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Expansion into foreign markets
Expansion into foreign markets An American capital goods manufacturer wanted to establish an export base in China, as well as capture a percentage of the internal Chinese market. Open Options supported the development of a China-wide strategy that included an entire product review, and the identification of potential partners and acquisition targets within the country’s state-owned enterprises.
Open Options, BAH look to the future of health IT
Open Options recently teamed with Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), a large US-based consultancy, to look at the future of health information technology (health IT) in the US. In particular, the purpose of the study was to examine the transition from the current data-poor health-care environment in the US to a future data-rich environment, including electronic health records, personal health records, registries and electronic prescribing, and to assess the motivations and likely actions of the various players involved. Continue reading ›
Open Options Expands Service Offering
Juggling investments across products and divisions in different geographies and markets can be enormously challenging. Open Options has introduced a new service – Competitive Corporate Portfolio Management (CCPM) – to help clients make the tough decisions surrounding the allocation of resources among large, high-profile projects.
The value of R&D developments, capital investments, new market entries and other projects is often hard to quantify and even harder to compare. Resources are finite and not all projects can be funded to move forward.
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Contract negotiations
Contract negotiations Open Options developed a successfully strategy for pending contract negotiations for a mid-sized manufacturer.
Multi-union strategy
Multi-union strategy Open Options successfully delivered a multi-union labor negotiation strategy for a large transportation company.
Strike management
Strike management A school board was facing a strike threat from its teachers’ union when Open Options successfully stepped in to identify what was important to either side and which trade-offs would have the greatest chance of success and leverage.
Union leadership
Union leadership Open Options helped a retailer work around a particularly difficult union leader to deliver an acceptable outcome.
Long range planning
Long range planning Open Options developed 1-year, 3-year and 10-year strategies to address labour problems for a large corporation.
Outsourcing
Outsourcing Open Options created a strategic action plan for a market leading manufacturer that addressed the consequences of outsourcing a less premium version of its product. Pricing and competitor’s reactions were also successfully modeled.
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