As part of a global analysis into virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR), Big Four professional services firm PwC has calculated a $1.5 trillion boost to the global economy by 2030 through the implementation of these technologies – with $4.1 billion of that figure to be generated in the UAE. In addition, VR and AR could create upwards of 42,000 new local jobs, and possibly 23 million worldwide.
Although the Kingdom is fairly new in ‘primary care orientation’ in its health system, according to Emmeline Roodenburg, Head of Healthcare for KPMG in Saudi Arabia, the multiple aspects of the ongoing healthcare reform programme contain significant primary care components, including the model of care programme and the planned introduction of healthcare clusters and ACOs by 2020 and 2030 respectively.
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Advanced Mobility Services, a company that provides hardware and software solutions, has agreed a par The agreement sees Bostec become an implementation partner of ‘AMS Rent’, an ERP-like solution dedicated to machine rental companies. The cloud-based solution digitizes the entire online booking process from availability through to conformation, and provides the backbone to customer portals which provides clients with information such as rental status, rental history and payment details.
This year is the 50th time the annual meeting has been held in the Swiss mountain resort, with some 3,000 leaders from the worlds public and private sector to participate. The key theme for the event is “stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world”, with much of the program devoted to reshaping capitalism, with a push to make societies fairer and to rescue the planet from climate disaster.
Developed in the United States, the ‘best value approach’ is a method that helps improve the efficiency and performance of project delivery, project management, risk management and contracting. At the heart of the approach stands the principle that service providers thrive in an environment built on credibility, transparency and collaboration, enabling them to utilize their expertise, and so ultimately yielding more value for all parties concerned.
Launched last year in Dubai, management consultancy Rising Phoenix has teamed up with business software developer Accelerate-Global on a proposition for the regional hospitality sector – aimed at providing the rapid analysis necessary for businesses to adapt in an era of constant disruption. Powered by AI and underpinned by strategic insight, the new partners contend the fresh approach provides significant advantages over the traditional consulting model.
In Europe, the firm serves its clients – most of them are in active in automotive, aviation, industrial goods, construction and consumer good – from offices in Germany (Berlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Munich) and Italy (Milan). The expansion into France marks the firm’s sixth office in Europe, aimed at tapping into the growing domestic demand for strategy implementation, operations excellence and Industry 4.0 services.
Building on deep financial and operating skills, Alvarez & Marsal’s valuation experts help clients with financial economic valuations for a range of different situations, including mergers & acquisitions, financial instruments, financial & tax reporting, litigation & disputes, structured finance and capital equipment
Large scale research among executives and industry insiders has identified the top consulting firms in the United Kingdom. The list of UK’s top consultancy firms is full of familiar faces, with the Big Four and the three largest strategy consulting firms all among the top ten.
Global consulting firm Bain & Company has appointed four new partners in its Benelux division.In Belgium, the promotions of Mathieu Dangotte, Caroline Grauwels and Laure Maddens has lifted the size of Bain’s Brussels partnership to twenty.
Ernst & Young’s inaugural Corporate Finance Woman of the Year programme for Bahrain has uncovered its first winner: recent Bahrain Polytechnic banking and finance graduate Fatema Alhaddad. Meanwhile, the second cycle of the programme in Saudi Arabia has seen Effat University finance graduate Yara Bugis join inaugural winner Hatoun AlOtaibi on the local honours’ roll.
Moonen Packaging is currently building a completely new 20,000m2 warehouse in the Dutch town of Weert. The packaging wholesaler asked Groenewout for advice on the warehouse design, which has resulted in a flexible, efficient and sustainable plan for a warehouse with sufficient growth potential. Roland van Bussel, Moonen COO: “We initially considered a fully automated warehouse, but Groenewout advised us against it.”
Consultants from IBM, PwC, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, EY, KPMG, PPL, Arcadis, Mott MacDonald, Atkins and Gobeyond Partners have become the first in the UK to receive a Chartered Management Consultant Award. The new accreditation sees the Management Consultancies Association collaborate with the Chartered Management Institute to standardise the quality offered by the UK consulting sector.
Founded in 2005 in the Netherlands, Venturis Consulting Group is a management consulting firm dedicated to the legal sector. The firm’s team of advisors – most of which have a background at tier-one law firms – support clients with among others strategy and positioning, market entry, mergers and acquisitions, operational excellence and talent management.
The workforce across Africa is prepared to become a central force in the global economy, according to Miranda Naiman, Founder of Tanzania-based human capital consulting firm Empower. Speaking to Forbes, Naiman has shared some of the values and challenges that have brought her to where she is.
Mba’s comments came in the context of a microfinance seminar held on the theme “Addressing Opportunities for MFBs Using Digital Technology.” The seminar was held in Lagos, and organised by Action Microfinance Bank to facilitate discussion on a subject that is increasingly gaining momentum across Nigeria.
International consulting firm Accenture is set to build the e-krona’s consumer-facing features. While it remains unclear what technology Accenture’s proposed e-krona will utilize, as Riksbank has classified the procurement process as a matter “important to national security,” the firm will work to devise the manner in which users will pay with e-krona on various mobile platforms, while running them in a test environment with “simulated stores.”
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