Operations of an Information Centre of Excellence
Jinfo Article
12th December 2019
Abstract
In the final part of our series of articles on the characteristics of the Information Centre of Excellence and how information managers manifest these characteristics, we take a look at operations and how it needs to be grounded in continuous improvement.
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Claire Laybats
Head of Commercial Development
claire.laybats@jinfo.com
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