Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

For example, a wearable ECG monitor can detect irregular heart rhythms and alert both the patient and their healthcare provider, potentially preventing a serious cardiac event. One of the key benefits of big data analytics in healthcare is predictive analytics, which uses historical data to predict future events.

Healthcare 78

Healthcare Data Trends Efficiency 78

Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2025

Support and training providing tools, templates, and training to project teams to enhance their productivity and adherence to standards. Improved Resource Allocation Efficient resource allocation is crucial for optimizing productivity and avoiding burnout.

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Tools Software Efficiency Resources 130

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, IoT is at the peak of Gartner’s 2015 hype cycle, which suggests the next phase will be disillusionment, and it will be years before we see real productivity gains. We believe data-driven manufacturing is indeed the next wave that will drive efficient and responsive production systems. Operations in a Connected World.

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Data System Engineering Efficiency 125

Epicflow

MARCH 22, 2023

Also, if a company decides to cut expenses but does nothing to increase operational efficiency, it may lead to delivering low-quality output and decreased customer satisfaction. To achieve this, you should analyze your business processes, improve operational efficiency, and identify the causes of excessive expenses.

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Resources Management Efficiency Operations 188

Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2019

But when it comes to internal operations at least, disruption is often both bad for business and for employees, because it causes unevenness in work. This week I’d like to address the disruption caused by kaizen events. What could be wrong with kaizen events? If something is “disruptive,” then it must by definition be good.

Travel 133

Travel Engineering Company Operations 133

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

These startups have usually been in operation for around five years, have substantial funding, and have products that have achieved product-market fit. At this stage, the startup is likely on the path to an acquisition or IPO, potentially setting you up for a significant financial payout from such an event.

Transportation 78

Transportation Financial Productivity McKinsey 78

Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

But when it comes to internal operations at least, disruption is often both bad for business and for employees, because it causes unevenness in work. Last week , I wrote about how kaizen events can disrupt daily operations and overburden employees. We have a kaizen event this week.

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Metrics System Operations Trends 124

Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2022

Rather we operate solo- or micro- businesses. Typically, we are not paid for tangible work products but for the total body of work fostering the desired results. after your business name also promotes the image that you operate a company rather than just doing projects on a freelance basis. However, LLC or Inc.

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Consulting Intellectual Property Deloitte Accenture 195

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

Earlier this year, we walked the halls of the Hannover Messe, one of Europe’s largest events for industrial manufacturers. Operations in a Connected World. The newest robots, 3-D printing systems, and data-mining hardware and services were all there along with a host of people hyping Industry 4.0, ” Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

“Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything,” wrote Paul Krugman more than 20 years ago. Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. During much of this time, it has been shareholders, not workers, who have reaped the benefits of higher productivity.

Energy 136

Energy Agile Productivity Talent 136

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

Like Apple, most consumer-centric companies deal with the dilemma of how to brand the next- generation of an existing product. Product upgrades make up the majority of corporate research and development activity. In this experiment, the researchers varied the list of features for the new product. Join the conversation.

Education 87

Education Productivity How To Research 87

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2018

Our research , which focused on CEO succession in the American health care system, examined the impact of CEO succession on productivity and efficiency. The result of frontier analysis is an index for each firm describing its efficiency at transforming inputs into outputs relative to the best performers operating at comparable scale.

Study 73

Study Productivity Efficiency Analysis 73

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

They seized this opportunity to establish a firm that would help firms gain clarity about their business models, products, and clients and then advise them by creating long term strategies. The firm offers consulting services including strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. Located on the east side of the NoMa train tracks, Union Market began as a working food production and distribution center in the 1930s. This needs to change.

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Development Real Estate Retail Guidelines 185

Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2018

But it’s particularly difficult for large, traditional firms , especially those which operate in consolidated, non-growth industries (think pulp and paper, steel, airlines) and which are often located away from the metropolitan areas where data scientists live. There were no processes in place to share the learning.

Talent 119

Talent Recruitment Recruiting Boston Consulting Group 119

Epicflow

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Epicflow Awards and Our Clients’ Achievements Best ERP Solution Epicflow has received another award from Crozdesk – the product review platform experts have recognized Epicflow as one of the best ERP Software Solutions in 2023. This means that for any operation in Epicflow, your business data remains secure on your servers.

Company 130

Company Resources Software Enterprise 130

Epicflow

JULY 20, 2022

Sometimes, it’s rather difficult to predict whether a company will be capable of delivering a certain product or service, whether it’s reasonable to invest in this project, and how it will affect the current workflow. Will the delivered product/services be in demand on the market? Operational feasibility .

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Study Management Resources Analysis 148

Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2017

Doctors operated and told me to hope for the best. The process starts with understanding that stress is caused not by other people or external events, but by your reactions to them. Rumination is ongoing and destructive, diminishing your health, productivity, and well-being. Cat Yu for HBR. We find that three techniques help.

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Exercises Training Training Meeting 136

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy.

Cash Flow 131

Cash Flow Transportation Energy Balance Sheet 131

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 8, 2013

THE Ansoff Matrix (referred to by some commentators as the Product/Market Expansion Grid) was developed by a Russian-American mathematician named Igor Ansoff , and first explained in his 1957 Harvard Business Review article entitled Strategies for Diversification. What is a Product-Market Growth Strategy? Background.

Productivity 113

Productivity Transportation Development Marketing 113

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines. Attending events that connect you with other such consultants will be of great value to your network.

Retail 153

Retail Fashion Consulting Marketing 153

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Questions like this involving issues like politics, human rights, or equality often present themselves sooner or later for any business operating in global markets. According to Reuters reporting , until a few years ago the bank operated in Sudan, a country whose government was under U.S. sanctions, like Iran. Who Benefits?

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Government Financial Banking Operations 132

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Your #1 focus at this stage is product-market fit. Customers are integral to this process because they provide feedback, and every member of your team should be answering support requests, meeting with customers, and thinking about how to build a product that suits the needs of the market. What to do. What not to do. What to do.

Metrics 132

Metrics Engineering Efficiency Operations 132

Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

Interestingly, all these intrusions into business operations typically do not come from the Kremlin but from local officials who seem eager to gain the Kremlin’s favor amid instances of elevated international tensions. This environment is altering how multinational firms operate in the country and market their products.

Government 107

Government Healthcare Policies Operations 107

Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2018

government in pushing back against these foreign intelligence operations remains at best uncertain, though we can assume that classification and secrecy hide some actions from the public. The role of the U.S. ” Far more frequently, the government isn’t rushing to the rescue.

Company 111

Company Operations Government System 111

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Others lack the processes and operational capabilities to target them with personalized communications and experiences. At most companies the culture remains product-focused or sales-driven, or customer centricity is considered a priority only for certain functions such as marketing. Link employee culture to customer outcomes.

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Culture Case Interview Sales Company 132

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

The firm does a significant amount of diligence work for PE firms, and also performs an assessment of their ability to compete from a technical and product standpoint for tech acquirers – Bulger Partners is the only firm in the industry currently providing this service. Target Schools. Brown University. Tufts University. Boston College.

Software 165

Software Strategy& Strategy Strategy 165

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In this article, I’d like to share the insights we’ve gleaned from the model’s first full year of operation, which hopefully organizations in health care and many other industries will find useful. On the business side, the escalation process has provided improved visibility into operations.

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System Healthcare Metrics Report 130

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Some recent projects include issues such as global energy solutions and large international sporting events. The firm’s main capabilities include: actuarial, business & organization transformation, digital, marketing and sales, operations & technology, risk management, and strategy & value sourcing. Roland Berger.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

Analyses of recent cases of misconduct in the financial sector suggest that misconduct is not just the product of a few individuals or bad processes, but rather the result of wider organizational breakdowns , enabled by a firm’s culture. Though my experience is in the financial sector, these lessons apply to other industries as well.

Culture 135

Culture Company Financial Banking 135

Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2017

From self-driving cars to drones to automated business operations, this technology has the potential to enhance productivity, direct human talent on critical issues, accelerate innovation, and lower operating costs. Cognitive and AI technologies are a certainty of our future.

System 122

System Training Training Video 122

Tom Spencer

MARCH 13, 2014

Dean Tufano also hosts an annual event known as “ Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford ” – a unique forum that brings the world’s leading tech entrepreneurs to Oxford, and gives the next generation of business leaders an insider’s view on how to start, scale and run high-growth companies. Oxford and Cambridge).

Education 126

Education Intellectual Property Course Productivity 126

Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2016

“We need to get rid of the static production lines where only one car and one configuration can be built,” he says, adding that the automotive industry in Germany can already support over one million configurations of a car model — as opposed to U.S., Self-Repairing Processes Solve Their Own Problems.

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Automotive Construction Survey Software 116

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2018

In the unlikely event that a customer finds a lower price, we’ll beat it on the spot.” McDonalds had to do this when on “product range” it took this position: Traditional meal range but with an increased emphasis on salad items and with the option for customers to design their own burgers.

System 136

System Strategy Strategy& Strategy 136

Effective Managers

JANUARY 18, 2021

Whether or not all agree with this, there is no question it was a most unfortunate event, leading to loss of life, injuries, and extensive property damage. Productivity and creativity are replaced by inefficiency and a destructive culture motivated by self-interest and a lack of shared vision. It Starts at the Top.

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Leadership Culture Examples System 130

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Innovation demands new behaviors from leaders and employees that are often antithetical to corporate cultures, which are historically focused on operational excellence and efficiency. Product packaging was redesigned to be more user-friendly and increase adherence. But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate.

Culture 136

Culture Company Enterprise Leadership 136

Women in Consulting

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Backed by award-winning services and support teams, Blackbaud’s comprehensive set of Internet solutions, featuring Blackbaud NetCommunity and Blackbaud Sphere eMarketing along with our industry leading peer-to-peer and event fundraising solution, Friends Asking Friends , is designed to meet the evolving needs of nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Software Consulting System 94