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Understanding Sustainability Programs: Industrial Products Industry
Environment is touted as the next big disruptor organizations should prepare for. In October 2021, APQC conducted a survey to understand the scope of sustainability in…
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Order-to-Cash: Managing for Success in Disruptive Times in the Industrial Products Industry
APQC and DSCI conducted a survey in the fall of 2021 to learn how organizations are handling the order-to-cash (O2C) process in terms of governing, measuring, automating, and…
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AI in the Finance Function Survey Report: Industrial Products Industry
In 2020-21, APQC conducted a survey to explore the use of AI in the finance function. This report explores trends in AI and its applications in industrial products…
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The business adage “innovate or die” may sound hyperbolic, but it also happens to be true. Organizations today face a range of challenges, whether from a global pandemic,…
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Tools and Templates for Lessons Learned
APQC has studied approaches for capturing and transferring lessons learned for many years. Some approaches rely on facilitated workshops that bring together participants in a…
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Procure-to-Pay: Structure and Automation Report: Industrial Products Industry
In response to increasing global interest in end-to-end processes, APQC undertook this research in 2021 to get some insights into how organizations are managing their procure…
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KM Program Structure & Staffing Examples: Excellence in Knowledge Management Recipients
To date, APQC has recognized more than 20 mature KM programs as part of its Excellence in Knowledge Management initiative. The recognition is based on analysis from APQC’s KM…
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Fixing Process & Knowledge Productivity Problems Survey Report: Industrial Products
Wasted time, duplicated work, and inefficient processes chip away at an organization’s bottom line. Small inefficiencies add up—and they can hurt innovation and competitive…
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T&E: The How, The Why, The ROI Industrial Products Industry Report
The realm of corporate business travel research has a long-existing gap that needs to be addressed, which is what is the ROI of T&E spend? Furthermore, the nature of T&E…
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Business process management delivers real benefit to organizations. See several examples of definitive gains from best-practice organizations identified by APQC here.
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Keep BPM Visible to Senior Leaders
Research consistently proves that increased leadership involvement results in greater change and buy-in for improvement initiatives. BPM needs executive-level sponsorship to…
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Funding for Business Process Management
Learn how best-practice organizations allocate funds to business process management (BPM). Based on APQC research, this article explains how resources, funds, and reporting…
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Organizations are seeking new and better ways to drive innovation, and many are looking to knowledge management (KM) for support. This article outlines ways to connect KM and…
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How KM Supports Innovation
The last year has solidified the need for organizations to innovate—not just their products and services, but also their business models, supply chains, and internal…
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Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing: Industrial Products Industry Report
In 2020, APQC conducted a survey to examine the use of AI for manufacturing. This industry-specific report explores trends in AI and its adoption and impact on employees in…
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