Developing compelling and accretive strategies that provide our clients with the confidence to invest in transformative initiatives is the primary mission of the firm. Our approach which we call transformative strategy development focuses on creating a holistic plan that not only improves cost through performance and productivity improvements, but also drives increased sales and revenue. Expanding our analysis beyond a simple cost analysis builds consensus, drives commitment across operating units, and yields larger benefits. Our approach is designed to incorporate a cross-section of goals and aspirations across the company differentiating Adam Smith Consulting from less objective consulting efforts.
Adam Smith consultants bring deep skills in operations, technology, sourcing, and complex program management enabling the firm to focus on transforming existing operations, supporting corporate development, and crafting new market offerings to improve revenue, cost, customer loyalty, quality, and net income.
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Developing Business Cases for Upgrading Contact Center Infrastructure
Over 233 years ago Adam Smith wrote about transformation and high performing businesses. He noticed by studying Pin Factories that the successful businesses were those focused on transforming their operations. Smith wrote,
First, the improvement of the dexterity of the workmen, necessarily increases the quantity of the work he can perform; and the division of labour, by reducing every man’s
How Real is Cloud Computing?
Robert Dvorak posted this question on the WSJ community blog,
How real is “Cloud Computing” and how are large companies (>$1B revenues) adopting it? Which IT companies are most threatened by Cloud?
Cloud Computing in this case is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) referring to infrastructure delivered in a utility model. The utility model arises from the fee structure which… Read more on our blog
Administration Targets Jobs Puzzle
This WSJ article was published in the WSJ Politics website on 3 December 2009. In the article it sited,
Still, President Barack Obama, who is under growing political pressure to tackle the soaring deficit, stressed that the government’s capacity to overcome the nation’s jobs challenges is limited. With that, he charged the private sector with developing strategies that could spur hiring
Getting an Edge from IT
The interview of Dr. Peter Weill, Chairman of the MIT Sloan School of Management’s Center for Information Systems Research appeared in the Business Insight report of the WSJ on 30 Nov 2009 focuses on the characteristics of IT-Saavy organizations.
Dr. Weill said in the interview, “IT-savvy companies make information technology a strategic asset. They use