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Strategy: Sales & operations planning
August 30, 2010 10:17 PM

What businesses actually want from their sales and operational planning, says Andrew Kinder of Infor, is the ability to explore ‘what if’ scenarios across the business quickly and accurately.

Operations: Best practice
August 30, 2010 10:51 PM

Many corporations like to think they have best practice processes already in place. Are you really in the top 25 percent?

Strategy: Innovation
August 19, 2010 03:57 PM

Chris Moyer, EMEA chief technologist with HP Enterprise Services, outlines ways of ensuring that today’s innovation doesn’t become tomorrow’s legacy.

Operations: Online viewing
August 19, 2010 04:04 PM

The World Cup didn’t teach us anything we didn’t already know about the England team; but it will provide valuable lessons for CIOs and network managers, says Adrian Thirkill, global customer operations director, Easynet Global Services.

Supply chain: Risk management
August 19, 2010 04:12 PM

It is tempting to think of supply chain risk in terms of a catastrophic and unpredictable event; but potential threats are often closer and more preventable than many people think, as Andrew Kinder explains.

Sustainability: Green supply chain
August 19, 2010 04:19 PM

Building a green supply chain might be an easier process than it first appears. Paul Tatam, sales and marketing director EMEA at Inovis, looks at some tangible steps organisations can take to reduce their impact on the environment.

Strategy
August 7, 2010 01:01 AM
Martin Ashcroft

Martin Ashcroft traces the development of strategic management into the 21st century.

Sustainability
August 7, 2010 01:12 AM
Michelle LaBrosse

Green tips from the Cheetah team.

Supply chain
August 7, 2010 01:37 AM

Thomas R. Cutler offers some advice on how to avoid failures when updating a distribution center.

Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach
June 25, 2010 03:51 PM

Jayne Flannery talks to Donald Stamets, hotel manager at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Palm Beach, Florida, about the unique and inspiring qualities of this one-of-a-kind ocean-front resort.

Migrating the model
June 22, 2010 12:11 PM

The first article in a three part series on retail sales and operations planning explains why retailers are increasingly exploring a model which has long been a staple of manufacturing management

Retail in detail
June 22, 2010 12:34 PM

The second article in a three part series on retail sales and operations planning shows how retail S&OP has evolved into a strategic focused, executive-led integrated business planning model

Organized common sense
June 22, 2010 12:40 PM

The final article in a three part series on retail sales and operations planning shows the impact of retail S&OP on the retailer and the retailer's suppliers

Turning up the heat
June 22, 2010 01:08 PM

Ben Timmer of Easynet Global Services talks through the implications for energy consumption of the Carbon Reduction Commitment, particularly relating to data centres, where overcooling is both unnecessary and wasteful

Olhuveli Beach and Spa Resort
December 1, 2009 11:20 AM

The Maldives is an example of a country that has proved remarkably resilient when faced with disaster—in its case, the devastating 2004 tsunami. Many resorts in the region took the opportunity for a facelift and upgrade; one of these was the four-star plus Olhuveli Beach and Spa Resort in South Malé Atoll, which has enhanced its facilities and improved on its service, as Becky Done finds out

Vilu Reef Beach & Spa Resort
October 1, 2009 11:20 AM

Vilu Reef Beach & Spa Resort in the Maldives has received numerous awards and accolades for its performance. Operations manager Ali Yoosuf talks to Gay Sutton about the secrets of its success