Archive for the ‘Strategic Workforce Planning’ Category
Thursday, July 15th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
After attending the HR Thought Leadership conference in Atlantic City in June, I came away with a bunch of insights from attendees and other speakers about the Future of Human Capital Supply Chain Software. I heard from a number of corporate HR executives that there is a HUGE market globally for the “replacement” of first generation 1.0 Talent Management systems over the next few years. This is being driven by the explosion of Web 2.0 technologies and the dis-satisfaction that many corporate HR users have with their “over-sold” current 1.0 talent management solutions.
In general, the Top 5 Future Capabilites Include:
Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
For awhile now there have been two camps of thought concerning how to best help Corporations improve the management of their contingent workforce spending. At first, there were stand alone VMS (Vendor Management Software/Service) companies that applied technology to this business issue, Over time the large Staffing firms jumped in and through their MSP (Managed Service Provider) offerings and the acquisition of some of the VMS technology companies, they have been able to effectively help their largest corporate clients better manage the flow of contingent spending. Who is right and who is wrong ???
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
Last week, while attending the Consulting Summit in Chicago ,hosted by Brian Cuthbert and Joe Kornik of Consulting Magazine, I had the opportunity to talk with some of the world’s leading HR and Supply Chain consulting firms. I had the chance to speak with Kathryn Hayley (CEO) from Aon, Rajeev Jain of Hewitt, Maryanne Faschan of HP, Carrie Greenbaum of Alix and Susan Kantor of PRTM. After talking about the revolutionary aspects of Human Capital Supply Chains, all my discussions focused on how Consulting firms should begin to engage with their corporate clients about the benefits of implementing a Human Capital Supply Chain environment. The discussions were lively and it reinforced for me the true transformational nature of a new idea such as Human Capital Supply Chains.
Monday, April 19th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
In a recent report by research firm Staffing Industry Analysts, it was found that the percentage of companies using Vendor Management Systems ( VMS ) jumped from 34 percent in 2007 to 63 percent in 2009. Staffing Industry Analysts also predicted the rate would climb to 81 percent in 2011.
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
In a recent Supply Chain research report distributed by TEC at www.technologyevaluation.com , they described the 3 main technologies used by manufacturing and distribution companies to automate their businesses and streamline their processes. They explain how these decision support systems worked together to guide and protect them through the up-swings and down-turns of the economy. These 3 “mission critical” systems included ERP (enterprise resource planning), SCM (supply chain management) and APS (advanced planning and scheduling).
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 by Tim Schram
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
- Olympic Creed
I’ve been a huge Olympics junkie ever since the 1984 Los Angeles Games in my home state of California. I think maybe the Team USA site sums it up perfectly for me when talking about Olympic values and the Games:
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
In the January 18, 2010 issue of Bloomberg BusinessWeek, writers Peter Coy, Michelle Conlin, Moira Herbst and Carol Matlack penned an article titled “The Disposable Worker”. This negative article painted a picture of temporary workers as abused and undervalued by the corporations who work with them. These writers could not be further from the truth.
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 by Tim Giehll
Tim Giehll and Sara Moss are excited to bring you a revolutionary blog about a revolutionary concept: human capital supply chains. Below is an introduction to the concept, and an executive summary not just of the book, but of this blog itself.
Corporations have been building and optimizing manufacturing supply chains for over three decades. Companies like Dell and Wal-Mart are famous for leveraging supply chain management techniques to breakout from their competitors and dominate their markets. In the past 30 years we’ve shifted from a manufacturing economy to a knowledge economy. For companies that want to grow their businesses in a post-recession economy, it’s time to refocus and apply the lessons learned from optimizing your product lines to optimizing your workforce.
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