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a part of an organization that operates as a distinct function, department, division, or stand-alone business. Business units are usually treated as a separate profit...
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Case Study: Finance Transformation In Telecom - Spreadsheets Begone
Corporate executives at this large telecom company wanted more detailed visibility into the drivers of each business unit's financial performance. But a slow, spreadsheet-based budgeting, planning and forecasting process was clouding the line of sight. How could the company improve the transparency and timeliness of financial planning information â€" and...
Tags: Financial, Business Unit, Telecommunications, Spreadsheet, Deloitte, Financial Accounting, Productivity, Financial Planning, Finance
White papers 2008-06-25
Is the Chief Strategy Officer Necessary?
Who sets strategy at your firm? Is it someone's specific role, or everyone's? McKinsey assembled six chief strategy officers at large corporations and had them talk about what exactly they do. The first comment immediately noted that the "true chief strategist" is in fact...
Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Chief Strategy Officer, Business Unit, Strategy, Management
Blog posts 2008-05-23
Where Value Hides: Knowing Your Strategic Market Position Or, When Wanting To Be Number One Or Two
Increase the overall Strategic Market Position for your business unit or company and you will increase your ability to achieve higher profitability and growth, and unlock hidden value. On the other hand, organizations that fail to recognize and act on their Strategic Market Position may be at risk. First, however,...
Tags: Business Unit, University Of Western Ontario
White papers 2007-03-01
Case Study: Telecom Client Has Success With Operations & Systems
A large telecommunications corporation that was reorganized into independent business units with individual profit and loss responsibility wanted to design and implement a real estate information system that will serve both the corporate and business unit requirements in an integrated fashion. Deloitte & Touche created an integrated database of both...
Tags: P&L, Business Unit, Telephony, Real Estate, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Business Operations
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The Corporate Scorecard: Making the Whole Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
The Balanced Scorecard provides a powerful framework for individual business units to describe and implement their strategies. A strategy-focused organization, however, requires more than each business unit managing with its own Balanced Scorecard. The reason is that most organizations consist of many different business units as well as shared service...
Tags: Business Unit, Balanced Scorecard, Strategy, Marketing, Marketing Research, Management
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Maui Wowi Hawaiian Inks New Master Franchise Pact with Dubai Enterprises
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Maui Wowi Hawaiian Inks New Master Franchise Pact with Dubai EnterprisesC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Maui Wowi Hawaiian, a destination for authentic Hawaiian products on the mainland, announced it has expanded its worldwide corporate ohana to the...
Articles 2009-06-08
Time to green up the data centres: a new survey shows that while CEOs and CIOs may be championing green information technology, the reality is that many companies are still in the "talking" phase or still have no plans to green up their data centres. This article looks at the key findings and examines what this means for business and the wider community
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WE'VE I HEARD so much about green information technology' IT, initiatives recently you'd be forgiven for thinking that everybody had this under control. You might be surprised to learn that storage vendor ONStor found that 58 per cent of the companies they surveyed were either still...
Articles 2008-12-01
Last-ditch talks aim to stop airport strikes of lodkajd14
Home News IN BRIEF *Talks continued last night in a late attempt to avert a planned series of airport strikes over the bank holiday weekend. Cabin staff and baggage handlers are due to take part in 24-hour walk-outs at Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester airports. Officials from...
Articles 2008-08-21
HLS Promotes From Within and Hires Fresh Talent
HLS, the founding CommonHealthmedical-education unit, today announced seven promotions and one new hire. CommonHealth ( www.commonhealth.com ) is the world's leadinghealthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) ( www.wpp.com )company. Promotions Michael Melucci, PhD, has advanced from vice president, account director tosenior vice president, account group supervisor. Dr. Melucci will...
Articles 2008-08-21
Fording Announces Date for Special Meeting of Securityholders
Fording Canadian Coal Trust (TSX: FDG.UN) (NYSE: FDG) today announced that a special meeting of the holders of units, exchange options and phantom units (collectively, the "Securityholders") of Fording will be held at the Palliser Hotel on September 30, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Calgary time. The purpose of the meeting...
Articles 2008-08-20
The Consumers' Waterheater Income Fund Announces Monthly Cash Distribution
The Consumers' Waterheater Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: CWI.UN) announced today a cash distribution of $0.1075 per unit for the month of August 2008. The distribution will be payable on September 30, 2008 to unitholders of record at the close of business on August 29, 2008. About The Consumers' Waterheater...
Articles 2008-08-20
Noranda Income Fund Announces Its August Cash Distribution
The Noranda Income Fund (TSX: NIF.UN) announced today its monthly cash distribution for the month of August 2008 of $0.085 per unit. The distribution will be payable on September 25, 2008 to unitholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 2008. The schedule below sets out Noranda...
Articles 2008-08-20
Xytech Systems Celebrates 20th Anniversary as Leading Software Company to the Media and Entertainment Industry
BURBANK, Calif. & London -- Xytech Systems Corporation, a leading provider of software solutions that improve, automate, and streamline the mission critical business aspects of media operations including business workflow, resource scheduling, media library management, and digital workflow automation, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Established in...
Articles 2008-08-20
Mark Drake, AIA, Joins Cubellis as Principal, Multi-Family Business Unit Leader
Key New Hire Brings National Project Management Experience to New Senior Leadership Position TYSONS CORNER, Va. -- Cubellis, an international architecture, interior design and engineering firm, is pleased to announce that Mark Drake, AIA, has joined the firm as Principal, Multi-Family Business Unit Leader. In this newly created...
Articles 2008-08-20
United Stationers Signs Definitive Purchase Agreement with Emco Distribution, LLC
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ:USTR), North America's largest broad line wholesale distributor of business products, today reported its wholly owned subsidiary, United Stationers Supply Co., has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Emco Distribution, LLC to acquire Emco's New Jersey business, including certain assets and liabilities. The $15...
Articles 2008-08-20
Business Financial Publishing Ranks 185 on Inc. 500 List, Inc. Magazine's List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in U.S
Internet Content Publisher of Investment News, Investment Research, and Stock Picks for Individual Investors also Ranks 2 in Media Industry and 16 in Washington, DC Metro Region WASHINGTON -- Business Financial Publishing today announced it ranks 185 on Inc. magazine's just-released annual list of the fastest-growing private companies...
Articles 2008-08-20
Equity International Announces First Investment in Brazilian Logistics Sector
NEW INVESTMENT IN AGV LOGISTICA MARKS ENTRY INTO HIGH GROWTH SECTOR CHICAGO -- Equity International, the privately-held investment company focused on real estate-related businesses operating outside of the United States, announced today the closing of a $100 million commitment in AGV Logistica, a privately-held logistics company based in...
Articles 2008-08-20
Integrated Environmental Technologies Receives US EPA Product Registration for Use of the High-Level Disinfectant EcaFlo® Anolyte
EPA Product Registration LITTLE RIVER, S.C. -- Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. (OTCBB: "IEVM") announced today that it has received its product registration for EcaFlo[R] Anolyte from the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"). This registration process has been completed in order to make important marketing and efficacy claims...
Articles 2008-08-20
Lenovo Locks in Upcoming Intel Anti-Theft Technology
Intel Anti-Theft Technology Expected to be Featured in Next-Generation ThinkPad Notebooks RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Lenovo today announced its intention to ship Intel[R] Anti-Theft Technology in an effort to help customers address the growing demand for notebook protection and security among business users. "With technologies...
Articles 2008-08-20
Ascom Joins Mitel Solutions Alliance Program
MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- Ascom US Inc., a leading developer of on-site wireless communication solutions is pleased to join the Mitel[R] Solutions Alliance MSA, a comprehensive program that enables a wide range of third-party vendors to create products and services that integrate with Mitel's core business communications portfolio. Mitel[R] is the...
Articles 2008-08-20
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