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May 19, 2011

Simon Griffiths and 2 other people answered this question

How do you use timesheets in your organization?

Some of the project management apps (both on-premise and cloud-based) have a way for people to log their time against an activity on the project more

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Feb. 12, 2011

Van Haas answered this question

How can I make my purchasing processes more efficient?

Hi Rob, You asked this question some time ago, so I hope this still might help. You say you want to cut costs and increase efficiency. These are great goals and you might want to consider expanding on those goals in terms of what each ... more

Feb. 11, 2011

Lee Levitt and 5 other people answered this question

International Travel Best Practices: What are your 3 tips for using your smartphone overseas?

I just spent two weeks in Israel and Spain and spent exactly $0 on data.
I picked up a cheap world phone on ebay and bought local SIM cards to use in each country. I also had my iPhone with me and used it to send/retrieve ... more

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Feb. 9, 2011

Clements Pehhnnudds and 1 other person answered this question

What are the differences between activity-based costing and total cost of fulfillment models?

Well said Mr Lindberg. My experience with the ABC method in renewing a key automotive contract hinged on a similar approach. The slight difference was in eliminating the more significant fixed costs and turning these into a cost-plus package (this was to safeguard the higher-cost ... more

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Jan. 19, 2011

Tony Bailey and 1 other person answered this question

Are document management systems worth the cost? Why or why not?

If you are in a regulated environment (financial services, pharma, healthcare, etc.) that requires adherence to workflows, security and retention requirements, then absolutely. While a true Document Management platform doesn't have the same freedom as the ubiquitous shared drive, what it offers in version control, ... more

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Jan. 10, 2011

Lauren Harper asked a question

Are high mobile service plans stalling your business' adoption of smartphones and mobile devices?

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Dec. 18, 2010

David DiSanto and 1 other person answered this question

What are some ways to compare my normalized logistics costs with similar organizations?

Being able to "benchmark" the industry and compare "apples to apples" is key to any organization. Go outside and find a seasoned expert to assit you in your measuremnt process. more

Dec. 13, 2010

Brennon Cardone answered this question

How can we get a deeper insight into our supply chain costs?

One of the questions you have to ask is what is your supply chain management process not doing for you. No supply chain management process is perfect and knowing what areas your supply chain management process is not working will lead you to hidden costs ... more

Nov. 21, 2010

Joseph Mullin answered this question

What is the average cost to train a new employee?

Wow what a very open ended question.
There are a number of dependencies here.
What kind of talent are you hiring? Did you go for cheap and unexperienced or did you go for a little higher cost and experienced?
It will run the gamut as to level ... more

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Nov. 16, 2010

Niek Bosch answered this question

Are there hidden costs I should be concerned about when buying a new CRM?

The hidden costs depend on what you expect your CRM software to do for you.
When I was one of the project leaders on a SAP CRM implementation, the big extra costs came from the server and network upgrades that had to be performed, the ... more

Oct. 21, 2010

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