Healthy people in healthy communities – a vision each Public Health Authority should aim at achieving

Written by Andreea Vecerdea on March 16, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

The Department of Public Health from the State of Connecticut, US, aims to ensure “Healthy People in Healthy Connecticut Communities”. Far from remaining just a dream, numerous actions were taken in order to make sure this vision will be reached.

The first step was to develop the State Health Improvement Plan, a clear guide focused on improving health outcomes, by prevention and risk reduction. As part of this plan, 7 health areas of focus were identified

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Towards a cloudy future: predictions for digital business developments

Written by Diana Zărnescu on March 12, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

It’s been some years now since cloud technology began to be broadly used in business environments. One could say that today, as far as a company’s successful future is concerned, cloud technology has become indispensable. The developer’s focus is, from hereon, centered on software enhancement features, such as assigning a more active role of digital capabilities in the business decision making process.

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The 2015 trends in software solutions. Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on March 6, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

Each February, Gartner releases one of its most important research reports: the Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence. Two years ago, the name of this Magic Quadrant was changed, from “Business Intelligence Platforms” to “Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms”, to emphasize the growing attention that organizations pay to having analysis capabilities, without needing to require help from IT or data experts.

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Procurement performance at Siemens Wind Power A/S

Written by Manuel Hila on March 4, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

By definition, procurement represents the process of obtaining goods and services from preparation and processing of a requisition to the approval of the invoice for payment. As Robert Monczka specifies in the book Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, purchasing is responsible for acquiring all the materials needed by an organization, and it is the function responsible for issuing purchase orders and initiating the flow of materials.

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Data quality dimensions – from Accuracy to Uniqueness

Written by Cristina Mihăiloaie on March 3, 2015. Posted in Articles, Operational performance, Trending

Gathering data for KPI results is one of the most common challenges that professionals face when measuring performance. An effective data gathering process should not only provide timely performance data, but also highly qualitative data. Designing such a process is indeed a challenge in itself, and establishing what quality data means is also a demanding task.

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