Building blocks, not stumbling blocks: Language strategies ease collaboration in a multilingual world
To understand how companies currently are addressing language translation related to knowledge management, the IBM Institute for Business Value conducted over 20 in-depth interviews with a cross-section of Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.
Future finance: A CFO vision for creating value through e-business on demand
Today, finance is being pulled in two directions: There's a demand for finance to strengthen its traditional fiduciary role as guardian of the assets and controls; and for finance to become more nimble, efficient and effective in supporting business imperatives.
Clearing for takeoff: U.S. airline regulatory reforms for economic stability
The airline industry faces difficult challenges, and lasting relief is not on the horizon. Instead of the bailouts of recent years, regulatory reforms that address the structural impediments facing the industry are needed to provide a foundation for lasting viability.
Application portfolio management: From assessment to transformation
This paper introduces the concept, practice and benefits of application portfolio management. The benefits of application portfolio management, including potentially significant cost-savings and operational efficiencies, are especially compelling in light of current economic challenges.
Restructuring costs rationally for long-term competitiveness in financial markets
In 2001, securities industry revenues dipped dramatically and spurred a similar drop in profit margins. In the near term, securities firms have tried to prop-up margins by reducing capacity. However, long-term competitiveness depends on altering a company's cost structure permanently.
Pharmaceutical Clinical Development - Realising the full rewards of Electronic Data
Clinical trials play a key role in the pharmaceuticals industry. With a large number of drugs coming off patent, pharmaceutical companies are under pressure to develop and test new drugs as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Tighter budgets, better business: Extracting value from the enterprise in a down-turned economy
Whether caught in a recession or an extreme market correction, the world economy is experiencing a significant, industrywide slowdown. Preceded by a period of aggressive spending at the consumer and enterprise level, the recent decline has led to budget pressures at every level.
Retail "e-procurement" 2002: Minimising costs and improving productivity
Many forward-thinking retailers have discovered the economies of "e-procurement" - where complex transactions become a fluid, collaborative process between buyers and sellers.
