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How Advanced Analytics Is Changing B2B Selling

Harvard Business

While there’s less buzz around business-to-business markets, these innovations are changing the game in B2B as well, even in old-line industries selling what might be considered commodity products. Insight Center. Data-Driven Marketing. Sponsored by Google. The science of storytelling and brand performance.

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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business

This isn’t all that surprising given the level of innovation activity in these sectors, but directors operating in similarly disrupted sectors should take note. Just over one-fifth (22%) of boards operating in the IT and telecom industry sought tech expertise when filling their most recent board seat, higher than in any other industry.

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Ofshoring Opaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

My view was that although some manufacturing processes returned, not many jobs came back thanks to robots and software automation. Reshoring Index shows that for the fourth consecutive year, reshoring of manufacturing operations to the United States has once again failed to keep up with offshoring. That view was far too optimistic.

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Offshoring Outpaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

My view was that although some manufacturing processes returned, not many jobs came back thanks to robots and software automation. Reshoring Index shows that for the fourth consecutive year, reshoring of manufacturing operations to the United States has once again failed to keep up with offshoring. That view was far too optimistic.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As an outgrowth of a multi-district pharmaceutical case, the firm formed its technology practice, specializing in e-discovery solutions and software. E-discovery software provider. E-discovery Software & Services. Petroleum & Chemicals. Retail & Consumer Products. Litigation technology. Industries.

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Don’t Be Tyrannized by Old Metrics

Harvard Business

For example, while we were one of the early companies to develop an ‘order online, pick up in store’ service capability, it took us years to launch because of the fear we’d slow down store operations. I understood the concern of our store operators, but customers were asking for the service.” billable hours).

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

It should be no surprise since they have been the birthplace of many technological advances, were one of the founders of the entire personal computer industrial revolution, and now are leaders in new software platforms, hardware infrastructure and workplace equality. Operations and Supply Chain. Chemicals and Petroleum.

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