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Collaboration 2.0: From execution to orchestration, lessons for manufacturers from Davos forum

For manufacturers, collaboration across geographies with service providers, contractors, partners, and suppliers is integral to their global operations. Yet there is a shift that must occur from collaboration to collaborative innovation. There are emerging technologies to enable this new form of co-creation that can keep manufacturers globally competitive.
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Global supply chain alert: IBM opens Innovation Center in China

In a "flat" world, execution of supply chain management is a key driver of competitive advantage, offering great improvement opportunities for multinational companies. IBM is responding with a unique new center in Beijing that will leverage best practices in leading-edge supply chain methods/techniques. The center seeks to help companies advance their supply chain transformation agenda.
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Execution management advisory: Pursue "time efficiency"—not "resource efficiency"—in project execution

Instead of concentrating on the most efficient use of resources when running projects, making efficient use of time is the key to success. This is true from both an operational and a business perspective. This briefing tells why.
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In-Stat reports: Green networking equipment is next competitive edge

Power consumption and other "green" issues are fast becoming the IT industry's biggest challenges, reports Scottsdale, Ariz.-based In-Stat. Inevitably, focus will broaden to all types of IT equipment, settling on one of the thirstiest devices: the LAN switch.
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