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Three Ways Document Management Software Can Streamline Operations

Strategy Driven

But scanning technology has evolved since the slow, clunky models that first arrived on the scene. Now scanning takes just seconds, and if you get the right technology package, you can automatically create editable, keyword-searchable files in a universal format like PDF while you scan. Book value is not guaranteed.

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IT Organizations Built to Last

Strategy Driven

Over the past two decades, technology has advanced exponentially; and with that burgeoning growth, IT organizations have seen tremendous expansion. Innovation begins with management; by fostering a culture that prioritizes innovation, creativity is incentivized among team members.

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Breaking the Death Grip of Legacy Technologies

Harvard Business Review

Technologies like 3-D printing, robotics, advanced motion controls, and new methods for continuous manufacturing hold great potential for improving how companies design and build products to better serve customers. Why are older incumbent firms slow to adopt new technologies even when the economic or strategic benefits are clear?

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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 1 of 7

Strategy Driven

The last decade ushered in an economic meltdown and technological breakthroughs that have forever changed the business world as we knew it. Historic innovation often comes during times of historic difficulty, as these breakdowns create the demand for something new to emerge. Suppressing Innovation. Book value is not guaranteed.

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The Big Picture of Business – Yesterdayism… Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future

Strategy Driven

They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. Change is innovative. Technology is but one tool of the trade. In the 1940s, technology brought us the 45-RPM and 33-1/3-RPM records… adding up to the ‘mother speed’ of 78-RPM. Innovated It… and Teach You Why. by Hank Moore.

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 2 of 4

Strategy Driven

Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. economy spent one trillion dollars fixing and treating the so-called Y2K Bug, which we now know was a manufactured “crisis” by technology consulting companies. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategies for Success in a Dematerialized World

Strategy Driven

The secret to success when technology is driving change rapidly in an established industry is to envision possibilities that many consider unthinkable: to make an effort to envision what a disruptive change might look like, and how it will transform the entire business process. Books typically valued from $14.95 - $29.95