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Technology Techniques

Adaptive Enterprise

Adaptive Enterprise

Adaptive enterprises can deal better with risk and uncertainty than those with traditional structures. Practical case evidence is presented and factors to consider when implementing strategic adaptive management are provided.

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Discover the potential of AI to observe, analyse and make decisions, especially for extremely complex problems or for a set of data too large to be interpreted by human brains.

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Asset Building to Support Innovation Opportunity

Asset Building to Support Innovation Opportunity

The concept explains how and why organisations should build and position their assets strategically to support innovation opportunities. It describes the types of assets that support innovation - as well as their limitations - and offers useful advice and guidance on implementation strategies.

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Backsourcing

Backsourcing

Backsourcing describes the process of when a firm recalls back in-house the services that it previously outsourced to another company. Clearly identifiable implementation stages are provided and potential risks and drawbacks are discussed.

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Bayesian Analysis

Bayesian Analysis

Bayesian statistics is a subset of the field of statistics in which the evidence about the true state of the world is expressed in terms of degrees of belief - Bayesian probabilities. The concept reviews the origins and application of this statistical approach.

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Big Data Analytics

Big Data Analytics

Big Data analytics is complex, in order to succeed organisations need to invest in the people behind the technology. Strengths and weaknesses are considered and practical case studies of implementation are shared to help organisations build up their Big Data capabilities.

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Business Innovation

Business Innovation

The concept explores innovation and how it can create and capture value for organisations. It will provide professionals with a basic understanding business innovation.

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Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence

The theory reviews the notion of Business Intelligence and discusses the conditions necessary to make good decisions. It also explains how it helps organisations to unlock the hidden potential of data.

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Business Modelling

Business Modelling

This concept is intended as a 'hands-on' practical discussion of how business modelling is used to explore a range of business decisions and to identify the essential elements that drive business.

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Business Process Improvement

Business Process Improvement

Business process improvement (BPI) can enhance internal organisational efficiency and change the way organisations function. The concept provides an overview of BPI and describes the process and tasks used to support an organisational objective.

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Business Process Re-engineering

Business Process Re-engineering

The concept describes how to leverage best practices in business process reengineering while avoiding common pitfalls. It also reviews the latest technological and market perspectives.

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Change Management

Change Management

Planned change management allows managers and practitioners to incorporate specific tasks and events into each stage of the change process. The concept explores how to face highly dynamic and complex environments and how to make the most of an organisational change.

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Cloud Computing in Supply Chain

Cloud Computing in Supply Chain

Cloud-based technology offers new ways of monitoring critical supply-chain processes. The concept describes the term and provides some practical information for professionals interested in partnering with cloud computing service providers to deploy their technologies.

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Co-sourcing

Co-sourcing

Co-sourcing is advisable for processes that an organisation does not want to completely allocate to an external provider. It reviews the main characteristics, benefits and pitfalls of this type of co-outsourcing, along with some case evidence showing how some organisations had approached it.

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Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) is a business practice that combines the intelligence of multiple trading partners in the planning and fulfilment of customer demand. The concept describes the CPFR process model, including the major capabilities and underlying success factors.

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