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Worthwhile Transcends Auto Supplier’s Business Processes
At a Glance Company: JTEKT North America Koyo Bearings Division Location: Koyo Automotive Headquarters in Greenville, SC Industry: Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Type of Solution: Internal Business Web Application Project Summary: JTEKT is a Fortune Global 2000 company. Its Koyo Bearings division, based in Greenville, S.C., built an internal business application to manage the process […]
Fourth generation family business upholds traditions with analytics
Oberweis Dairy has been committed to the tradition of home milk delivery for more than 100 years. But the dairy business is not what it used to be. Until about the 1960s, home milk delivery was a mainstay for most US families. By the 1970s, more and more families were buying milk at the local […]
Digital Innovation: People, not Technology
Innovation is not about being faster or cheaper, but developing and leveraging a digitally savvy workforce About a year ago, I ran across an article: “People, Not Just Machines, Will Power Digital Innovation.” (Cognizant, April 2016). I found the article fascinating because at the time, much began to be made about machines taking over jobs that […]
5 Tips for Creating a Social Strategy
Building your business network requires more than simply adding more contacts Life is about relationships. As a child, you learn the ways of the world through the relationship with parents, siblings, and classmates. Our friends, spouses and children continue to teach us as we move into adulthood. Career development occurs, in part, through relationships with your boss, peers, […]
Stabilize Your IT Organization
Hiring for cultural fit key to building teams and reducing turnover While labor markets continue to tighten across many industries, I’m reminded of a key concept I believe many CIOs (and certainly managers of other departments) frequently overlook. IT leaders are focusing too rigidly on technical skills and ability in the recruiting and hiring process while overlooking cultural fit – how […]
Office 365 vs. Google Apps: Satisfying User Needs
During a Sunday afternoon roundtable discussion focused on Leading Innovation as a CIO, one executive leader at the Spring 2017 Midmarket CIO Forum reclaimed that buzzword tossed about by today’s technology writers in a simple reminder. “Innovation is change,” said Vicki Harper of Acument Global. “You can’t keep doing the same thing you’ve always done.” […]
Branch Group Digitizes Inspections, Reduces Nationwide Operating Costs
Pulpstream Saves Time and Money for Virginia-Based Construction Firm ROI Summary Time: Saved 20 minutes per inspection during 3,851 inspections Paper: Condensed 4 paper forms into 1 digital report, eliminating 9,950 sheets of paper Dollars: 425% ROI Culture: Greater accountability and transparency “We used to have to fill out four forms per inspection, so each stakeholder […]
The CIO’s Evolving Role: Technologist to Operations Expert
Move Over Motivational Speakers, There’s (Yet) Another New Duty for CIOs It’s true, a CIO’s job, by any job description you’ve ever read, focuses on the management of technology. The inventory, assessment, strategic road mapping, subsequent deployment plans and ongoing maintenance/upgrades. These efforts, while important to success, are basic blocking and tackling components, and […]
Boardroom Events Honors Midmarket CIO, Vendors at Spring 2017 Forum
Awards Recognize Strategy and Innovation Excellence Boardroom Events announced the winners of their Vendor Excellence Awards and Midmarket CIO Award of Excellence. Presented at the Spring 2017 Midmarket CIO Forum, these accolades recognize the best in technology collaboration in the midmarket sector. Vendor Excellence Awards celebrate providers solving business challenges with significant financial and overall […]
Applause for commitment to the midmarket
Trying to contain my excitement after an event like the Spring 2017 Midmarket CIO Forum last week in Savannah, Ga. is hard, so I wanted to share a brief thank you to all our participating executives and sponsoring vendors. Our Boardroom Events team and support staff are merely facilitators, and the only reason our business works […]
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