The mainstreaming of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs in the US has made emissions reporting mandatory for businesses of all sizes and types, requiring them to understand and disclose their emissions, rather than waiting for it to become optional.
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Companies have an opportunity to cut between 12-20% of their current SaaS spend, amounting to hundreds of thousands in savings per year. So, it’s well worth the effort to better understand and manage SaaS across the enterprise.
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We met with senior living industry expert, Andrew Carle, and discussed best practices for optimizing costs and becoming a great senior living community. How to find that extra 10% for reinvestment into growth and retention.
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GMs and regional managers are valuable resources who want and need to focus on guest satisfaction. They often lack the time, data, and experience to efficiently reduce service costs. Four tips for enbling GMs focus on guest experience and growth while ensuring better profitability for your hotel property.
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Get ahead of expected bank fee increases which are expected to be higher than normal in the 10-15% range. Four steps you can take now to keep bank fees in check. Consider a first quarter rate review now to proactively manage against rate hikes.
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A whopping 90% of Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. rely on at least one third-party logistics (3PL) provider to help with their logistics needs. This statistic, from an Amstrong & Associates Inc. report shared in Supply Chain Dive, reinforces the value that 3PLs play in all business sectors.
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2023 will be the fourth peak season since Covid temporarily forced volume surges on the package carriers, and the carriers forced “peak” surcharges on the shipping public. This year, however, the USPS is making a big, albeit late, play by not following FedEx, UPS, OnTrac and other carriers in instituting peak surcharges.
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Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) will move the industry toward the fully digital NaaS ecosystem that represents the future of telecom. ZKPs help eliminate billing errors, validate that all orders are optimized, and generate significant operational efficiencies and savings for all parties.
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Service outages and the service level agreement disputes they trigger are frequent sources of headaches for carriers of all types and sizes. MEF and its member companies are well down the path to automated SLA credit calculations and mutual endorsement within a secure, public telecom blockchain environment. There is extreme value to be had for both buyers and sellers through timely SLA enforcement, namely in the form of productivity gains and improved user experience.
Read MoreMEF in partnership with SIB’s telecom and blockchain division, is piloting a revolutionary blockchain-based subscription service for automating the SLA reporting process. This pilot is derived from the MEF Wolf Town Accelerator that uses a member-defined open pre-standard smart contract in the roles of buyer and seller respectively.
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You’ve no doubt heard the hype about blockchain. But unless you’re in the one percent of the world’s largest telecommunications carriers big enough to stand up and maintain private blockchain solutions between yourself and your largest trading partners and customers, the reality of distributed ledger technology has always seemed a long way off.
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