's elite group of strategic content partners. Expertise and knowledge of performance management and measurement systems are being provided to BetterManagement.com users by the Cranfield School of Management's Centre for Business Performance as part of...
As an architect, you must develop a good working relationship with clients in order for your business and your future business prospects to be successful. Developing, fostering, and maintaining a productive and long-term client relationship takes time and effort. A good client relationship is also a great investment for your...
Sometimes sole proprietors will start working together on a venture, sharing responsibility for expenses and dividing up revenues according to some percentage or formula that reflects the work they've done or amount they've invested. Whether they realize it or not, they probably no longer have sole proprietorships. What they've got...
After working at several exercise-related jobs, Jana realized that there was a tremendous opportunity for providing personalized training and exercise services in her adopted home of New York City. She recruited a partner and began looking for ways to go into business. SCORE counselor Jules Eckstein discussed techniques for developing...
Behind every closed door lies a new opportunity. No one knows this better than Helen Hempstead, Steve Schoen, John Leimkuehler and Jorge Riopedre, owners of Cor Productions. After being laid off from their jobs at a production studio, these former co-workers couldn't let their expertise in television and radio production...
