Publication of the 3rd Cycle of Dubai We Learn Book – 10 Benchmarking Case Studies
The book Achieving Performance Excellence Through Benchmarking and Organisational Learning is a joint publication by the Dubai Government Excellence Program and the Centre for Organisational Excellence Research (COER). The book describes 10 TRADE Best Practice Benchmarking projects that were undertaken as part of DGEP’s 3rd Cycle of Dubai We Learn.
8th International Best Practice Competition – Call for Entries
We are pleased to announce the dates of the 8th International Best Practice Competition, 4th Organisation-Wide Innovation Award and 7th Global Benchmarking Award. Join us and share your best practices, the competition is easy to enter and great fun! Deadline for...TRADE Best Practice Benchmarking – Virtual Training
Pursuing best practices enables organisations to continually question the status quo and innovate – thus resulting in more effective practices and appealing products and services. Become trained and certified in the internationally acclaimed “TRADE Best Practice Benchmarking Methodology”. Virtual training available.
Watch a Presentation on the Business Excellence Research & Projects Undertaken by the Centre for Organisation Excellence Research
Watch Dr Robin Mann’s Presentation on the Centre for Organisational Excellence Research (COER)’s research and consultancy projects on business excellence and benchmarking.
Book Launch: The Learning-Driven Business – How to Develop an Organizational Learning Ecosystem
Introducing Dr Alaa Garad’s book “The Learning Driven Business – How to Develop an Organisational Learning Ecosystem” – a great read stressing the importance of individual and organisational learning. his book provides a significant contribution to organizational learning and business improvement literature. It is simple and easy to read, with many practical examples of how learning can be applied to create an organizational learning culture.
Benchmarking in Supply Chain and Logistics
I was delighted to participate in the 4th European Conference on Industrial Engineering & Operations Management (IEOM) last month. The theme of this cycle was “Road to Resilient Manufacturing and Logistics”. Over the 4 days of the conference, there were more than 90 presentations, 11 competitions, and 6 discussion panels. It was truly an outstanding event!
Below I will share the key points of the presentation with some elaboration on the stages of TRADE Benchmarking methodology.
Global Benchmarking Network’s Newsletter – Digital Transformation & Other Articles
The Global Benchmarking Network’s newsletter, 29th Edition, features a variety of benchmarking articles from digital transformation to customer first.
Dubai Police Honoured at the 7th International Best Practice Competition 2021
Held in May 2021, the 7th International Best Practice Competition announced Dubai Police as one of the winners for the exceptional outcomes of their project Safe Bags – Accuracy and Efficiency of Airport Hold Baggage Screening (HBS) System. Dubai Airports, the world’s busiest international passenger airport, handled and secured 31,093,870 bags in 2018.
Dubai Municipality Honoured at the 7th International Best Practice Competition 2021
For its remarkable benchmarking project ‘The Way Beyond Traditional Procurement’, Dubai Municipality won the 7th International Best Practice Competition held in May 2021 (Fig 1). Dubai Municipality were one of five winners at the competition for its best practice in the planning and implementation of a digitized and agile procurement process to improve efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and productivity, and overall satisfaction.
SEHA – Ambulatory Healthcare Services, UAE, Honoured at the 7th International Best Practice Competition 2021
It was 2020. The world was suddenly in the middle of the horrid blaring truth of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNPREPARED! And one organisation that resolved to fight this daunting challenge head-on was the Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS), a member of the SEHA public health system in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE.