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APQC’s Resource Library is your source for timely and topical information to help you meet your most complex business process and knowledge management challenges. Explore our ever-growing collection of more than 8,600 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.
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For any organization, launching a knowledge management (KM) or process program is a big endeavor with lots of tough decisions to make. Fortunately, organizations don’t need…
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Fixing Process & Knowledge Productivity Problems Survey Report: Retail and Wholesale
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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Current State of the HR Function: Retail and Wholesale Industry
Based on the results of APQC's spring 2021 State of HR Survey, this report details how HR functions today are handling strategy, structure, process, staffing, technology, and…
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Training and Development Key Benchmarks: Retail and Wholesale Industry
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® in Develop, Train, and Counsel Employees, this article provides human capital management key performance…
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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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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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Talent Development Practice Reports
These reports provide industry-specific perspectives into talent development practices. Topics include talent strategy, buy/borrow/build approaches, and the use of technology…
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Talent Development Practices: Retail and Wholesale Industry Report
This report explores practices used by organizations that completed APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® Talent Development Survey in 2021. Topics include talent strategy, buy…
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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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Developing a knowledge or process management program is never easy, but a time-tested framework can help you reach your goals faster and avoid common mistakes. In this…
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Cargill is one of the largest privately held corporations in the U.S. and a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial, and industrial customers in more than 125…
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How IT Moves to the Cloud Practices Report: Retail and Wholesale Industry
APQC conducts ongoing survey research on IT application development and maintenance to help organizations assess the structure, performance, and practice of their IT…
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Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain: Retail and Wholesale Industry Report
In 2020, APQC conducted a survey to examine the use of AI across the supply chain. This industry-specific report explores trends in AI and its adoption and impact on…
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Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: Retail and Wholesale Industry Survey Report
In June of 2020, APQC conducted a survey to explore the use of AI for marketing. This industry-specific report explores trends in AI and its applications in the marketing…
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Evolving Practices in ERM: Retail and Wholesale Industry Report
In the fall of 2020 through Spring of 2021, APQC partnered with Paul Walker, Ph.D., Schiro/Zurich Chair in Enterprise Risk Management at St. John’s University, as the subject…
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