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• Strengthening Business Processes Through Workflow Learning

  BNET - 2005-04-05

  Workflow learning addresses the people, process and technology factors by ensuring that employees understand both the technology and the business process that it's designed to support. This paper explains how Workflow learning, the process through which employees learn how their individual roles support larger business processes, allows technology to support...

  Tags: Business Process, Montgomery Research Inc., Enterprise Software, Workflow, Operational Planning, Business Operations

• Charting The Business Process Outsourcing Universe

  BNET - 2004-06-15

  From the executive summary: ‘By carefully selecting the right provider, organizations can use Business Process Outsourcing BPO to support strategic planning, introduce best practices, and position themselves as leaders in the marketplace.' Outsourcing is the transference to third parties; the performance of functions once administered in-house. Outsourcing is really two...

  Tags: Business Process, Montgomery Research Inc., BPO, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, Operational Planning, It Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• An Integrated Approach to Business Transformation

  BNET - 2004-04-15

  This article shows how strong leadership and a performance-based culture have transformed Australia Post into one of the world's top-performing posts. Since the early 1990s, there has been a transformation in customer service, in business processes, and in workforce culture at Australia Post. From a traditional bureaucratic postal organization with...

  Tags: Montgomery Research Inc., Performance Management, Operational Planning, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations

• Trends in Procurement: A Perspective

  BNET - 2003-07-26

  The nature of work in manufacturing industries competing and operating in global markets is changing. The expertise, world-view, and motivation of procurement specialists, together with strategically differentiated processes, remain the prerequisites to success.The principal driver of manufacturing outsourcing is asset management. An outsourcing strategy removes manufacturing assets, like equipment and...

  Tags: Asset, Montgomery Research Inc., Procurement, Outsourcing Strategy, Purchasing & Procurement, Asset Management, Outsourcing, Manufacturing, Business Operations, Operational Planning, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• Understanding Risk Management

  BNET - 2003-04-01

  From the executive summary: ‘Greater recognition of the correlation among the risks in energy marketing activities, asset management and operations, and the energy regulatory environment is necessary for companies to better manage risk.' Risk is an unstable and uncertain situation that might alter the course of a business organization. Risks...

  Tags: Montgomery Research Inc., Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Planning, Strategy, Asset Management, Financial Services, Security, Business Security, Business Operations, Finance, Management, Operational Planning

• Impact On Business Performance

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  "Enterprise risk management provides a comprehensive approach that allows energy companies to understand, measure, and mitigate risk across the organization.Greater recognition of the correlation among the risks in energy marketing activities, asset management and operations, and the energy regulatory environment is necessary for companies to better manage risk. These interrelationships...

  Tags: Montgomery Research Inc., Performance, Energy Company, Enterprise Risk Management, Asset Management, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Business Security, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Finance, Management

• Hard Assets as Part of the Value-Added Logistics Equation

  BNET - 2002-05-16

  Information technology can improve operational efficiency, but the hard assets of the operational infrastructure itself need to be considered first. Over the past 10 years, logistics has relied on software applications to reduce supply chain costs. Initial efforts sought to optimize the transportation, manufacturing, and warehousing by creating integrated multi-modal...

  Tags: Asset, Montgomery Research Inc., Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Tools & Techniques, Asset Management, Supply Chain, Transportation, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations

• AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals: New Business Processes in the U.S. Supply Chain

  BNET - 2001-04-26

  Identifying opportunities and implementing emerging technologies to support the business is a challenge for all organizations. The potential cost, in both resources and organizational competitiveness, of projects that do not deliver the anticipated benefits is significant. AstraZeneca's unique organization model mitigates this risk by providing strategic direction and project implementation...

  Tags: AstraZeneca Plc., Business Process, Montgomery Research Inc., Operational Planning, Strategy, Business Operations, Management

• New Business Processes in the U.S. Supply Chain

  BNET - 2001-04-15

  Identifying opportunities and implementing emerging technologies to support the business is a challenge for all organizations.The potential cost, in both resources and organizational competitiveness, of projects that do not deliver the anticipated benefits is significant. AstraZeneca's unique organization model mitigates this risk by providing strategic direction and project implementation resources...

  Tags: Business Process, Montgomery Research Inc., Operational Planning, Strategy, Business Operations, Management

• What Has Not Changed In Supply Chains Because Of E-Business?

  BNET - 2001-04-15

  In spite of technology, old approaches to dealing with supply chain issues remain valid and the fundamental "laws" of inventory and manufacturing have not been repealed. Sharing inventory status, sales data, forecasts and product information via the Internet provides opportunities to better manage assets and customer service. But the assets...

  Tags: Asset, Montgomery Research Inc., Supply Chain, Customer Service, E-business, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales Strategy, Asset Management, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing