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Smart Manufacturing: Examples & Benefits

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Is your smartphone really that intelligent or is it just an example of advanced technology? Not that there’s anything wrong with being technologically advanced. Smart manufacturing is the same thing; it’s a way to produce better with emerging technologies. Would you want to give up the advantages of your smartphone?

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The Importance of Operational Project Management for Businesses

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To better understand operational project management requires defining what an operational project is, how it differs from strategic projects and what operational project management is. Conduct a Cost Benefit Analysis Before an operational project is executed it must first be reviewed to determine if it’s worth the investment.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. It’s a less technical method of project management that doesn’t put as much emphasis on task order or scheduling, but rather on balancing resources and keeping them flexible. Kanban Methodology.

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Operations Management: Key Functions, Roles and Skills

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Company resources, such as staffing, materials, equipment and technology, are all part of the optimization process of operations management. That involves logistics, understanding global trends, customer demand and resources. They use that vision to define the company’s goals and objectives.

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What Is a Service-Level Agreement? (Example & Templates Included)

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A service level agreement, often abbreviated as SLA, is used in IT and professional services to define what a vendor is expected to do. It’s part of the contract between any technology vendor and sets up what will be levied upon them if the agreement isn’t upheld. What Is a Service Level Agreement (SLA)?

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Agile Revolution in the Defense Industry

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Giving up one's capacity for innovation to third parties (subcontractors) whose interests are divergent has consequences: interdependence, technical debt, lack of innovation, suboptimal delivery frequency, quality issues, and loss of sovereignty over key skills. In this case, logistics is critical as part of the value chain.

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Top 60 Data Analyst Interview Questions to Accurately Assess Tech Candidates

Teamweek

While data has always been a fundamental part of business growth, with the technology boom of the last 20 years, there’s now more information out there than companies know what to do with. We will also provide recommendations on accurately assessing your Data Analyst applicants’ technical skills and behavioral fit.