Infosys Limited: Leading the Way in Next Generation IT Consulting

Infosys Limited is an IT consulting company based in Bangalore, India. Most of its clients belong to technology, engineering and outsourcing industry. It is operating in over 30 countries including Japan, Canada, the UK, Australia, China and the US.

As the company leads the industry of IT consulting, Infosys has been generating billions in revenue. The company has received numerous accolades from prestigious organizations. The Forbes magazine listed Infosys as one of the most innovative companies. The Boston Consulting Group cited Infosys as one of the leading technology companies. Infosys is ranked among the top ten green companies by Newsweek in its Green Rankings.

The company is voted by The Wall Street Journal Asia 200 as India’s most admired company each year since 2000. The IR global Rankings and The Asset Platinum award have recognized Infosys’ corporate governance policies as one of the most sound and effective. The company is also listed in the 15^th place by The Brand Trust Report as India’s most trusted brand.

Rolls Royce’s Technology Leadership and Total Care Business Model Makes the Company a More Preferred Choice for Partnerships

Speaking of high-tech companies, maybe there is nothing in the planet that can compare with Rolls Royce. When this motor company makes its products, they require years of extensive development where the science of materials and engine performance are pushed to the maximum limit in order to produce only the top quality products.

How does Rolls Royce make profits out of this kind of business strategy? The engines Rolls Royce produce are sold to users at competitive prices. However, since the engines are of top quality, the margins are realized ten years later out of the sales from the spare parts business. Rolls Royce calls the strategy The Total Care business model. This model shifts company’s relationship with its clients from the product to long term contract to keep their aircrafts flying.

The contracts yield profits from Rolls Royce’s “power by the hour” service. The company offers its clients, within the terms of the contract, engine servicing, monitoring and spare parts check, which guarantee the engines’ top performance. This way, Rolls Royce manages the risks involved with its products while earning revenues through the available opportunities.

To keep the company in the forefront, Rolls Royce executives have prioritized R&D. In 2011 for instance, Rolls Royce has spent £460 million on R&D efforts that were focused on projects that aim to produce engines that improve environmental performance and reduce emission of toxic gases.

A good portion of the amount spent for R&D went to strengthen Rolls Royce internally. The company anticipates more long term partnerships in the future and Rolls Royce want to be on the cutting edge even as technological advances are too fast. Rolls Royce created University Technology Centers, a global network designed to help the company in its decentralized research and technology approaches.

Rolls Royce is now dealing with forward orders worth £60 billion. In the aviation sector alone, there is an order of 137,000 units of new engines. These orders are just part of the estimated $1 trillion worth of aerospace engines in the next decade, where Rolls Royce is expected to take a good share.

From Doctor to Patient, Building a Better Bridge to Healing

No matter which field it sits in, a successful business often demonstrates a number of common characteristics. It understands its market and serves an unflagging need within it. It provides its clients with a product or service in a manner that meet or exceed standards set by competitors. It employs a business strategy that accommodates the present and plans for the future. It balances the wants of its customers with the operational procedures required for financial success. From publishing to automotives, ventures in any industry thrive or flounder given these factors. Today, we turn to an exemplary firm in healthcare.

Established in 2003, OncoMed Pharmaceuticals upholds a multi-tiered mission. The group, which provides prescription items to treat afflictions within hematology and oncology, maintains a close relationship with all involved parties. OncoMed deals closely with manufacturers to ensure the easiest possible distribution and subsequent timely allotment to patients, offers patients resources that reduce personal costs and personalize care plans, supports managed-care groups to best deliver oncological treatment platforms, and works with physicians to minimize obstacles. Headquartered in Great Neck, New York, OncoMed supervises locations throughout Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. It will soon open venues in nine other states, including California, Texas, Michigan, Arizona, and Kentucky. At the head of the rapidly expanding venture and its efforts to revolutionize the pharmaceuticals arena sit a number of seasoned executives. Scott Feigeles, Director of Pharmacy, formerly acted as Chief of Staff Pharmacist and Purchasing Director for Choice Drugs, a group that serves more than 20,000 hospital beds throughout the New York Metropolitan area. Ellen Scharaga, Senior Vice President of Pharmacy Operations, upheld administrative positions with six pharmaceutical companies in a career that spans nearly 30 years. Thanks to Ellen Scharaga and others, OncoMed continues to improve turn-around time on prescriptions, build relationships with more physicians and care providers, and ultimately serve more individuals coping with cancers. 

Starwood: Setting the Pace in Hotel and Leisure Business

What makes one hotel stand out from the rest?

Starwood is taking the challenge of brand differentiation that is supported by positive feedback from guests. Starwood’s new brands element and aloft have created a distinct experience in hospitality business along with its other bestselling brands like the Luxury Collection, Le Meridien, W, St Regis, Westin, Four Points and Sheraton.

Since the time Starwood has launched these brands, they have been paying dividend to the company’s core brands Sheraton and Westin. Luxury Collection and St Regis, which are considered to serve the higher scale of clients, are creating a healthy competition with the likes of Mandarin Hotel.

But the most phenomenal of these brands is the W. Starwood’s more than a thousand hotels that have a boutique-feel ambience. This is the mark of the W. While competitors have used iPads and free wi-fi as brand differentiation, W is one Starwood icon that remains unmatched in the whole world.

Where Young Professionals Turn For a Better Bite

There are a wealth of companies consumers turn to for products or services that prove enjoyable and pleasant. Shopping for a car offers a unique window into one’s personal tastes. Browsing different tablets becomes a fun experience in the realm of personalized technology. All sorts of businesses allow us the opportunity to redefine our lives in brighter colors, but some serve a more necessary purpose. When it comes to these institutions—those we turn to for support rather than recreation—we hope for those that go above and beyond.

Health care stands one of the industries that supports people of all ages and backgrounds. Southern Nevada Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, a firm supervised by Jay Selznick, aims to provide more than the services its clients cannot go without. The group maintains a wide recognition for its services in wisdom tooth extraction, a commonly expensive procedure. For just $999, patients receive an examination, general anesthesia, and removal of up to four teeth. Because most people undergoing this procedure are in their twenties and just beginning on their careers, the availability of Jay Selznick’s services are deeply needed. Outside of this package, the group offers professionalism and compassion in areas of soft tissue and bone injuries in the maxillofacial realm and pre-prosthetic surgeries.

Jay Selznick, head of the group, stresses open communications with his clientele and shares his knowledge about their dental concerns, relieving the nervousness that many people face upon a visit. In his spare time, he takes pro-bono appointments and completes continuing education courses to better his practice.

Bharti Airtel: Scaling Telecom Barriers to Sustain its Unique Business Model

Bharti Airtel is the largest telecom company in India and the first largest in the world. It provides mobiles services in 19 countries in Africa and South Asia on top of broadband internet and telephone landline services brought to 100 cities in India. Bharti Airtel also operates a satellite TV service.

2002 was the year of breakthrough for Bharti when the company executives decided to outsource the service’s technical network backbone with Nokia and Siemens. Its IT services were also outsourced with IBM. The call center service was also outsourced with local suppliers. Local shops were granted distribution rights. The company’s towers were treated as separate entities so that the cost and the use are shared. The move made Bharti as the most “asset light” telecom company in the world.

After this decisive move, Bharti’s growth was so rapid. Bharti was able to focus more on what they do best – regulatory affairs, finance, brand management and customer relations.

Using other companies’ infrastructure, assets and resources, Bharti was able to scale quickly. With the right products and mix, Bharti could take advantage of its position to grow quickly. The company top brass have seen this potential so that by partnering and working close with others, Bharti was able to successfully develop the IFFCO Green Card.

IFFCO Green Card is a device-agnostic application platform that is capable of working with all kinds of phones. The app can create a localized content that can be delivered to more than 50 million farmers across India in a language that they prefer. The card is India’s first mobile wallet that provides option for transfer or payment 24/7.

Another Bharti decisive move that’s worth noting is the 2010 purchase of Zain Africa for $10.7 billion. The acquisition allowed Bharti to continue Zain’s operations in 15 countries. The acquisition is another low-cost business model that brings telephone lines to middle class and lower middle class consumers all over the world.

Bharti’s fast and effective growth happened in less than two decades. With the way Bharti builds its internal capabilities and the way its executives are running the company, many people see that the company has the capacity to continue with its growing profitability over the next few years.

Qualcomm: Developing the Next Generation Wireless Technology

It is wonderful how device manufacturers and network providers have collaborated to power the world’s wireless technology. For more than 30 years, Qualcomm led the way in wireless technology.

Qualcomm is the largest producer of fabless semiconductors. The company is also the world’s leading supplier of chipset technology. The company’s service department also offers integrated wireless systems to governments and private companies by providing licenses to access Qualcomm’s platforms.

Recently, Qualcomm has embarked on a $3 billion worth of R&D activities that cover CDMA, 3G and 4G technologies. The aim is to improve the capability to stream data and enhance femto-cell systems for a wider coverage of localized cellular lines.

More and more of Qualcomm’s loyal patrons are supporting its exploits to seek opportunities for the wireless and mobile world. With 2011 revenues and profits up by over 30%, Qualcomm is seen to continue developing new patents that would be the foundation of next generation wireless technology.