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The BPI Network, CMO Council, and NVISION, experts in the management of optimized marketing supply chain operations solutions, discuss the key challenges and requirements to relize greater budgetary controls and improved service and customer experience through comprehensive and accurate forecasting, assessing and managing of the marketing supply chain.

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INNOVATION NEWS

February 2, 2012 - A CEO's Guide to Innovation in China
Gordon Orr, McKinsey Quarterly

Dynamic domestic players and focused multinationals are helping China churn out a growing number of innovative products and services. Intensifying competition lies ahead; here’s a road map for navigating it.

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January 31, 2012 - Seven Value Creation Lessons From Private Equity
Staff, Strategy+Business

What top-tier PE firms can teach public companies about creating and sustaining value over time.

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January 30, 2012 - Measuing the Efficacy of the Worlds Managers
Carmen Nobel, HBS Working Knowedge

Firms in the United States, Japan, and Germany tend to be managed especially well, while firms in Brazil, China, and India tend to be managed poorly.  Those are among the initial findings of the World Management Survey (WMS), a huge… read more »



FACTS & STATS

Highly successful businesses that implement Six Sigma methods report on average 49% higher profits (compounded annually) and 2% higher Compounded Annual Growth Revenue (CAGR) than their peers.
In a recent McKinsey survey, nearly 60 percent of respondents say that building organizational capabilities such as lean operations or project or talent management is a top-three priority for… read more »
It is estimated that some 70 percent of newly created jobs in an organization are tacit interactions. It's all about figuring out how to help people collaborate better.



The State of Green Business 2012

The fifth annual edition of the State of Green Business report continues efforts to measure the environmental impacts of the emerging… read more »

The Impact of a Corporate Culture of Sustainability on Corporate Behavior and Performance

As the number of companies implementing sustainability and other corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies has grown, an increasingly… read more »

The Shift Index

In the mids of an economic downturn, when it is all too easy to fixate on cyclical events, there is a real danger of losing sight of… read more »

Management Tools and Trends 2011

After a global downturn that made executives cautious and conservative, companies are now preparing for a return to growth.

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The Forrester Blog For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Covers business process management. Offers information for business process and applications professionals on the state of the industry and new advancements in business process management.

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Running the Gauntlet: Essential Business Lessons to Lead, Drive Change, and Grow Profits

What’s stopping you from making the changes your business needs to thrive? The most dangerous move in business is the failure to make a move at all. The history of business is filled with companies that are no more because their… purchase from Amazon »

Digital Leader: 5 Simple Keys to Success and Influence

In today’s digital world, you have greater individual power to become a leader, influence others, and determine your ultimate stamp on life. Practical, profound, and a remarkably enjoyable read, Digital Leader is a 21st… purchase from Amazon »

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