http://www.ibm.com/gbs Get the business insights you need to transform your organization. en-US Copyright 2009 IBM Corporation Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:30 EDT When the time is right for business model innovation, the Three A's represent essential organizational capabilities: aligned, analytical and adaptable. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/ibv-business-model-innovation.html?ca=rss_bcs By using a different "lens" to examine talent management issues, companies have the opportunity to more effectively use their limited investment funds to achieve greater organizational effectiveness and strategic alignment. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/understanding-focal-jobs.html?ca=rss_bcs To transform the truck industry for success in 2020, today's leaders must take decisive actions in the areas of globalization, brand development, technology integration, partnerships and workforce transformation. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/future-of-truck-industry-2020.html?ca=rss_bcs Customer service professionals, in the wake of changing customer demands and the digital information explosion, can leverage customer insight and digital channels to assume leadership in a new age. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/crm-path-forward-whitepaper.html?ca=rss_bcs Companies that develop environmentally sound strategies, programs and initiatives can begin to overcome operational constraints, enrich their brands, improve regulatory compliance and operate more effectively. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/environmental-operational-sustainability.html?ca=rss_bcs If Russian companies and its government take actions now to tackle issues in the areas of technology and innovation, the country is much more likely to meet, or exceed, its productivity and innovation targets. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/russian-productivity-improvement.html?ca=rss_bcs IBM's transformation story may provide guidance to other senior leaders as they seek to implement change while successfully delivering consistent and differentiated performance. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/ibm-performance-transformation.html?ca=rss_bcs A volatile economic environment provides today's sourcing and procurement leaders with the opportunity to create a new roadmap for the supply chains of the future by adopting a strategic sourcing approach that business results. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/sourcing-in-demanding-times.html?ca=rss_bcs Discover more about the current liquefied natural gas opportunity and specific actions that can help investors make the most of it. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/lngupdate.html?ca=rss_bcs Competitors in China’s life sciences market should prepare themselves for the market’s massive changes and continued growth by increasing their capabilities in three key areas: innovation; manufacturing quality; and sales, marketing and distribution. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-pharma-china.html?ca=rss_bcs How emerging consumer preferences are met can open new avenues for consumer satisfaction, create new revenue streams, define new business models and accelerate technology deployment, lighting the way to a participatory utility network. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-emerging-energy-preferences.html?ca=rss_bcs Technology can be used to both control and empower citizens, and governments should work toward a resolving this paradox by developing identity management solutions that provide security and engender trust, while maintaining personal privacy and civil liberty. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-privacy-paradox-identity-management.html?ca=rss_bcs Economic development in a Rubik's Cube world: How to turn global trends into local prosperity. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-economic-development-rubiks-cube.html?ca=rss_bcs Improving coalition cooperation and creating opportunities for continuous improvement will require fundamental changes in how members operate. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-improving-coalition-collaboration.html?ca=rss_bcs Cities around the world can look to global leading practices to help them improve mobility through intelligent transport systems. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-intelligent-transport-mobility.html?ca=rss_bcs Leading a sustainable enterprise: Leveraging information and insight to act-corporate social responsibility - An IBM Institute for Business Value report http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/csr-study-2009.html?ca=rss_bcs A white paper from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in association with the IBM Institute for Business Value. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/ibvstudy/gbs/a1031418?ca=rss_bcs Recent business disruptions have affected organizations worldwide, and while most businesses have continuity plans in place, many don’t address a company’s most precious assets: its employees. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/human-capital-resiliency.html?ca=rss_bcs Recent business disruptions have affected organizations worldwide, and while most businesses have continuity plans in place, many don’t address a company’s most precious assets: its employees. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/smarter-cities.html?ca=rss_bcs Telcos and social networks vying for "share of voice". http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-telcos-socialnetworking.html?ca=rss_bcs In the midst of explosive population growth, increased urbanization, an evolving, demanding customer base and global climate and natural resource issues, the Consumer Products (CP) industry faces shifting market dynamics, channel challenges and renewed pressures for business model innovation. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-future-of-consumer-products.html?ca=rss_bcs Based on our research and client experiences, we've distilled the characteristics of what we call the Intelligent Enterprise - the organization ready to exploit advanced analytics and optimized performance. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-business-analytics-optimization.html?ca=rss_bcs As part of our Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Study, we spoke at length with 23 Life Sciences supply chain executives. Like their peers across industries, these executives are most concerned about supply chain visibility. But they also are wrestling with increasing customer demands, risk and globalization. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-life-sciences-supply-chain-study.html?ca=rss_bcs The firms that compete most successfully in this new environment will be those that specialize and form partnerships with other organizations to supplement their own areas of expertise, listen to their clients and provide offerings that are tailored to the needs of different client segments. http://www.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-stable-financial-markets.html?ca=rss_bcs