Best Practice Database: Trial Membership Offer Provides Competitive Edge.Business Editors CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003 Each day, hundreds of busy executives knee-deep in preparation for strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. meetings turn to Best Practices LLC's Best Practice Database membership to uncover quick, real-life solutions to today's toughest business problems. Best Practices, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is now offering a trial membership option - online at http://www3.best-in-class.com/dr43.htm - that allows non-members to experience the benefits that full members enjoy. The database includes thousands of winning tactics drawn from exclusive interviews with executives from world-class companies in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , energy and other industries. Trial members can access any 10 database documents across the following subjects: -- Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. -- E-Business -- Knowledge Management -- Customer Service Management -- Sales and Marketing -- Pharmaceutical Launches To sample the Best Practice Database, download a free Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. document, "Determine Critical Short-term and Long-term Objectives for Six Sigma Implementation," at http://www3.best-in-class.com/dr42.htm The Database is a timesaving research tool that provides best business practices, metrics, presentation slides and flowcharts. Database members use the database to prepare for meetings, conduct primary research, create presentations and justify management reports. Members comment: "Because of research I found in the Best Practice Database, I was able reverse a decision that would have cost the company a significant amount of money." -- Manager Workforce Performance, Verizon Members of the Best Practice Database include executives at the following companies: -- American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. -- Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. -- Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for -- Cisco Systems -- Deutsche Telekom -- DuPont -- Eastman Kodak -- Florida Power & Light -- Ford Motor Company -- GlaxoSmithKline -- IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) -- Intel -- Merck -- Pfizer -- And hundreds more! Best Practices LLC provides annual subscriptions to the Best Practice Database starting at $4,000. The $99 trial membership option allows non-members to experience the benefits that full members enjoy. To learn more about the Best Practice Database trial membership, visit http://www3.best-in-class.com/dr43.htm or contact Susan Silverstein at (919) 767-9251 or at ssilverstein@best-in-class.com. ABOUT BEST PRACTICES, LLC Best Practices, LLC is a research and consulting firm that conducts work based on the principle that organizations can chart a course to superior economic performance by studying the best business practices, operating tactics and winning strategies of world-class organizations. For more information, call 919-403-0251 or visit http://www.best-in-class.com. |
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