Operations and Business Processes

Find the answers.
What is the scalability and financial viability of outsourcing for your company? How can you make a case for security and business continuity? Are you getting the most value out of your suppliers? You do not need to face these questions alone. With more than 60 conferences, councils, and research working groups addressing these challenges, The Conference Board Operations Program provides the network and the knowledge that can help you find the answers.

Latest News

Very Poor Countries on the Wrong Side of a Growing Logistical Divide
Supply Chain performance, geography, governance weaknesses, civil wars, and battles for resources are all factors.

Events/Forums

Conferences

HRO Conference
Impact 08: Inspire, Involve, and Innovate=Driving and Executing HRO

Business Continuity, Security & Crisis Management Conference
Managing Corporate Risks: The Next

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Councils

Business Continuity & Crisis Management Council
Provides an exclusive forum for peer exchange of information and best practices on business continuity and disaster management at the senior level in major corporations.

Council for Business Development and Integration Executives
The council is designed to help senior executives involved in mergers and acquisitions share best practices to help their companies’ M&A activities fuel top and bottom line growth.

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Research Working Group

Exploring Transformational Offshoring Research Working Group
The Conference Board® Research Working Group on Exploring Transformational Offshoring is teaming up with the Duke University CIBER, ORN, the most recognized academic-based research project on offshoring.

Multigenerational Knowledge Transfer
This working goup will address knowledge-retention challenges that organizations face due to shifting demographics and the search for new leadership talent.

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Webcast

"Red to Black" through Transformational Cost Management

Publications

Executive Action Reports
Bridging the Logistical Divide: Integration of Poor Countries in Global Supply Chains This report analyzes the reasons behind the lagging development of the world's poorest countries and offers some solutions for conquering the divide to help those nations achieve sustainable growth.		Harnessing the Perfect Storm: Business Executives in Mid-Size Companies Are Seizing Green Opportunities Mid-size businesses that may have only considered taking small affordable steps toward energy efficiency or that originally balked at government regulation are actively seeking ways to become environmentally friendly.
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Research Reports
Reducing US Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost? This report is based on detailed analysis of 250 opportunities for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases thought to contribute to global warming.		Strategic M&A: Creating Tools and Capabilities for Successful Integration This survey based report examines the procedures companies are currently using to pursue their M&A activities.
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