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Dec 12, 2018
A next-generation procurement operating model that capitalizes on advances in digital, data, and analytics delivers new levels of performance across the value-creation lifecycle.
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Dec 12, 2018
Mexico is among the most profitable markets for corporate and investment banks, and prospects are strong. However, the terms of success are changing.
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Dec 12, 2018
Reusing plastics waste could become an important driver of profitability for chemical companies. Incumbent players need to make the right moves now to tap this opportunity.
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Dec 12, 2018
Incumbent companies are finding they have strong hands to play as competition intensifies.
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Dec 12, 2018
The CEO and HR director of Turkey's largest industrial conglomerate describe how a leadership-development program is preparing the company for a digital future—and shaking up the status quo.
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Dec 12, 2018
The combination of six global megatrends is increasing the stress on Europe's inclusive growth and the EU social contract.
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Dec 11, 2018
The traditional acquirer processing model is destined to become commoditized and less profitable. Established firms will need to choose from among set of distinct strategies in order to compete.
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Dec 10, 2018
As logistics goes digital, profound changes are coming to industry structure, operations, and profits. In the first of a series, we examine the impact of autonomous trucks.
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Dec 10, 2018
After grappling with aggregators for 20 years, many European insurers have embraced them as an effective way to reach customers. We estimate that today almost 50 percent of online insurance in Europe is sold via aggregators. The implications for insurers are significant.
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Dec 07, 2018
Lubricating oils have traditionally been one of the most attractive areas in the oil and gas value chain, but disruption is on the horizon with the rise of electrification in the transport sector.
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Dec 06, 2018
Megadeals are tricky and so rare that companies think there's not enough data to be useful. But the data isn't as scarce as they think.
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Dec 06, 2018
For retailers, the cloud can do much more than reduce the cost of computing and data storage. To maximize value from cloud, retailers need to prioritize workflows that can best benefit from it. We share six opportunities for leveraging the cloud as a catalyst for accelerating delivery of business results.
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Dec 06, 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being adopted across the healthcare industry, and some of the most exciting AI applications leverage natural language processing (NLP). Simply put, NLP is a specialized branch of AI focused on the interpretation and manipulation of human-generated spoken or written data. In this infographic, we describe a few promising NLP use cases for healthcare payers and providers. We elaborate several specific approaches and their associated applications. Finally, we lay out a case study describing how we have used NLP to accelerate benchmarking clinical guidelines.
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Dec 06, 2018
Value-based procurement is a reality today. To capture the opportunity in today's European medtech-public-procurement market fully, winners need to adapt to new realities quickly.
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Dec 05, 2018
The value from Operations 4.0 comes from how it unleashes productivity gains across a wide range of measurements. But to achieve those results, businesses must do more than launch pilot after pilot.
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Dec 05, 2018
Our latest survey offers a glimpse of the customers who will set the pace in the future auto market: young, urban, tech smart, and adept at mobility.
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Dec 05, 2018
A mature impact economy would help power economic growth while solving global social and environmental challenges. Here's what it will take to accelerate the impact economy's development.
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Dec 04, 2018
A culture of innovation and failing fast drives the Chinese financial conglomerate's expansion beyond traditional sector boundaries and its early adoption of emerging technologies.
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Dec 04, 2018
The challenges are significant, but careful planning and implementation can surmount them.
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Dec 03, 2018
Amid a raft of new duties for CFOs, our survey suggests that finance leaders are well positioned to lead the C-suite agenda by championing transformations, digitization, and capability building.
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Dec 03, 2018
McKinsey partners offer perspectives on the most crucial elements to become a truly agile organization.
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Dec 03, 2018
By redirecting resources and employees to higher-value areas, companies can ensure that organizational structure and spending align with business strategy.
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Nov 30, 2018
There's a soft side to zero-basing. Businesses that want zero-basing's changes to last ignore it at their peril.
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Nov 30, 2018
Why do some emerging economies grow rapidly while others languish? New research highlights the role of public policy, effective government, and globally competitive companies.
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Nov 30, 2018
Crude oil prices rose during the third quarter to reach their highest level in four years, while increased E&P capital expenditures and continued efficiency improvements resulted in better OFSE performance.
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Nov 30, 2018
The Permian is experiencing its first natural gas problem. Gas production is starting to exceed pipeline capacity exiting the Permian, and in-basin prices are falling as a result. Paradoxically, the second problem is a potential overreaction to the first problem: market fundamentals could attract too many pipelines, and the Permian runs the risk of having underutilized pipelines.
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Nov 29, 2018
Hopes are high for Africa's long-term growth, driven by technology and basic services rather than resources. Survey respondents in Africa report more optimism—and better business practices—than peers elsewhere.
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Nov 29, 2018
In the United States and Western Europe, many traditional grocery retailers are seeing their sales and margins fall—and things could get even worse. Here's how to reverse the trend.
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Nov 29, 2018
Viewing strategy choices through four lenses—financial performance, markets, competitive advantage, and operating model—can help companies debias their strategic dialogues and make big, bold changes.
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Nov 29, 2018
Widescale adoption of electric buses in Europe is near. There is still a lot of uncertainty around eBus battery charging strategies and the optimal type of charging hardware, mainly related to costs and operational flexibility.
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Nov 28, 2018
Digital players are revamping the country's taxi industry. These developments could have implications for other places facing similar economic, demographic, and regulatory trends.
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Nov 28, 2018
Despite product managers' central roles in software organizations, they are often neglected from a talent-management perspective. Four levers can address this industry-wide challenge.
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Nov 28, 2018
Digitization could become the next economic growth engine for Slovakia.
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Nov 28, 2018
The industry as a whole is embracing new opportunities—even as dangers lurk.
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Nov 28, 2018
AI is not a silver bullet, but it could help tackle some of the world's most challenging social problems.
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Nov 27, 2018
New rules will mean better estimates for investors, but they should have little to no effect on how companies operate and create value.
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Nov 26, 2018
The first half of 2018 saw crude production continuing to rise in North America. US crude exports are also on the rise, but ample production growth and constrained takeaway capacity have combined to create a tight market with big discounts.
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Nov 22, 2018
New MARPOL limits on sulfur content in marine fuels could result in 1-1.8MMb/d of additional refinery runs to produce higher volumes of marine gasoil. Such additional crude demand could provide OPEC with an opportunity to reclaim market share.
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Nov 22, 2018
How advanced analytics can help you understand the European gas network system response under demand and supply discontinuities.
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Nov 21, 2018
Advanced analytics and machine learning can help institutions "connect the dots" across customer and other data to detect conduct risk comprehensively and cost-effectively.
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Nov 21, 2018
Our Global Energy Perspective summarizes our energy demand outlook to 2050. Based on client conversations we've had since its release, we're answering five key questions that give more insight into our forecast for the energy transition.
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Nov 21, 2018
How digitization can become the next growth engine for the Czech Republic
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Nov 20, 2018
As more capital becomes available, competition increases, and lessons from past excess and inexperience result in better performance, private equity firms are reevaluating their strategies and internal capabilities.
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Nov 20, 2018
The right strategy can unlock strong, profitable growth, explain the authors of Africa's Business Revolution.
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Nov 19, 2018
The demands facing contact-center staff are becoming more complex, more varied, and more valuable. That calls for a smarter coaching approach.
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Nov 19, 2018
To help their organizations capitalize on artificial intelligence and analytics, CAOs must do more than demonstrate their technical chops. They need to lead like a Catalyst.
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Nov 19, 2018
Three types of firms made the most of another banner year in European asset management. Lagging performers should take note.
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Nov 19, 2018
Comprehensive dashboards can accurately identify, size, and prioritize cyberthreats for treatment. Here is how to build them.
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Nov 16, 2018
Jacquelline Fuller, president of Google.org, shares how her organization is preparing for the future of work through online training that reaches those who need it most.
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Nov 15, 2018
Industrial companies are finding that technology is an important link in the value chain for innovation and product development. The transformation is challenging, but there are ways to getting it started.
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Nov 15, 2018
Global business leaders who misunderstand Africa run the risk of missing out on one of the 21st century's great growth opportunities.
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Nov 15, 2018
Industrial companies are discovering additional sources of value in applying advanced technology to general and administrative support functions. The results can be impressive for businesses that can adapt to the disruption of legacy systems.
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Nov 15, 2018
Technology and advanced analytics are revolutionizing services—and creating new sources of value for industrial companies that know how to use them. Here's a roadmap that works.
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Nov 15, 2018
Additional volumes of Russian gas may find their way to China in the next 15 to 30 years. Why? Piped gas from Russia to China is cost competitive against future LNG cargoes.
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Nov 15, 2018
The digital revolution is just beginning. As data, connectivity, and processing power expand, so do opportunities for industrial companies to extract value through innovative products, services, operational efficiencies, and business models.
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Nov 15, 2018
The competitive landscape is being reset by a small group of visionary asset managers jockeying to deliver distinctive propositions at scale.
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Nov 15, 2018
The key to continued performance and productivity improvement for advanced industrial companies is the use of disruptive technology in the manufacturing value chain.
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Nov 15, 2018
Companies that overhaul their go-to-market strategy with savvy use of technology improve their revenue growth and customer satisfaction.
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Nov 14, 2018
See how states are making progress to support early childhood development.
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Nov 14, 2018
Creating a digital, tech-driven economy could be the growth engine that ten economies in the region need.
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Nov 14, 2018
Without concerted effort, automation could heighten disparities that already harm minority workers.
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Nov 13, 2018
Survey respondents report the rapid adoption of AI and expect only a minimal effect on head count. Yet few companies have in place the foundational building blocks that enable AI to generate value at scale.
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Nov 13, 2018
What to do when the worst happens to your company? Here are the near and far-term moves you'll need to make.
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Nov 13, 2018
Management practices focusing on "hard" incentives, rewards, and consequences, as well as on employees' mind-sets and values, make workplaces safer.
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Nov 12, 2018
For leading insurance carriers to keep up with customers and competitors, they must prioritize digital transformation—and they can begin by implementing technologies in four areas.
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Nov 12, 2018
Are your information technology, cybersecurity, and risk professionals working together as a championship team to neutralize cyberthreats and protect business value?
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Nov 12, 2018
The influence of Gen Z—the first generation of true digital natives—is expanding.
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Nov 12, 2018
If stakeholders move away from subsidizing the renewable-energy market, developers would be exposed to wholesale prices. Renewables players thus need to position themselves strategically in their approach to long-term merchant risk.
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Nov 10, 2018
To get the most from procurement digitization, leaders must raise their ambitions along with their skills.
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Nov 09, 2018
The ability to generate value through digitization will increasingly separate leaders and followers in North American asset management.
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Nov 08, 2018
As cheaper storage and renewables bend the electricity cost curve, utilities must refine their strategies and raise their digital game.
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Nov 08, 2018
With over 100 edge use cases identified, the fast-growing need to power connected devices demands a custom response from vendors.
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Nov 08, 2018
How can medtech companies thrive in the world's fastest-growing market?
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Nov 07, 2018
It's time to break out of pilot purgatory and more effectively apply artificial intelligence and advanced analytics throughout your organization. Our interactive playbook can help.
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Nov 07, 2018
Negotiating an economic transition is complicated. The experience of Jinan offers five lessons for other Chinese cities.
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Nov 06, 2018
Banks sit at the center of a vast, complex system that intermediates more than $250 trillion in global funds. What happens when the system itself is significantly streamlined and reshaped?
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Nov 06, 2018
While this function has become ubiquitous at private equity firms, they have yet to adopt a standard approach.
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Nov 06, 2018
Our new research finds that Chinese tourists are broadening their horizons in many ways.
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Nov 05, 2018
The government transition period between an outgoing and an incoming government leader is a remarkable opportunity to capitalize on the momentum of the election and lay the foundation for success. A six-step approach can set an incoming administration on the right path.
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Nov 05, 2018
This annual survey helps companies better understand changing consumer attitudes about Black Friday retail and how shoppers are planning for the 2018 holiday season.
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Nov 05, 2018
Two Merck Healthcare digital specialists explain their company's transformation and the impact it has had on patients.
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Nov 05, 2018
Enterprise-architecture teams can play an integral role in transforming companies with technologies. New survey findings and firsthand experience highlight the practices that matter most.
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Nov 05, 2018
Five principles are useful in guiding CEOs in their third, fourth, and fifth years on the job.
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Nov 05, 2018
Disciplined spending, stronger partnerships with retailers and distributors, and cross-functional collaboration set winners apart. But all companies in the region need to step up their game in digitization and analytics.
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Nov 02, 2018
Innovations in technology and management practice are creating new opportunities for the finance function to add value to the business. Here's how finance teams will need to evolve to make the most of them.
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Nov 02, 2018
The connectivity experience of drivers and passengers will soon be transformed, with the potential for significant value creation. Here is a framework to measure progress.
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Nov 01, 2018
Mexico's digital efforts thus far have been laudable. But higher ambitions could fuel productivity and economic growth and boost the country's GDP by 7 to 15 percent.
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Nov 01, 2018
Software giant SAP is helping its workforce keep pace with technological change and new strategic thrusts.
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Oct 31, 2018
Digital promises to transform R&D productivity over the next decade. What will it take to realize this potential?
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Oct 31, 2018
Society is aging and healthcare costs keep rising. By digitizing the system, health services can be provided at lower cost and higher quality. A new study reveals the areas for and extent of potential improvements.
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Oct 31, 2018
Advanced analysis of genomic data integrated with electronic medical records and other data sets, combined with effective reimbursement strategies and full data-regulatory compliance, will distinguish winning diagnostics companies.
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Oct 31, 2018
What does it take for consumer-goods manufacturers to succeed in the fast-growing—and increasingly competitive—Chinese market? Our latest survey yields some answers.
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Oct 30, 2018
Emotional stories help innovative ideas attract attention—and get funded. Here are the narratives that help good ideas break through.
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Oct 30, 2018
Success in the apparel industry relies on carefully balancing art and science, yet companies lag behind in the digital revolution. Here's what they can do to catch up.
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Oct 30, 2018
Managing employee performance successfully requires real support for managers and a process that is recognized as fair.
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Oct 30, 2018
Our annual life insurance and annuities review finds that the industry is poised for growth but will need to improve its capacity for bold resource allocation and productivity improvement.
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Oct 29, 2018
Digital transformations are even more difficult than traditional change efforts to pull off. But the results from the most effective transformations point to five factors for success.
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Oct 29, 2018
A view of new analytics techniques, focused on specific potential applications in business and the public sector.
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Oct 29, 2018
Managers and investors are starting to digitize their work and take advantage of analytics. Here's an overview of the latest developments.
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Oct 29, 2018
The future of work looks set to be not a tale of machines replacing humans, but of machines complementing humans in the workplace, writes James Manyika in Milken Institute Review.
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