Articles from Article Alley, tagged with "process improvements" http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Workforce & Expense Management Supports LEAN Manufacturing Initiatives: Applying LEAN Manufacturing Today’s successful manufacturing organizations need to be agile and alert. Finding creative and efficient ways to control costs and meet budget requirements means process improvements that address changing business needs while being responsive to ma... http://www.articlealley.com/http://sumtotal.articlealley.com/workforce--expense-management-supports-lean-manufacturing-initiatives--applying-lean-manufacturing-2411657.html 02nd February 2012 Social CRM And The Keys To Customer Loyalty Better customer loyalty is usually cited as a desired outcome of a Customer Relationship Management CRM implementation, and even more so as social CRM becomes a valuable tool for business. More knowledge about your customers and tracking your interactions... http://www.articlealley.com/http://www.articlealley.com/social-crm-and-the-keys-to-customer-loyalty-2390784.html 18th November 2011 Top-Ranked Bank Drives Innovation AMT Bank in Russia is a universal financial institution with a regional network of 41 branches that is known for having especially high-quality customer service. AMT Bank has approximately 250,000 clients and is ranked among the Top 100 Russian banks. ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://calliebrown.articlealley.com/topranked-bank-drives-innovation-2282975.html 16th June 2011 Business Process Utility -The emerging plug-and-play model in Finance and Accounting Outsourcing As companies look for ways to derive more value from their outsourcing initiatives, BPU (Business Process Utility) is emerging as an option. By aligning people, process and technology, the BPU delivery model is most suitable for transactional processes th... http://www.articlealley.com/http://wnsglobalservices.articlealley.com/business-process-utility-the-emerging-plugandplay-model-in-finance-and-accounting-outsourcing-2224890.html 12th May 2011 Increasing efficiency of claims bill payment process by 15 percent for UK's healthcare insurer Our client is one of UK's largest provider of health insurance and one of the largest insurers in the world. Their health insurance products range from private medical insurance to income protection covering more than 750,000 lives. The claims bill paymen... http://www.articlealley.com/http://wnsglobalservices.articlealley.com/increasing-efficiency-of-claims-bill-payment-process-by-15-percent-for-uks-healthcare-insurer-2178551.html 11th April 2011 Outsourcing to WNS helps United Airlines in revenue accounting and recovery In 2006, United Airlines (United) was looking for a cost effective and high-quality solution for its passenger revenue accounting and recovery processes, as part of the company's ongoing continuous improvement work to control costs and improve process eff... http://www.articlealley.com/http://wnsglobalservices.articlealley.com/outsourcing-to-wns-helps-united-airlines-in-revenue-accounting-and-recovery-2156901.html 31st March 2011 Combine The Benefits Of Six Sigma With Business Management Processes Copyright (c) 2011 Casey Trillbar Six Sigma is a methodology which has a high success rate wherever it is employed. The methodology was aimed for private organizations. However, the benefits of the methodology inspired government organizations and smal... http://www.articlealley.com/http://caseytrillbar.articlealley.com/combine-the-benefits-of-six-sigma-with-business-management-processes-2145002.html 28th March 2011 The Basics of Business Process Improvement Though several business process improvements were developed in the manufacturing sector for increasing the productivity, its core principles and techniques can easily be transferred across several industries today. Business process improvement (BPI) w... http://www.articlealley.com/http://getahugetank.articlealley.com/the-basics-of-business-process-improvement-2101968.html 09th March 2011 About cmmi and cmmi assessment Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) ® is a process improvement model developed by SEI (Software Engineering Institute) of Carnegie Mellon University, USA. It is an approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective proce... http://www.articlealley.com/http://delhiquality.articlealley.com/about-cmmi-and-cmmi-assessment-1996560.html 31st January 2011 The Case of Healthcare Outsourcing: Detrimental or Revolutionary? While some would argue that the practice of outsourcing of healthcare services such as medical billing and medical coding services would be detrimental to a company, there are those who would lobby for the move, citing successes among other outsourcing se... http://www.articlealley.com/http://audreyb.articlealley.com/the-case-of-healthcare-outsourcing-detrimental-or-revolutionary-1884483.html 06th December 2010 Supply Chain Consultants Using supply chain consultants as advisors on strategic cost reduction and how to create competitive advantage is becoming a requirement rather than a nice-to-have intervention. Most successful companies have tackled making savings in conventional ways su... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johanvanhamme.articlealley.com/supply-chain-consultants-1858054.html 22nd November 2010 iPhone Application Development - Next Generation Technology Day-by-day, mobile industry has been booming because Apple has become the leading supplier of mobile devices in the field because of their advanced technology to design a strong device and user-friendly. iPhone is one of the finest products from Apple Inc... http://www.articlealley.com/http://ellenwills.articlealley.com/iphone-application-development--next-generation-technology-1819838.html 02nd November 2010 ABOUT CMMI AND CMMI ASSESSMENT Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) ® is a process improvement model developed by SEI (Software Engineering Institute) of Carnegie Mellon University, USA. It is an approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective proce... http://www.articlealley.com/http://delhiquality.articlealley.com/about-cmmi-and-cmmi-assessment-1750129.html 17th September 2010 Business Process Utility - The emerging plug-and-play model in Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Overview As companies look for ways to derive more value from their outsourcing initiatives, BPU (Business Process Utility) is emerging as an option. By aligning people, process and technology, the BPU delivery model is most suitable for transactional ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://wnsglobalservices.articlealley.com/business-process-utility--the-emerging-plugandplay-model-in-finance-and-accounting-outsourcing-1707133.html 18th August 2010 Supply chain consulting will change your bottom line Supply chain consultants - how can they impact our bottom line? Profitability is impacted at every stage in the supply chain where processes are running at a less-than-optimum level. Lack of visibility due to poor or limited information is a key contri... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johanvanhamme.articlealley.com/supply-chain-consulting-will-change-your-bottom-line-1700432.html 13th August 2010 Why does your enterprise need SharePoint Business Intelligence Services? When decision making is based on all the information available in the organization then business intelligence with sharepoint server is the right choice. In the era of web 2.0 where the business need is to consume information in a unified manner which fac... http://www.articlealley.com/http://stevenreiser.articlealley.com/why-does-your-enterprise-need-sharepoint-business-intelligence-services-1676938.html 04th August 2010 Six Sigma Projects Are Worth It While many people will tout their inability to embark on Six Sigma Projects because of the expense, this isn't a viable reason for not performing process improvements. The true cost of Six Sigma Projects is not how much you spend on the project, but how m... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jenb.articlealley.com/six-sigma-projects-are-worth-it-1655688.html 14th July 2010 Six Sigma Processes - Are Your Assessments Producing Results? One of the most vital ingredients of the Six Sigma Tools is the assessment of processes. You want to make sure that you are assessing the correct processes founded on the end or ambitions that you want to attain when the job is done. To be able to poss... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jenb.articlealley.com/six-sigma-processes--are-your-assessments-producing-results-1633141.html 05th July 2010 New Product Launch Promoting For a Dime With Affiliate Programs If you're just about to start a new item and have a limited marketing budget, affiliate marketing is just what doctor ordered for the organization. Here can be a method that I suggest you to consider: 1. Decide on a promoting partner. Identify an on... http://www.articlealley.com/http://productlaunchformula.articlealley.com/new-product-launch-promoting-for-a-dime-with-affiliate-programs-1612352.html 22nd June 2010 Small Businesses - Top Tips to Save Money While Improving Service Companies in the U.S. are giving incentives to their employees to stay healthy. The routine is simple. Drop bad habits and join wellness programs to earn some extra dollars. This experiment is helping companies bring down the healthcare costs of their emp... http://www.articlealley.com/http://alexmcstafani.articlealley.com/small-businesses--top-tips-to-save-money-while-improving-service-1600285.html 15th June 2010 Evolving Medical Information Call Centers: Performance Measurement and Process Improvement Evolving Medical Information Call Centers addresses these questions â€" and more â€" to give your company the boost needed to correct your call centers' mistakes and evolve the group into new territories. Our study contains real-world data and best practi... http://www.articlealley.com/http://visionshopsters.articlealley.com/evolving-medical-information-call-centers-performance-measurement-and-process-improvement-1594259.html 10th June 2010 Six Sigma Projects- When Customer Satisfaction is the Problem Six Sigma Projects can be used in a variety of ways to improve business processes and the way that a business works. Many different industries utilize Six Sigma Training to make their business better, but what happens when the problem is not a process, bu... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jenb.articlealley.com/six-sigma-projects-when-customer-satisfaction-is-the-problem-1589809.html 07th June 2010 Writing You Own Resume Can Be Challenging Writing your own resume can be challenging, at best. That is why most people these days hire a professional to do it. It's much easier for the professional because they aren't you! It's hard for people to figure out what information should stay or go. How... http://www.articlealley.com/http://erinkennedy2.articlealley.com/writing-you-own-resume-can-be-challenging-1543052.html 12th May 2010 ISO 9001 Consultant – FAQ on Selecting and Using an ISO 9001 Consultant 1. What are the benefits of using an ISO 9001 Consultant? Companies hire consultants for different reasons. They may be lacking the specific expertise, time, experience, or objectivity to perform the QMS development work without outside assistance. A qua... http://www.articlealley.com/http://artlewis.articlealley.com/iso-9001-consultant--faq-on-selecting-and-using-an-iso-9001-consultant-1486368.html 06th April 2010 The Advantages of Business Intelligence Services As a manager or owner of a company, your main concerns might typically be driving costs down, realizing as much sales as possible, or hiring the best possible workforce. To do this, you will invest in advance information management systems or in highly-sk... http://www.articlealley.com/http://mark16.articlealley.com/the-advantages-of-business-intelligence-services-1473999.html 26th March 2010 Three Important Testing Services Offerings According to the Gartner Research Report, 'Market Trends: Application Development, Worldwide, 2008-2013', the global software testing market equals $13 billion and the global market size of outsourced QA & Testing services is around $6.1 billion. Softw... http://www.articlealley.com/http://liza252.articlealley.com/three-important-testing-services-offerings-1435429.html 08th March 2010 Key Benefits of Business Process Management (BPM) Software BPM Software is one of the powerful business tool for managers to document, control and monitor critical processes and then improve them. It also offers IT staff an easy and simple way to deliver highly complex process management for changing business nee... http://www.articlealley.com/http://urmi.articlealley.com/key-benefits-of-business-process-management-bpm-software-1412540.html 23rd February 2010   Evolving Medical Information Call Centers through Performance Measurement and Process Improvement Reinvent Your Medical Information Call Centers: Are your call loads decreasing because customers seek information via new avenues? Do you face info-sharing competition within your own organization? What new areas demand medical information expertis... http://www.articlealley.com/http://aarkstore.articlealley.com/-evolving-medical-information-call-centers-through-performance-measurement-and-process-improvement-1366026.html 27th January 2010 Mergers and Acquisitions in Europe Yes …. Let's go for it together! We will be more successful jointly. Driving this process means answering some of the following questions below: • Do you have the money for this? • Are you genuinely interested to acquire your "friends" ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johanvanhamme.articlealley.com/mergers-and-acquisitions-in-europe-1350321.html 15th January 2010 How supply chain consultancy can improve productivity of your organization? Sitting on your island and doing the things you need to do might have worked for some decades! In modern times it is all about cross-functionality and interaction. Unfortunately still too many companies are only looking for cost-reductions and improve... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johanvanhamme.articlealley.com/how-supply-chain-consultancy-can-improve-productivity-of-your-organization-1327220.html 06th January 2010 Automate Resume Search and Reduce Candidate Sourcing Time Recruiting is not done the same way as it was done a couple of decades ago. The recruiting methods, processes, job ads, job postings, etc. have drastically changed over the years with more process improvements, refinements, etc. Today, with the advent of ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://yuvaraj2.articlealley.com/automate-resume-search-and-reduce-candidate-sourcing-time-1300175.html 16th December 2009 Top 10 Supply Chain Consulting Secrets Supply chain is certainly of great value to your organization. When done properly, all the sourcing and logistical initiatives will strongly support you by: • Impacting your company‘s bottom line • Introducing the best solution out ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johanvanhamme.articlealley.com/top-10-supply-chain-consulting-secrets-1293422.html 14th December 2009 Benefits of Procurement Trainings Sometimes, paying the bill could make you completely crazy! Other then the obvious external costs you are facing, you should also analyze your company from the inside. Just to be sure you are doing the right things. Having an efficient procure... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johanvanhamme.articlealley.com/benefits-of-procurement-trainings-1263181.html 27th November 2009 Lean Six Sigma - Does it Have a Role in Government? Six Sigma and Lean are a two management methodologies developed and to simplify and processes, eliminate errors, improve customer satisfaction and manage and control the costs of manufacturing products. Although Six Sigma training and Lean training emphas... http://www.articlealley.com/http://nikfaizal.articlealley.com/lean-six-sigma--does-it-have-a-role-in-government-1209535.html 30th October 2009 Advantages of using a supply chain consultancy Being the master of your expenses is probably more crucial now then ever before. You might be aware of some solutions but are you sure to cover the complete spectrum of cost-reduction methodologies for your business? The extensive field experience... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johanvanhamme.articlealley.com/advantages-of-using-a-supply-chain-consultancy-1150176.html 05th October 2009 From Benchmarking to Best Practice – and Back Again Successful companies thrive not merely by process improvements, but through creating communities that embrace wise changes as an ongoing, cyclical part of business-as-usual. Best Practice Institute is dedicated to creating a shared pool of knowledge and a... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johnmetthew.articlealley.com/from-benchmarking-to-best-practice--and-back-again-1118657.html 24th September 2009 Call centre outsourcing – An excellent way to create sales Outsourcing is a process where work is assigned to a third party. Outsourcing is considered to be a cost effective method in which specialized work is transferred to another company or group of professionals. Despite growing concern about the rise and pop... http://www.articlealley.com/http://morkel.articlealley.com/call-centre-outsourcing--an-excellent-way-to-create-sales-1044503.html 20th August 2009 Organizational Social Networking Tools Enhance Overall Employee Efficiency Social networking tools when implemented within an organization can definitely support core business process activities in many ways. They help generate employee ideas, build and refine process improvements, create buzz and get feedback on how well a prod... http://www.articlealley.com/http://liza252.articlealley.com/organizational-social-networking-tools-enhance-overall-employee-efficiency-1022666.html 08th August 2009 How You Can Benefit From Six Sigma Your status within your current company or organization, is the deciding factor as to what level of the Six Sigma process that you would be trained and certified in. Each level of the process is considered a color belt, from Black Belts to White Belts. ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jenb.articlealley.com/how-you-can-benefit-from-six-sigma-1021727.html 07th August 2009 Is Lean a dichotomy? When I mention the word ‘lean' in a business context some people tell me it stands for making people redundant and making do with the absolute minimum amount of people. In reality this cannot be further from the truth. Think about it, if the objectiv... http://www.articlealley.com/http://paulwilson2.articlealley.com/is-lean-a-dichotomy-962278.html 02nd July 2009 Economic Downfall – Will It Reduce Outsourcing Prices? The global economic recession has taken a heavy toll on businesses across the world. And the Indian outsourcing industry has been no different. In fact, the outsourcing industry is one of the worst hit sectors. In this situation, companies are increasingl... http://www.articlealley.com/http://maneetpuri.articlealley.com/economic-downfall--will-it-reduce-outsourcing-prices-938139.html 15th June 2009 What is the difference between Six Sigma Green Belt and Six Sigma Black Belt ? Six sigma works on a hierarchal structure. It constitutes of White Belts, Green Belts, Black Belts and Master Black Belts. Each belt is distinguished from other on the basis of its skill level and scope in terms of process improvement. White Belts are ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://benchmarksixsigma.articlealley.com/what-is-the-difference-between-six-sigma-green-belt-and-six-sigma-black-belt--910911.html 01st June 2009 Choosing the Best Marketing Strategy for your Business In choosing a marketing strategy, be it table tents, table tent printing or hang tags and flyers, you have to find out which will provide the best interest for the business. This means choosing an offering that will be most effective in the marketplac... http://www.articlealley.com/http://charen.articlealley.com/choosing-the-best-marketing-strategy-for-your-business-870592.html 27th April 2009 ECM Basics: Thinking Beyond Paperless Processing (while keeping an eye on the green) This time of year, two obsessions dominate my time: making sure my department is running efficiently, and pursuing a small round white ballâ€"if I am lucky enough to keep it on the course. It's been said that golf is a game where the ball lies poorly, and... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jimthumma.articlealley.com/ecm-basics-thinking-beyond-paperless-processing-while-keeping-an-eye-on-the-green-870224.html 27th April 2009 Improve Your Competitive Standing by Transitioning to a Paperless Mailroom If your organization is like most, you are constantly assessing process improvements that will allow you to maintain a competitive edge. And again, like most businesses, a conversion from paper processes to electronic is probably one of your foremost prio... http://www.articlealley.com/http://sylviafeldman.articlealley.com/improve-your-competitive-standing-by-transitioning-to-a-paperless-mailroom-868625.html 26th April 2009