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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Pharmaceutical - Excel Version 5.0.1
Effective benchmarking requires common definitions and processes. Like a shared language, organizations need to make apples-to-apples comparisons to obtain accurate…
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Data and Measures|
Business Process Management Maturity Benchmarks: Pharmaceutical Industry
This report is prepared with data from APQC's Business Process Management Maturity Assessment Tool (BPM MAT). The BPM MAT allows Pharmaceutical organizations to assess their…
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Data and Measures|
Business Process Management Maturity Benchmarks: Agriculture Industry
This report was prepared with data from APQC's Business Process Management Maturity Assessment Tool (BPM MAT). The BPM MAT allows agriculture organizations to assess their…
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Data and Measures|
2023 Process and Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Manufacturing Sector
APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2023. This report looks at the top…
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Data and Measures|
2023 Process and Performance Management Priorities and Challenges: Services Sector
APQC conducted a survey to understand the common challenges and priorities of process and performance management (PPM) practitioners for 2023. This report looks at the top…
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Data and Measures|
Evolution of Benchmarking 2022: Media and Entertainment Industry
Today, benchmarking remains one of the most popular management tools. But even great management tools like benchmarking cannot stand still and need to look towards the future…
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Data and Measures|
Managing Mergers and Acquisitions: Distribution/Transportation Industry
Most mergers & acquisition (M&A) deals tend to fall apart in the integration phase. Whether it’s underestimating the costs of integrations, setting unrealistic timelines,…
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Case Study|
Building a Collective Mindset: Operationalizing a Governance Structure for a Global Supply Chain Network
This case study outlines how to establish a central governance structure across a supply chain network of different companies and organizations working together. It is…
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Data and Measures|
Key Benchmarks for Common Quality Measures: Pharmaceutical Industry
Although an undeniably useful measure, the total cost of quality only focuses on one aspect of quality, costs: preventive, appraisal, internal failure, and external failures…
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Presentation Slides|
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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Data and Measures|
Understanding Sustainability Programs: Services Sector
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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Data and Measures|
Fixing Process & Knowledge Productivity Problems Survey Report: Distribution/Transportation
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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Fixing Process & Knowledge Productivity Problems Survey Report: Pharmaceutical
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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Choosing the right quality methodologies is critical for organizations ability to mature their processes, think strategically, and grow their value. But how can organizations…