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HIIE unveils plans to enhance operations management

15 February 2010
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HIIE unveils plans to enhance operations managementA series of new measures are being introduced by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in Scotland in order to enhance its service delivery.

The agency is carrying out a reorganisation of its workforce and operations management in order to provide better support for the region''s community and economic development.

It is exploring ways of reducing staff numbers through a voluntary severance scheme and payments costs in order to "target greater resources towards a number of priority areas of work" and improve effectiveness and efficiency.

HIE chairman William Roe explained that the transfer last year of responsibility for business start-ups and firms operating in local markets to councils through the Business Gateway model has led to the reorganisation strategy.

"Now that we are able to fully concentrate on supporting the region''s ambitions to grow, we have developed a clearer idea of how best we can perform this role," he declared.

Those seeking an APICS qualification may be interested to learn that communities secretary John Denham recently urged local authorities to improve efficiency by working more closely with charities and the voluntary sector.ADNFCR-3058-ID-19615538-ADNFCR
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