Essays Tagged: "Benchmarking"

Benchmarking: A Quantitative and Qualitative Look at Southwest Airlines and British Airways

Benchmarking:A Quantitative and Qualitative Look atSouthwest Airlines and British AirwaysIn today's ... prove their overall performance. One such method of improvement, recently adopted by many firms, is benchmarking. Benchmarking is a technique used to evaluate internal business processes. "In this ana ... must find a firm that is recognized as a global leader, not just the industry standard. Successful benchmarking requires tailor-made solutions, not just blind copying of another organization. Measure ...

(19 pages) 1561 2 4.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Performance Measures - Benchmarking.

Benchmarking is one of the various tools available to reengineering teams. "Essentially, benchmarkin ... they do it in order to emulate them" (Hammer & Champy 137). However, there is one problem with benchmarking. It can restrict a reengineering team's thinking to the framework of what is already be ... reengineering team's thinking to the framework of what is already being done in the same industry. Benchmarking when used this way is just a tool for catching up not jumping ahead.Benchmarking's root ...

(5 pages) 525 0 3.5 Jun/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Description of the process of public sector benchmarking. essay has an irish bias

A fashionable management concept, Benchmarking is often misunderstood or misapplied. Benchmarking is about attitudes that are curious ... from other organisations. Yet, without the desire for integration into the business planning cycle, benchmarking is no more than an expensive, academic exercise. In the public sector, this is a partic ... em in that it is often viewed as a means to gain publicity rather than a vehicle for real change.In benchmarking, there is a need to be realistic in what one can achieve against the background of orga ...

(7 pages) 114 1 3.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Implementing Change in the Public Sector Information Technology and Business Transformation

l to deliver anticipated benefits. The paper highlights the links between process reengineering and benchmarking to allow the design of improved processes and considers approaches to BPR which are bes ... are measured against previous performance and with the achievements of other outside bodies through benchmarking.Set Challenging ObjectivesThis is a very important aspect of BPR. Targets should be set ...

(8 pages) 376 1 4.9 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Organizational Behavior

IntroductionMark Del Franco titles the article that I chose to review "Adventure in Benchmarking," The publication title is Catalog Age. The article discusses the importance of benchma ... cle discusses the importance of benchmarking in a company. The article gives a clear picture of how benchmarking is beneficial to different types of companies. They cover the important aspects from Ca ... process, and (3) a measurable, best-in-class achievement (http://retailindustry.about.com/).SummaryBenchmarking is simply the systematic process of searching for best practices, innovative ideas and ...

(2 pages) 91 1 3.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Managing Customer Service

Service PlanChecking progress against the Customer Service Plan (CSP) 11Key performance indicator- Benchmarking 12Case Study: Managing Customer ServiceDevelop a Customer Service PlanQuality Customer ... e membersGreater safety awarenessImproved worker-management relationshipsKey performance indicator- BenchmarkingAccording to (Cole, 2001, p.277) Benchmarking offers us a reliable consistent way to mea ...

(8 pages) 478 2 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Managing Customer Service

Service PlanChecking progress against the Customer Service Plan (CSP) 11Key performance indicator- Benchmarking 12Case Study: Managing Customer ServiceDevelop a Customer Service PlanQuality Customer ... e membersGreater safety awarenessImproved worker-management relationshipsKey performance indicator- BenchmarkingAccording to (Cole, 2001, p.277) Benchmarking offers us a reliable consistent way to mea ...

(9 pages) 266 1 3.6 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Decision-Making and the Impact of Work-Related Stress on Organizational Behavior

ocess that has been derived from reasoning. It is a process that uses such methods a brainstorming, benchmarking, mind mapping and flow-charts to reach a decision. Decision-making follows a series of ...

(3 pages) 151 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Operations Management: Quadruples Restaurant Case

heir opinion than one who has not.Another great example of how this data can be obtained is through benchmarking and competitive analysis, looking at how other competitors deal with their problems and ... g at how other competitors deal with their problems and applying the best solution to a given case. Benchmarking can easily help provide better service to customers by applying the "best practices" fo ...

(3 pages) 123 0 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Comparing and contrasting the HR practices in China and South Korea

r of company. In the recent years, under the impact of environmental changes such as globalization, benchmarking, and "best practice", it seems that HRM tends to converges and universalizes (Rowley &a ...

(11 pages) 235 1 4.4 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Computer Benchmarking.

* What is Benchmarking?Benchmarking is a performance test of hardware and/or software. The process evaluates a ... ngle number that can capture the value of the CPU and let it be easily compared to others.* Why Can Benchmarking Be Useful?The value of benchmarking is that it allows us to compare hardware and/or sof ... it, and the answers different benchmarks give about the same processors aren't always consistent.* Benchmarking Types and What Area They Are Aimed At?1. Linpack - A linear algebra software package; a ...

(3 pages) 70 1 4.5 Dec/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Generic Benchmarking

Generic Benchmarking WorksheetTask A: Problem/Opportunity StatementInstructions for Task A: In the Response ... oyee morale, protect the company's reputation, and continue the relationship with the Union.Generic Benchmarking--The purpose of generic benchmarking is to identify potential solutions to the problem ... his by looking at how companies in other industries have dealt with similar issues.Task B1: Generic Benchmarking: TopicsInstructions for Task B1: In the Response row, identify the topics for which you ...

(14 pages) 538 0 5.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Classic Airline Benchmarking

mpanies that the team looked at will show the positives and negatives of customer relations.Generic Benchmarking WorksheetTask A: Problem/Opportunity StatementDonnaClassic Airlines is having issues wi ... shareholder value, and increase revenue and stability while building customer relationships.Generic Benchmarking-The purpose of generic benchmarking is to identify potential solutions to the problem s ...

(13 pages) 697 0 3.9 Aug/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Generic Benchmarking: Riordan Manufacturing

Running Head: GENERIC BENCHMARKING: RIORDAN MANUFACTURINGGeneric Benchmarking: Riordan ManufacturingJuly 16, 2007�I ... and put the plan into action.Riordan Manufacturing management team can use the practice of generic benchmarking to find companies with similar problems, exam their solutions and employ the practices ...

(22 pages) 626 0 5.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Tera Tech Benchmarking

Tera Tech Benchmarking WorksheetTask A: Problem/Opportunity StatementInstructions for Task A: In the Response ... urrent and future products to provide extraordinary customer service..Tiffany - Mike -Erin -Generic Benchmarking-The purpose of generic benchmarking is to identify potential solutions to the problem s ...

(6 pages) 225 0 1.9 Apr/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Management Appraisal Egon Zehnder

ure 8: Profile of competence "Best Practice" Company; Source: Egon Zehnder International16Figure 9: Benchmarking Industry Average; Source: Egon Zehnder International17Figure 10: Engineering Industry; ... ransparency concerning the Management competency and potentialFair analysis by a neutral third partyBenchmarking: Comparison to Management structures and quality with competitive companiesIndividual F ...

(30 pages) 26 0 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Strategic Program Management

team members.Response to Task A:To identify the strategies for Foundation School and Abbott.Generic Benchmarking-The purpose of generic benchmarking is to identify potential solutions to the problem s ...

(5 pages) 236 0 5.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

InterClean, Inc. benchmarking

close those goals are aligned with the strategy. In the case of the companies for InterClean, Inc. benchmarking, Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc. and Best Buy Co., Inc., both must change the Human Resource Depar ... mance, the return of the investment it will depend of the strategy to implement, in the case of the benchmarking companies, one of the used the traditional method, establishing a training program in c ...

(5 pages) 43 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Global Communications Benchmarking-Univerisity of Phoenix-MMPBL500

Global Communications BenchmarkingGlobal Communications is not the only company who had to make serious decisions that wou ... very high no matter what company it is. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to conduct generic benchmarking in order to identify solutions to issues faced by Global. The companies that were selec ... ral years, overcome several encountered obstacles similar to those of Global, and have done generic benchmarking.Each team member was first required to select two companies that faced issues that were ...

(17 pages) 138 0 4.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Problem Solution: Global Communications

the lack of media richness, a companies inability to look outside of their current market (generic benchmarking), and failure to analyze a competitors marketing techniques (competitive benchmarking). ... d access to different types of medium which in return expanded their lines of communication.Generic Benchmarking occurs when a company, "…[looks] beyond [their] own industry for best practices" ...

(17 pages) 46 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management