O acesso rápido à internet via rede celular deve superar a banda larga fixa até o final de 2011

One way to make that determination is to see where different companies have their forecasting function. The figure below can give you an idea, which is based on the survey data of 2008 conducted by the Institute of Business Forecasting and Planning – IBF. (Data are of all the industries combined). It shows that a large percentage of companies have their function in the supply chain (35% = 26% + 9%), followed by Sales (16%) and independent forecasting department (14%). I have been watching the survey data for the last eight years. Two things I have noticed. One, more and more companies are moving their forecasting function to the supply chain probably since this is where operational forecasts are used most. Two, more and more companies are moving their forecasting function away from Finance. The percentage of companies having their function in Finance has declined from 14% in 2001 to 7% in 2008.

I remember Seth Godin mentioned having meetings standing up as well to save time except he said set meetings to only 10 minutes long. Meetings are usually a huge distraction that interrupt workers focus.

Another thing that can immensely make meetings run shorter (and with better results) is pre-planning. Collecting people’s thoughts, ideas and facts BEFORE the meeting and utilizing the meeting to make the actual decisions is GREAT way to move things along faster and capitalize on the ‘together’ time effectively.

Also, in addition to checking all the electronics at the door, meetings should be an ego-free zone (no soap boxes).

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Pesquisadores europeus criaram um conjunto de ferramentas informatizadas que promete auxiliar as empresas no treinamento dos seus funcionários, de forma a aumentar a produtividade e melhorar a qualidade do trabalho.

O programa ajuda a identificar “hiatos de competência,” disparidades individuais entre os diversos funcionários, tanto em habilidades pessoais quanto em conhecimentos específicos do trabalho. Segundo os pesquisadores, esses hiatos impedem que a empresa atinja a maior eficiência possível.

Pesquisadores europeus criaram um conjunto de ferramentas informatizadas que promete auxiliar as empresas no treinamento dos seus funcionários, de forma a aumentar a produtividade e melhorar a qualidade do trabalho.

O programa ajuda a identificar “hiatos de competência,” disparidades individuais entre os diversos funcionários, tanto em habilidades pessoais quanto em conhecimentos específicos do trabalho. Segundo os pesquisadores, esses hiatos impedem que a empresa atinja a maior eficiência possível.