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A Better Metric for the Value of a Worker Training Program

Harvard Business Review

We need to adopt something similar to a “total cost of ownership” (TCO) analysis. Now common in industry, TCO considers both direct and indirect costs over time. At Generation, the CPED figure varies depending on the market, ranging from about $5 in India to $26 in the United States.

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Procurement's Best-Priced Deal May Stifle Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Every single innovation conversation I've had recently with business unit leaders, product managers and/or marketing executives invariably focuses on the importance of partnership and collaboration with their best suppliers and vendors. If anything, they wish their suppliers came forward with even more actionable and innovative ideas.

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Do We Need A Recruitment Agency For Robots?

The Horizons Tracker

The number of industrial robots in operation around the world has grown rapidly in recent years, but nowhere more so than in China, where some 30% of the world’s robots are in operation. ” It’s part of a Robotics as a Service market that research from Allied Market Research estimated will be worth some $34.7

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