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Strategic Navigation: A Systems Approach to Business Strategy Reviews

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Strategic Navigation: A Systems Approach to Business Strategy

Strategic Navigation: A Systems Approach to Business Strategy

There are many parallels between the business world and the military world: both must always be wary of the competition; both must be able to adapt to rapidly changing conditions; and if either falters the results could be devastating. Yet while military leaders have employed essentially the same strategies for thousands of years, business leaders often feel the need to try the latest fad in an effort to capture lightning in a bottle and lead the company to success. In Strategic Navigation: A Sy

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Strategy, Planning & Litigating to Win: Orchestrating Trial Outcomes with Systems Theory, Psychology, Military Science and Utility Theory Reviews

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Strategy, Planning & Litigating to Win: Orchestrating Trial Outcomes with Systems Theory, Psychology, Military Science and Utility Theory

Strategy, Planning & Litigating to Win: Orchestrating Trial Outcomes with Systems Theory, Psychology, Military Science and Utility Theory

Learn to how Boyd’s OODA Loop, Game Theory, Psychology and Sun Tzu’s Art of War meld into a seamless, comprehensive, easy-to-implement system for creating highly effective trial strategies. Strategy, Planning & Litigating to Win explains in clear, accessible prose how you can apply the proven tools of formal Strategy to orchestrate events, gain an unprecedented degree of control during trials, and set the stage to achieve your desired outcome. The author, A.S. Dreier draws upon years of expe

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Northern Colorado Real Estate Advisor 2015: Checklists, systems and resources for buying, selling and investing in real estate in Northern Colorado.

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Northern Colorado Real Estate Advisor 2015: Checklists, systems and resources for buying, selling and investing in real estate in Northern Colorado.

Northern Colorado Real Estate Advisor 2015: Checklists, systems and resources for buying, selling and investing in real estate in Northern Colorado.

Checklists, systems and resources for buying, selling and investing in real estate in Northern Colorado. Updated edition with sample real estate paperwork included.

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First Swisslog Automated Medication Management Systems for Latin America

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Maranello, Italy (PRWEB) November 19, 2013

Hospital Sírio-Libanês started a pioneering project for full automation of its central pharmacy, which is planned to go-live by mid 2014. Its aim is to ensure the current levels of security and workflow efficiency in medication administration, while doubling the institution’s capacity by 2016.

For the project execution, Hospital Sírio-Libanês entered an agreement with Swisslog Healthcare Solutions, leader in the development of integrated solutions for hospital automation.

“This is the first agreement for automated medication management systems signed in Latin America, an area that Swisslog is looking at with great interest. Our automated solutions contribute tangible benefits to healthcare providers in Latin America, and in Brazil in particular,” says Pieter Feenstra, Executive Vice President of Swisslog Healthcare Solutions. “Swisslog is partnering with leading healthcare institutions worldwide and we are happy to count one of the primary Latin America institutions among our customers,” Feenstra concludes.

The agreement covers high-technology systems in two complementary devices: the PillPick Automated Packaging and Dispensing System, which automatically dispenses patient-specific therapies in unit doses, and the BoxPicker Automated Pharmacy Storage System, which provides secure storage and retrieval of original manufacturer packages. The combination of these two automated systems will allow the hospital to manage and trace its entire drug formulary.

“This project is very important to ensure the success of our hospital expansion, so we are able to maintain our patients’ security in an area that is as critical as the use of medications. The new system will support the elimination of waste, cost reduction and optimization of our pharmacy and nursing teams’ work,” says Dr. Gonzalo Vecina Neto, Corporate superintendent at Hospital Sírio-Libanês.

The PillPick and BoxPicker Software will be integrated into the hospital’s existing prescription system, which is expected to result in a reduction of approximately 90% of the manual medication management in the pharmacy, while expanding the process control and traceability. To ensure the project’s success, a multi-disciplinary team made up of pharmacists, supply managers, nurses, IT specialists, HSL engineers and architects will be in charge of implementing the solution in partnership with Swisslog.

The civil works for adjustment of the physical space for the new pharmacy, whose area will be enlarged by 25%, has already been projected in the design for modernization and expansion of the Bela Vista unit of Hospital Sírio-Libanês through investments of over R$ 1 billion in the period between 2009 and 2014.

About Hospital Sírio-Libanês

The Sírio-Libanês Hospital is a philanthropic institution whose mission is to be a Center of Medical Excellence, focusing on Actions in the Healthcare, Teaching and Research areas. Occupying an area of 99,989 m², and with 4,919 collaborators and approximately 3,621 doctors – the Sírio-Libanês Hospital has the capacity to carry out more than 50 surgical procedures per day, around 1,200 types of diagnostic examinations and has beds for 372 people. For more information on Hospital Sírio-Libanês, visit http://www.hospitalsiriolibanes.org.br.

About Swisslog

Swisslog designs, develops, and delivers efficient automation for forward-thinking hospitals, warehouses, and distribution centers. We offer integrated solutions from a single source – from consulting services to design, implementation and lifetime customer service.

Headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, Swisslog has 2200 employees in 20 countries worldwide, supporting customers in more than 50 countries. The group’s parent company, Swisslog Holding AG, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (security number: 1232462, Telekurs: SLOG, Reuters: SLOG.S). For more information on Swisslog solutions for hospital automation, visit http://www.swisslog.com/healthcare

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Combustion Controls, Equipments & Systems Market – By Product, Application …

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Combustion Controls, Equipments & Systems Market – By Product, Application …
China and India, in their respective ongoing five-year plans, have planned to invest heavily on growing their power generation capacities. They are already one of the largest markets of boilers in the world. In the U.S. … Reads 159. Copyright © 2014 …
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Clinical Trial Management System Market is expected to reach USD 1848.5 …
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Clinical Trial Management System Market- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2019," the global clinical trial management system market …
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Camelot Information Systems Inc. Announces Completion of Merger

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Camelot Information Systems Inc. Announces Completion of Merger
Registered shareholders and holders of ADSs entitled to the merger consideration will receive a letter of transmittal and instructions from Citibank, N.A., the paying agent appointed by Parent, on how to surrender their share certificates or the …
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Sauer Energy CEO Update Letter
Sauer Energy Inc. is a technology developer and manufacturer focused on the emerging renewable energy market. In the very near future, SEI plans to offer the patented helixical WindRider model VAWTs that employ the HelixWind technology it purchased in …
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Odyne Systems, LLC to Showcase Early DOE Award Truck at 2014 EUFMC

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Odyne Systems, LLC to Showcase Early DOE Award Truck at 2014 EUFMC
With a market presence in more than 80 countries, Allison has regional headquarters in the Netherlands, China and Brazil with manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Hungary and India. Allison … Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rights reserved by …
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Global Powder Metallurgy Market – Forecasts to 2016
The Global Powder Metallurgy market is highly fragmented with the presence of numerous large and small vendors. Also, low-cost vendors from developing countries, such as India and Brazil, are expanding their market overseas. … at handling high-volume …
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STOXX Asean-Five Select Dividend 50 Index Licensed to Nomura to Underlie …
Makoto Shiota, head of ETF Marketing of NOMURA Securities Co., LTD, commented: "We are pleased to collaborate with STOXX's index business. … Europe 600, STOXX Ltd. maintains and calculates the STOXX Global Index family which consists of total market …
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Cytel Broadens Clinical Trial Services with New Waltham, Massachusetts Office
Cytel Inc., a leading provider of clinical trial services and statistical software, today announced the opening of a new office in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Strategically located near Cytel's corporate headquarters in Cambridge, MA, the new office …
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Landaal Packaging Systems and Service Litho-Print Join Forces in Bringing High-impact Lenticular 3-D Printing to Patented Poptech Point of Purchase Retail Displays

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Burton, MI (PRWEB) September 09, 2011

Landaal Packaging Systems has reached an agreement with Service Litho-Print of Oshkosh, Wisconsin to bring the “wow factor” of full lenticular 3-D graphics to their patented ‘automatic-to-assemble’ Poptech displays – a display technology that has proven itself to be both

How to Start a Cleaning Business – The Critical Importance of Systems

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Article by J. N. Johnson

How to Start a Cleaning Business – The Critical Importance of Systems – Business – Small Business

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Take a close look inside any service business startup, and you’ll very often see the same picture. An owner/operator stuck balancing the drive for new business and getting existing business serviced, all the while trying to pay the bills and answer phones. One of the recurring themes that you’ll hear from us at the How to Start a Cleaning Business Blog is the importance of putting systems in place early on so that all parts of the business function smoothly whether you’re there or not.

Every aspect of the business needs to be systemized in the company’s infancy so that down the line you’re offering a consistent product at a reasonable price, growing your business steadily without pulling your hair out, and getting paid to do the work that you’ve just finished.

Here are three of the most vital areas of the cleaning business startup that need to be systemized when the doors open.

Develop a marketing strategy

Many cleaning business entrepreneurs immediately shy away when we begin discussing marketing. It’s one of the areas that they know they need to dial in and focus on, but don’t have a clear enough picture of what should be happening with marketing to take control of it. We’re not saying that you need to spend vast sums of money on marketing here. But before you spend $ 1 on ANY form of marketing or advertising, you need to understand your demographic and your market so that once that first marketing dollar leaves your wallet, you can effectively evaluate whether or not it was money well spent. You’re never going to get it right each and every time you employ a marketing strategy. That’s why you MUST be able to evaluate your efforts.

Develop an operational checklist

It’s an inevitable situation. You start the business cleaning properties yourself along with your two trusty employees. Then you get the call that your child is sick and needs to be picked up from school. You leave your two fantastic employees to finish the last three houses of the day and that evening, the calls start to come in. They missed the master bathroom at the Jones house. They completely forgot the kitchen counters at the Smith residence. And guess who gets to go back and literally “clean up the mess” tomorrow. Yes, you do. An operational checklist is absolutely critical in the cleaning industry. When you go to McDonald’s do you think they just guess at how long to cook your fries or what they’ll put on your hamburger for toppings? No, they don’t. They deliver the same product each and every time. And you must do that as well in order to manage and meet customer expectations.

Employ a communications strategy

Far too many cleaning business owners are coming close to the edge of sanity each and every day trying to balance operations and coordinating communication with prospective customers and existing clients. There is no excuse for this in the year 2010. With email, websites, and web based phone systems as easy to set up as they are now, there is no excuse for you taking each and every customer question, quote request, and follow up call while in the field. You need to put a communications strategy in place and then ensure that your customers and prospects know the appropriate channels to communicate with your business.

At the How to Start a Cleaning Business Blog, we’re confident that taking the time to think these strategies and systems out in advance will save you much frustration and time once you’re off the ground with your cleaning business. We’ve seen these simple principles in action and they are incredibly effective.

About the Author

J. N. Johnson has been involved in the service industry for 16 years and has assisted in guiding service startups of all types.

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Implementing Successful Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

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Article by Daniel Collins

When it first became economic to use computers for business, companies began searching for appropriate applications. While repetitive calculations, like the ones used for payroll, were no problem to the computer, when attempting to calculate the amount of materials a company would have to buy, problems arose. Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems, as they were known before ERP systems, had two main faults. Firstly, nobody could work out how to keep the planning systems stable, with every MRP run producing widely different results, due to the fluctuations in demand and supply. Additionally, the MRP systems were driving inventory up, rather than reducing it, due to every fluctuation upwards increasing supply orders which could not be easily reduced.ERP was sold as the solution to these problems. Essentially, ERP systems are the same as MRP systems but with some extra features, which vary from system to system. Typically, human resource management and salaries and document control will be included. The mechanics for implementing a successful ERP are not difficult yet many businesses stumble during the set up of such systems due to not establishing a common agenda throughout the business and ensuring everyone involved has their own needs and objectives met. Once this is established the tools and techniques needed to accomplish this is relatively easy.Key to the successful implementation of the system is a sales and operations plan. This is the process by which financial business plans are converted into operational plans for running the business. If the sales and operations plan is to be a common plan, it must have a common language. The common language is nearly always the things a company produces and the customer buys. After all, having a sales department talking about the value of orders received is useless when the factory want to know what to produce and when. The sales and operations plan is the starting point for master production scheduling, a way to get everyone working in synchronisation before improving control of the business using ERP as the tool.Once set up, the main role of the Master Production Schedule is demand management. This is a commercial process and so must be taught to commercial people. Demand management utilised properly gives a higher level of customer service and more stable manufacturing with lower inventory, meeting everyone’s business objectives. An enterprise resource planning system is the only tool you need to achieve a change in business performance but it is not a solution in its own right. Factors such as sales and marketing departments providing a regularly updated forecast of the product they need to meet the market needs and when they need it and when Operations recognise it’s in everyone’s best interests to follow the plan are key to the success of your business and ERP system.

Daniel Collins writes on a number of topics on behalf of a digital marketing agency and a variety of clients. As such, this article is to be considered a professional piece with business interests in mind.










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