Assignments


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Assignments

INFORCOM has carried out several assignments of which below some are globally described to give you an impression of the nature of the activities:

Business opportunities in or from China,
Product development (new software for grafimedia market),
Product development (new pump),
Sale mediation,
Product development (new climate control system for glass horticulture market),
Market introduction,
Business audit,
Improvement of the performance of the demand & supply chain,
Other tasks.

Business opportunities in or from China:

searching Chinese industrial companies to reorganize, participate and/or export,
searching Dutch companies to exploit business opportunities in China,
searching Dutch companies to import Chinese products,
etc.

Product development (new software for grafimedia market):

perform a feasibility research,
make a business plan,
test of beta and gamma version of the new software,
manage financial subsidies,
manage the pilot test programme,
manage the company,
contract and manage business partners,
contract investors,
invest,
contact and contract customers,
etc.

Product development (new pump):

perform a feasibility research,
make a business plan,
tests of (pre-)prototypes,
manage patent requests,
set up the company,
manage the company,
contact, contract and manage business partners,
contact and contract of investors,
invest,
contact and contract employees,
set up the sales organization,
sale,
etc.

Sale mediation of a successful start-up (green) energy company:

select potential purchasers,
estimate the value of the company to sell,
make of appointments,
present the opportunity to potential purchasers,
negotiate contract,
etc.

Product development (new climate control system for glass horticulture fund):

make a business plan,
lead the project team,
set up the company,
contact and contract business partners,
contact and contract of investors,
invest,
set up the sales organization,
sales,
manage the first pilots,
etc.

Market introduction (new software for managing the implementation of the Dutch law ‘Poortwachter’):

make a marketing and sales plan,
set up the marketing and sales organization,
contact and contract employees,
manage the commercial organization,
sell,
manage the product,
organize a trade show,
etc.

Business audit includes analyzing business or a business unit and making business plan; the following activities have been performed:

analyze the market (e.g. opportunities & threats),
analyze the business unit (e.g. strengths & weaknesses),
map the important management questions,
formulate the main objectives,
formulate the strategy,
make an action plan,
analyze the risks,
make a financial plan,
etc.

Improvement of the performance of the demand & supply chain; the following activities have been performed:

visualize and teach the demand & supply chain,
inventory and classify issues,
analyze the main issues,
plan the implementation and monitor the activities,
map, measure and report key performance indicators (KPI's),
specify user requirements (SAP-implementation),
plan realization of user requirements,
carry out the action plan,
measure and report customer satisfaction,
set up the SAP-user organization,
organize work groups,
manage the improvement programme,
etc.

Other tasks relate to:

fulfill general, commercial and technical management functions (executive board level) on ad interim basis,
headhunting,
scouting of opportunities,
manage bids,
set up a new company, including fund raising,
develop services for a new business line,
commercialize a top 5 energy company,
develop and implement of a diversification strategy,
develop and implement of an Internet strategy,
set up of network operations and customer service centre,
set up of a new business line (product/market combination) in cooperation with a contracted foreign partner,
set up of an Internet site for a top 10 municipality in the Netherlands,
reorganize a technical company,
introduce asset management,
introduce project management,
introduce financial management,
manage consultants,
plan European roll-out of a software product,
resource management and planning of international activities,
purchase and material management,
etc.