...Lately, I have noticed that the executive teams I work with are being asked more questions about their digital strategy by their board. But many of the documents they prepare are very high-level, focus on general competitive landscape discussions, and fail to get sharp on core, foundational issues that any company today must cogently address. I have also been spending more time with technology suppliers in the digital space, and the capabilities they are now offering are more transformational than their clients seem to realize. This leads me to raise five areas where boards need to be asking explicit questions. These questions are just a few of them, but the main point is that they need to be detailed so that the answers eliminate ambiguity: Customer information lifecycle: how are we gathering information when we interact with customers, how do we analyze it and what value do we get as a result? How do we use it to provide value back to customers, and overall, how does the information flow through the enterprise? As one of our most important assets, how are we using it to drive innovation, our value proposition, efficiency? Data about products and services: What do we track about what we do, who touches a process, how a product flows through our supply chain? Can we use this to add value to a customer? How much access to this data should we provide to our customers? Should customers have an audit trail of everyone who handled a request or transaction of theirs? Content supply...
Words: 545 - Pages: 3
...Humanities 1101 16 September 2014 Sculpture and Architecture Essay We are often told that it is not good for us to live in the past; however, it is impossible for us to ignore the origins of our culture. Greek artist and architects are renowned worldwide, and the reasoning for that is perfectly clear. When a civilization considers themselves to be culturally advanced they seem to make strides in the arts. The Greek world is a classic example of this fact, whether we examine their sculptures, relief artwork or their architecture it is clear to see that their work was both trend setting and timeless. One of the earliest Greek statues found is the “Figurine of a woman from Cyclades. Ca. 2500 BCE” page 41 of the textbook (Sayre). This statue was found in what is called the Cyclades, a group of islands located in the Aegean Sea. The medium for the statue is marble and it is considered to be the most famous of the artifacts found. The reason for its fame is the abstract style that was used to create it. These figures have been found within burial chambers but their actual purpose still remains unknown (Sayre). In contrast to the sculpture from the Cyclades, the Greek sculptures continued to evolve and eventually took on what is called a Naturalistic form. This style developed in the sixth century and featured sculptures without clothing as seen in the above representation of the goddess Aphrodite...
Words: 829 - Pages: 4
...Problem Set I Stephen Collum ACC 300 6/17/2013 Paulette Mack P1-3A On June 1, Beardsley Service Co. was started with an initial investment in the company of $22,100 cash. Here are the assets and liabilities of the company at June 30, and the revenues and expenses for the month of June, its first month of operations: |Cash |$ 4,600 |Notes payable |$12,000 | |Accounts receivable |4,000 |Accounts payable |500 | |Service revenue |7,500 |Supplies expense |1,000 | |Supplies |2,400 |Maintenance and repairs expense |600 | |Advertising expense |400 |Utilities expense |300 | |Equipment |26,000 |Salaries and wages expense |1,400 | In June, the company issued no additional stock, but paid dividends of $1,400. Instructions 1. Prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for the month of June and a balance sheet at June 30, 2012. 2. Briefly discuss whether the company’s first month of operations was a success. | |Net...
Words: 456 - Pages: 2
...ENTRY STRATEGY INTO VIETNAMESE ENVIRONMENTAL MARKET A CASE STUDY OF ALTECH ENVIRONMENT PTE LTD by Dang Tran Bao Hanh A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Business Administration Examination Committee Dr. Do Ba Khang (Chairman) Dr. Fredric W. Swierczek Dr. Lalit M Johri Nationality Vietnamese Previous degree Graduate Diploma in Business Administration SAV Program Scholarship Donor Government of Switzerland/ Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SAV program) Asian Institute of Technology School of Management Bangkok, Thailand April, 2000 Acknowledgment It is a rare pleasure for me to express my profound gratitude and thanks to Dr. Do Ba Khang, advisor to this research, for his valuable guidance, explicit direction, and encouragement throughout this research. I also want to give my sincere thanks to Dr. Fred and Dr. Johri for serving as members of the examination committee together with their constructive and useful advice. My acknowledgements are due to Swiss - AIT - Vietnam Management Development Program and Swiss Government who gave me a great chance to participate in MBA study by providing financial support. My special thanks also go to the management of Altech Pte Ltd Company, especially Mr. Goh Boh Chung, for providing me helpful information and giving...
Words: 22837 - Pages: 92
...Unlucky Cupid ➶ Prologue ★★★ She is smart, HE's intelligent. She's gorgeous, HE's sizzling hot. She's popular, HE has huge resemblance to a world-wide known teen-age superstar. She's snob but somehow nice, while HE is the gentleman every girl will die for. Will rivalry cross their fate? Or Love will play their lives? He was always mistaken for the popular singer, whom She really hates. Will Her high school life end up just like those typical one's? Or will He make the best or even worst out of it? ➶ Chapter 1: Interference /KATHERINE'S PERSPECTIVE First day of school, sigh. Simula na naman ito ng hectic schedule, little time, less fun, and whatsoever bothersome school works. Pero first day of school sometimes is not that bad, kasi usually pupunta ka lang sa unahan at magpapakilala. Orientations, introductions, chit-chats - yeah, that's pretty much it. Kaya on second thought, I'm going to enjoy this first day lalo na dahil makikita ko na ang aking mga hmm, how should I describe my friends? Loud speaker-like? Loquacious? Nah, pero siguro ganyan nga sila - love ko naman. Ew, korni ko.I guess back na kami sa routine namin. Si Lindsay, medyo brat, madaldal (as I've said), okay naman pag dating sa academics, mabait, at sabihin na nating medyo war-freak. Di sya close sa parents nya gawa ng wala lagi sa bahay nila. So ayun, siguro yun ang dahilan kung bakit parang naging "Play Girl" itong si Lindsay, in other way. Hindi naman talaga. Pero all in all she's one of a kind...
Words: 84202 - Pages: 337
