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In 2023, APQC recognized eight organizations for their level of maturity in Knowledge Management (KM). This recognition was based on evaluating their KM programs using APQC’s…
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Clean Electrification Maturity Model - Helping Electric Utilities Transform and Thrive in the New Energy Era
In these presentation slides, The Clean Electrification Maturity Model (CEMM), developed by IBM and APQC, identifies the key success factors that enable electric utilities to…
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Operational Excellence in an Era of Disruption - Responding to Uncertainty with Agility
Clinical development processes at AstraZeneca govern how they work to bring new medicines to patients as rapidly as possible. After dealing with thousands of long, complex,…
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As an organization grows over years, processes diverge. At APQC's 2022 Process and Knowledge Management Conference, AstraZeneca’s Business Process Manager Christopher Moriak…
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Supplier risk is one of the biggest risk vectors organizations face today. Suppliers can expose a company to risk not only by failing to deliver materials or products on time…
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Given the reality of cybercrime and the threats that it poses to all organizations, cybersecurity has become an extremely important part of supplier risk management and…
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The energy and utility industry faces an unprecedented confluence of external forces. Market, environmental, geopolitical, regulatory, technical and technological, and socio…
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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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Managing Complex Risk in Utilities
In early 2021, Winter Storm Uri caused one of the largest power blackouts ever in the United States. Whereas other regions are built to handle a seven-day hard freeze, this…
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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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By fostering fruitful supplier relationships and designing strategically focused outcomes, sourcing and procurement professionals now play a central role in addressing supply…
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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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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…