All Research Sponsored By:IBM Line of Business

Healthcare 2015: Win-win or Lose-lose?
WHITE PAPER: There is a more positive scenario - a "win-win" - but it is one that will require new levels of accountability, tough decisions and hard work on the part of all stakeholders.
Posted: 22 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006


Federal SOA Institute
CASE STUDY: The Federal SOA Institute's mission is to help the federal government adopt and benefit from service oriented architecture (SOA) by providing a robust education environment.
Posted: 22 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007


In the Interest of the Patient
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores how by collaborating and sharing data, the two industries can realize the full value of the information they collect--and improve patient treatments.
Posted: 22 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006


Placing a Lens on Supply Chain Planning
WHITE PAPER: Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is becoming a necessity for successful supply chain execution.
Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2007


Paths to Success: Three Ways to Innovate Your Business Model
WHITE PAPER: In today's ever-changing times,innovation in business models is a success differentiator for CEOs,as we learned from the IBM 2006 Global CEO Study.
Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Jun 2007


Plugging in the Consumer: Innovating Utilitiy Business Models for the Future
WHITE PAPER: Plugging in the Consumer: Innovating utility business models for the future. The confluence of climate change concerns,rising energy costs and technology advances leading to greater consumer involvement is now radically redefining.
Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2007


Not Business as Usual. The Changing Channels in Consumer Electronics
WHITE PAPER: IBM explores how the impact of innovative business models for "how to sell" are now as important as the innovative products themselves - CE manufacturers need to skillfully manage their mix of sales channels for future success.
Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2007


The Customer Focused Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: The growing bifurcation of the marketplace between the two extremes of product commodity and customer needs-based solutions will make rapid losers and winners across different industries.
Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Apr 2006


The Power of Many: ABC's of Collaborative Innovation throughout Extended Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: The IBM Global CEO Study 2006 found that, to drive innovation, many top CEOs are collaborating beyond their organizations - with their extended networks of suppliers, customers, business partners and others
Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Apr 2007


Driving Operational Innovation with Lean Six Sigma
WHITE PAPER: Learn how industry leaders such as the companies profiled in this study are using Lean Six Sigma approaches to enable significant innovation opportunities that have far-reaching impacts on their businesses.
Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2007


Winning the Global Challenge: The Japanese Electronics Companies'Race to Innovate
WHITE PAPER: Japanese electronics companies (JEC) are taking bold action to regain market share,profitability and their place as global innovators. Download this IBM Institute for Business Value Study to learn how JECs are transforming their businesses.
Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Mar 2007


CRO Survey: Risk, Regulation and Return
WHITE PAPER: To better understand the perspectives and concerns of today's CROs, the IBM Institute for Business Value interviewed banking risk management executives in depth and cosponsored a wider, cross-industry survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Posted: 18 Jul 2007 | Published: 01 May 2005


Turning Shoppers into Advocates: The Customer Focused Retail Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: While retailers are heeding the daily drumbeat of pundits on the importance of focusing on the customer experience, a gap remains between what retailers are delivering and what shoppers expect.
Posted: 18 Jul 2007 | Published: 01 Dec 2006