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Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?

Harvard Business

Many of our current economic measurements saw their birth in the Industrial Age when the companies that were growing and shaping the world were giants with big physical plants and lots of material products — companies like Exxon Mobile and GE. But Information Technology doesn’t seem like the right category to group them into.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

During this same time, IBM and Coopers & Lybrand formed Meritus Consulting Services to provide strategic advice to businesses in the consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, aerospace, and automotive industries. These services focused on business management and information technology. Information Technology.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

Product and Service Innovation. Information Technology. Automotive. Consumer Products. They coined the entire concept of supply chain, supply chain management, and product life cycle, as well as the lesser known PERT chance and Organizational DNA concepts. Organization and Change. Program Management.

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What the Companies on the Right Side of the Digital Business Divide Have in Common

Harvard Business

Within the core business, digital technologies are fundamentally changing the way Honeywell creates and captures value for its industrial customers through new efficiencies and services that unlock new value. billion gigabytes of data the company captures each day. Ecolab is a prime example of this. Four Operating Pillars.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

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 different practices of Oliver Wyman include: Automotive. Communications, Media, and Technology. Industrial Products.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Kearney becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of EDS in September, nearly doubling in size and vastly expanding its industry expertise and information technology capabilities. Automotive. Technology. Consumer Products. Kearney staff worldwide reaches 1,000 employees. 1995 – A.T. Firm hires 2,000th employee.

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Prepare Your Workforce for the Automation Age

Harvard Business

Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. But companies will only be able to realize productivity gains from these new operating models if they skillfully manage the soft side of their automation transformation—the people in what will be a vastly different organization. Insight Center. Sponsored by SAS.