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• Enterprising Ways to Create Competitive Advantage

  BNET - 2006-02-01

  Today's leading companies deploy enterprise systems in all areas of operations, and a spectrum of these systems are at work at companies every day. Although each enterprise system has a unique purpose, all enterprise systems share similar capabilities of data capture, secure data storage, data organization, data access, and data...

  Tags: Competitive Advantage, Thomson Corp., Enterprise System, Data Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

• Utah Health Sciences Center Uses Knowledge Management Software to Improve Customer Service as Demand Increases

  BNET - 2006-01-01

  University Health Care is part of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, which includes colleges of medicine, nursing, health and pharmacy, and supports administration, business and research for these colleges. The number of applications and our customers' expectations were increasing, yet the help desk's ability to meet demand remained...

  Tags: Customer Service, Knowledge, Thomson Corp., University Of Utah, Help Desk, Call Centers, Knowledge Management, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management

• Clearing the Fog: To Harness the Power of Supply Chain Management, You Need a Clear Vision of Its Scope and Boundaries

  BNET - 2006-01-01

  The phrase "Supply chain management" has been coming up in almost every business conversation the author have. It's catchy, it sounds important, and it's something that a person can impress the vendors and customers with if the company professes to embrace it as a business initiative. In practice, supply chain...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Vision, Clear, Thomson Corp., SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

• Supply Chain Change Imperatives

  BNET - 2005-12-01

  Rising fuel and energy costs have and will negatively affect business bottom lines. For most companies, passing on cost increases is no longer acceptable. Companies need to understand options and outcomes in tightening their supply chain. Those that are successful in this area not only offset cost increases, but help...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Thomson Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

• A Service Approach to the Customer Experience

  BNET - 2005-11-01

  A service layer that oversees and bridges separate but related knowledge management systems is a cost-effective way to maximize the benefit of each component system. It also can vastly improve the experience of customers accessing information from either systems or agents. This paper outlines a business process management model that...

  Tags: Customer Experience, Thomson Corp., Knowledge Management, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Real Estate, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management

• Health Insurance Costs Slow, But Still Top Inflation and Wage Increases

  BNET - 2005-10-01

  Health insurance costs climbed 9.2 percent between the spring of 2004 and the spring of 2005, their lowest rate of increase in five years but still far ahead of rises in inflation (3.5 percent) and workers' pay (2.7 percent), according to data compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The foundation's...

  Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Thomson Corp., Inflation, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

• A Real-Options-Based Analysis for Supply Chain Decisions

  BNET - 2005-10-01

  Manufacturing operations have always been required to adapt to a changing environment. Some drivers, such as changes in customer demand and shifts in competition, have always been present. Other forces such as higher degrees of product proliferation and a more global marketplace are relatively recent additions. The domination of customer...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Thomson Corp., Analysis, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Manufacturing, Investment, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

• Knowledge Management: Key to Georgia's Succession Planning Efforts

  BNET - 2005-09-01

  People of all ages leave the workplace daily through voluntary or involuntary means. Moreover, the younger generation is voluntarily leaving one organization for another at a similar rate. Therefore, could the dilemma be that it is not so much about the people exiting as it is about the knowledge deficit...

  Tags: Succession Planning, Workplace, Knowledge, Thomson Corp., Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Knowledge Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software

• Get in the Kitchen

  BNET - 2005-06-01

  As health-care costs have risen, 401k employer contributions have fallen and other perks have become more expensive, entrepreneurs have searched for inexpensive ways to boost staff morale. Now, some companies have found a way - in the kitchen. Polly Talbott, 54, owner and director of A la Carte Culinary Services...

  Tags: Kitchen, Health Care, Thomson Corp., 401(k), Retirement Plans, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

• Burlington Busts the Affordable Housing Debate

  BNET - 2005-03-01

  With housing prices skyrocketing beyond the means of the average worker, rents eating up a greater share of household income, and HUD funding on the chopping block, local governments have few tools at their disposal to create affordable housing. Too often, mayors are reduced to offering tax breaks to big...

  Tags: Thomson Corp., Government, Vertical Industries, Taxes, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance