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This space features a collection of on-line journals and articles by Achilles' own consultants. It will contain our firm's latest thinking on management, strategy, and views across a range of industries and applications.
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Getting Value From Management Consultants |
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作者：Kek Sei Wee
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周一, 18 5月 2009 15:34 |
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Management consulting refers to both the industry of, and the practice of, helping organizations improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of existing business problems and development of plans for improvement. From as early as the late 1800s, management consulting firms have been expanding their influence over the developing world. Today there are many management consultants at work deep inside many organizations. According to market research, global management consultancy market is forecast to have a value of over $300 billion by 2012. |
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Operations Management Methodologies (such as Six Sigma) for the Broader Business Context |
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作者：Kek Sei Wee
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周一, 11 5月 2009 10:12 |
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We have been seeing increasing organizations that have approached us to come from the non-traditional manufacturing based environment. This includes non manufacturing businesses (eg. health care, financial services, government, non profit) and non manufacturing functions in manufacturing firms (eg. accounts, HR, legal). In the shift of the economy from being manufacturing based to being service based, profitability of organization is derived beyond simply in the effective management of operations on the factory floor. A major portion of the processes, people and technology that determines the success of organizations today lie beyond manufacturing. |
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Some Thoughts on Business Process Management and Information Technology |
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作者：Kek Sei Wee
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周四, 07 5月 2009 14:35 |
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Companies have turned to reengineering as the response to being customer focused, given the rise in the shift from a producer controlled market (supply push) to a customer ruled market (demand pull). Companies are more attuned to the significance of business process and its management. This has evolved from merely seeing process management as the documentation of processes and procedure manuals. |
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The Power of Lean Thinking |
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作者：Kek Sei Wee
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周四, 16 4月 2009 09:22 |
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The one word of Japanese you should know is muda. This refers to "waste", or simply any activity that requires resources but generates no value. You see this in inventory pile ups, mistakes that require rework, redundant processing steps, movement of employees and transport of materials and goods, workers waiting for their next activity, goods and services that do not meet the needs of the customer; the list goes on. Even for the most casual observer in any organization, muda can be seen everywhere. |
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Concepts of Operations Management |
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作者：Kek Sei Wee
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周二, 14 4月 2009 10:51 |
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With intense global competition, companies today understand that the best way to boost the bottom line is to cut costs through more efficient operations management (OM). Beyond the intimidating jargons and sophisticated tools that operations management offer, how does it help companies improve operations efficiency. Is it just another cosmetic styling tool that helps companies market their operations? Or does it provides a comprehensive operations strategy that actually work? |
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