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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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Supply chain disruption is especially devastating in the pharmaceutical industry. The timely and accurate delivery of the medicine that people’s lives depend on is only…
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Developing an enterprise-wide process model is a daunting task, particularly for large, complex organizations. This article offers four best practices to guide your efforts…
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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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Digital transformation has immense implications for driving productivity and innovation in the petrochemicals industry, particularly in areas such as R&D and manufacturing…
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Scaling Expertise in Oil & Gas
Given the ups and downs impacting the workforce, the unique skillsets required for the work, and the existential risk associated with mistakes, companies across the oil and…
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Improving Inventory Management in Retail
Inventory management is always a delicate balance, and now, it’s more important than ever to get that balance right. In this article, you will learn about inventory…
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Sales Forecasting in Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical companies have always faced unique challenges in forecasting due to high development costs, a complex regulatory environment, and shifting consumer trends…
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Supplier category management is a driver of best-practice procurement. A strong category management program enables the organization to better manage supplier relationships,…
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For Alvaro Caamaño (Business Process Architect, Intel), setting up a business process management (BPM) framework is like building a house: Without the right foundations and a…
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Choosing the right quality methodologies is critical for organizations ability to mature their processes, think strategically, and grow their value. But how can organizations…
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An Interactive Conversation with 2020 Excellence in KM Recipients
In this two-hour web event, APQC’s Cindy Hubert, Darcy Lemons, and Lauren Trees facilitated three interactive conversations with leaders from high-achieving KM teams…
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World Class Journey- Implementing Business Process Management Across Intel Finance
In late 2018, Intel's Finance World Class Program triggered a project to design and implement a Business Process Management (BPM) framework. The goal of this effort was to…
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Launching the Right Quality Initiatives
With so many quality methodologies—like Lean, DMAIC, and Six Sigma—at your fingertips, how do you choose the right one for your organization? Paul Orton discusses how…
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