Business Operations

Financial highlights (Management Consulting Group plc)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016

The reported results for 2015 from the Group's continuing operations, being the Kurt Salmon business which the Group has retained together with Alexander Proudfoot, are in line with the trading update provided at the time of the Circular sent to shareholders dated 30 November 2015 ... £7.7m) with profit of £6.1m for the retained Kurt Salmon business ......

Transnet beefs up its Business Development unit in drive for new business (Transnet SOC Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016

Mike is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in logistics, supply chain management, operations and business development ... Herbert joined Transnet 19 years ago as an Engineering Technician at Transnet Freight Rail and has a firm foundation in the railway, port operations and infrastructure development business ... His extensive rail operations ......

Chatbots have an operating system problem

Edit Venture Beat 08 Jul 2016

Sophisticated chatbots have, in no uncertain terms, emerged as a reality that businesses and consumers must prepare for ... It all adds up to a bewildering quantity of platforms for a business planning its own bot launch to consider ... What businesses need is a single operating system for bots to emerge, one that makes it possible to very easily create, set up, and host bots for any messaging app or front-end....

Announcement on financial results for the FY2016 Third Quarter (NPC Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016

While non-operating expenses occurred such as depreciation of equipment for the contract module assembly business and interest expenses, foreign exchange gains were booked as non-operating income ... As a result, sales of equipment related business were 857 million yen, 45.9% of that of same period of the previous year and operating loss was 37 million ......

Columbus Blue Jackets' top business exec leaving

Edit Business Journal 08 Jul 2016

The executive in charge of the business side of the Columbus Blue Jackets is leaving, the club said Friday. Larry Hoepfner has served as executive vice president of business operations since 2010, overseeing the Blue Jackets’ corporate sponsorships and ticket sales, after joining the organization in 2005 as senior vice president of business operations....

Lydall Acquires Texel, a Leader in Innovative Technical Materials

Edit Stockhouse 08 Jul 2016

 The acquired business consists of three manufacturing operations and one distribution center located within the province of Quebec, Canada and has approximately 300 employees ... The business is expected to be fully integrated by 2018, and Lydall expects to leverage its operating discipline, business efficiencies, and economies of scale to generate estimated annual cost savings of approximately $2 million....

Report: Treasury’s Rules Will Cause Serious Economic Harm (BR - Business Roundtable)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016

BR - Business Roundtable) ... For U.S.-based companies operating internationally, the report provides case study examples showing how the cost of financing routine business operations can increase substantially under the proposed regulations - potentially raising the cost of finance by multiples ... America's leaders should be doing everything possible to attract business investment and to keep companies in the United States....

Keeping the American Dream Alive: The Challenge to Create Jobs Under the NLRB’s New Joint Employer Standard (The Heritage Foundation)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016

Testimony before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship ... Chairman Vitter, Ranking Member Shaheen, and members of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify ... operating the heavy machinery involved in recycling glass, paper, metal, and plastics ... Business contractors also only operate on site during the hours their client wants their services performed ... It is their business....

Lydall Acquires Texel, a Leader in Innovative Technical Materials (Lydall Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016

The acquired business consists of three manufacturing operations and one distribution center located within the province of Quebec, Canada and has approximately 300 employees ... The business is expected to be fully integrated by 2018, and Lydall expects to leverage its operating discipline, business efficiencies, and economies of scale to generate estimated annual cost savings of approximately $2 million....

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Raymond and Leslie Codd, Codd Mushrooms

Edit The Irish Times 08 Jul 2016

The brothers opened a mushroom farm in Tullow, Co Carlow in 1989 and the business has gone from strength to strength ever since ... Leslie’s role in the business is as managing director and his key roles include finance, customer relations, marketing and strategy ... Raymond’s role is operations director for Codd Mushrooms and he is in charge of production and site development ... What is your greatest business achievement to date?....

Barclays pledges to support African continent

Edit Modern Ghana 08 Jul 2016

“We believe a business can only be successful if it connects positively and creates value with the society in which it operates in,” added Ramos ... Companies can, and indeed should, develop deep links between their business strategies and citizenship ... It is the sum of the impact of our operations on society and how we are empowering businesses, communities and people to grow and prosper,” says Akylanu....

Sabre Travel Network celebrates a year of growth in Asia Pacific (Sabre Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016

SABR), this week celebrated the one year anniversary of Sabre's major multi-million US dollar business expansion into APAC through its acquisition of Abacus International in July 2015 ... In the last 12 months Sabre Travel Network has introduced sub-region teams responsible for driving localised business operations in APAC, spanning Southeast Asia, South Asia, South Pacific and North Asia....

Pöyry awarded engineering services assignments by BillerudKorsnäs for a paper machine relocation and rebuild of existing paper machine (Pöyry Oyj)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016

We will work focused together with our highly valued client for a successful project', says Jonny Stridh, Business Unit President, Pöyry Sweden AB ... The project will be executed in cooperation between Regional Operations Northern Europe and the Industry Business Group ... Business Unit President, Regional Operations Northern Europe, Sweden ... President, Industry Business Group ... President, Regional Operations Northern Europe....

Business operations

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