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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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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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Sustainability in Industrial Products
Supply chain leaders are well-positioned to play a critical role in helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals, especially by virtue of their work with…
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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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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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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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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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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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In order to engage the business and apply process practices that make a difference, we often must challenge the way people think about the way they execute work. To…
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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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Portable metrology provider Advanced Industrial Machine Solutions needed a more robust approach to document management. Thus, the company leveraged APQC’s Process…
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In this article, you will learn how advanced KM programs are navigating the transition to Microsoft 365 along with key opportunities and challenges that accompany migration…
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KM and Covid-19: Stories from the Front Line
In the crises and chaos of 2020, KM teams have taken on the role of "first responder" to help their organizations adapt. KM has jumped in to close information gaps, solve…