The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

©iStock/SweetBunFactory Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 transformation has already brought change and growth to the nation's economy and society, with technology, tourism, and sports gaining global attention. Now Saudi Arabia has set its intentions on advanced manufacturing, and one company, Alat (Arabic for "machine"), is taking the lead to make the country a new global center for advanced and sustainable industry.

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Manufacturing 244

Redial

APRIL 25, 2024

Nearshoring offers businesses proximity and cost savings, access to skilled professionals, streamlined legal compliance, operational flexibility, and enhanced customer satisfaction. These benefits make nearshoring a compelling option for optimizing operations and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Proximity and Cost Savings By outsourcing operations to nearby countries with lower labor costs, businesses can enjoy easier communication, travel, and collaboration while reducing overall ex

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Nearshoring BPO Call Center Labor Costs 130

Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 25, 2024

SUGCON (Sitecore User Group Conference) Europe 2024 was the second SUGCON I’ve attended, with the first just being six months ago in Minneapolis. There are few things that remind me how much I love my job more than being surrounded by the Sitecore Community. I’ve developed real friendships with folks from literally every corner of the world and it’s only once or twice a year we get the whole “Sitecore Family” together.

Engineering 109

Engineering Research Jobbing Efficiency 109

IBM Services

APRIL 25, 2024

In today’s dynamic and uncertain landscape, commerce strategy—what we might formerly have referred to as ecommerce strategy—is so much more than it once was. Commerce is a complex journey in which the moment of truth—conversion—takes place. This reality means that every brand in every industry with every business model needs to optimize the commerce experience, and thus the customer experience , to drive conversion rates and revenues.

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Retail Sales Sourcing Engineering 88

Advertiser: Paycor

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

Labor Costs

Amzur

APRIL 25, 2024

Introduction As intruders and attackers become more intelligent by embracing AI technologies, CIOs are under immense pressure to confront AI-powered cyberattacks to protect their infrastructure and assets. If you’re one among them, it’s time to reassess and strengthen your cybersecurity strategies to ensure the organization’s security and trust. But why?

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Cybersecurity Healthcare Automation Analytics 59

IBM Services

APRIL 25, 2024

We know that understanding clients’ technical issues is paramount for delivering effective support service. Enterprises demand prompt and accurate solutions to their technical issues, requiring support teams to possess deep technical knowledge and communicate action plans clearly. Product-embedded or online support tools, such as virtual assistants, can drive more informed and efficient support interactions with client self-service.

Inventory Management 72

Inventory Management Automation Engineering Efficiency 72

IBM Services

APRIL 25, 2024

Business process reengineering (BPR) is the radical redesign of core business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance, efficiency and effectiveness. BPR examples are not one-time projects, but rather examples of a continuous journey of innovation and change focused on optimizing end-to-end processes and eliminating redundancies. The purpose of BPR is to streamline workflows , eliminate unnecessary steps and improve resource utilization.

Supply Chain Management 59

Supply Chain Management Finance Robotics Process Automation Human Resources 59

Intelligent Management Inc.

APRIL 25, 2024

Today’s post is by Dr. Giovanni Siepe. Every ground breaking solution that is part of the Theory of Constraints springs from challenging limiting assumptions of the situation at hand. It is exactly the same for the Critical Chain algorithm for project management. In the late 1990s, Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt brilliantly tackled a foundational limiting belief in Project Management connected with protection of tasks.

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Out-Tasking Management Manufacturing Design 52

Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 25, 2024

This is a very personal blog for me, but I think it is important to write from the heart. I am a huge believer that each experience we have shapes our lives and our thoughts. A few years back while I was at Global Team Blue, I had the privilege of working with the Ford Dealer Association Funds (FDAF) and that gave me the opportunity to work with Ford clients as well as many of their dealer bodies all over the country.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Marketing 52