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13-548: LLS may refer to: LanguageLine Solutions , an American on-demand and onsite language interpretation and document translation service The Late Late Show (Irish talk show) , the world's longest-running television talk show Lateral line system, sense organ used by some fish and larval lissamphibians to detect movement and vibrations Leukemia & Lymphoma Society , charitable organization funding blood cancer research, education and patient services Liberal Union of Lithuania ,

26-469: A 2022 Indian film starring Aamir Khan . Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title LLS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LLS&oldid=1108866595 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

39-679: A French company. Teleperformance has stated that LanguageLine will continue to operate as a stand-alone business, headquartered in Monterey, California. LanguageLine Solutions has been ordered by the US government to pay nearly $ 1.5 million in missed wages, back pay, and damages to over 2,400 interpreters. According to the US Department of Labor, LanguageLine Solutions was in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and

52-570: A business unit within a larger corporation , or it may be a business into itself or a branch. Corporations may be composed of multiple SBUs, each of which is responsible for its own profitability . Companies today often use the word segmentation or division when referring to SBUs or an aggregation of SBUs that share such commonalities. General Electric (GE) is an example of a company with this sort of business organization. SBUs are able to affect most factors which influence their performance. Managed as separate businesses, they are responsible to

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78-465: A parent corporation. GE has 49 SBUs. Business writer Michael Porter has developed a value chain model which focusses on the business unit, i.e. a firm's activities within a particular industry. A SBU is generally defined by what it has in common, as well as the traditional aspects defined by McKinsey : separate competitors; and a profitability bottom line. Four commonalities include: There are three factors that are generally seen as determining

91-581: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages LanguageLine Solutions The company's global workforce is claimed to include over 9,000 interpreters who handle more than 36 million calls each year. In addition to phone interpreting, the company also offers video remote and onsite interpreting, translation and localization services, and language proficiency testing and training. They compete with other language specialists like Straker translations, One Planet, and Spot On Interpreting. In its earlier years,

104-426: The 1990s. In 1999, the company became an independent entity, today known as LanguageLine Solutions. In addition to phone interpreting, the company also began offering video remote and onsite interpreting, translation and localization services, and language proficiency testing and training. Scott W. Klein was named CEO on June 21, 2012. On September 16, 2016, LanguageLine Solutions was acquired by Teleperformance,

117-483: The McNamara–O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA). Strategic business unit A strategic business unit ( SBU ) in business strategic management , is a profit center which focuses on product offering and market segment. SBUs typically have a discrete marketing plan , analysis of competition, and marketing campaign , even though they may be part of a larger business entity. An SBU may be

130-680: The company was known as CALL ( C ommunication A nd L anguage L ine) and was formed by Jeff Munks and Michael McFerrin. Jeff Munks was a San Jose, California , policeman Michael McFerrin mastered the Vietnamese language as a US Marine stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam War . He returned to Northern California and worked as a refugee advocate. The two men founded Language Line Services in 1982 to help police officers communicate with 65,000 Vietnamese refugees . AT&T acquired

143-563: The four quadrants (Star, Question Mark, Cash Cow , Dog) as a circle whose area represents their size. With different colors, competitors may also be shown. The precise location is determined by the two axes, market Growth as the Y axis, Market Share as the X axis. Alternatively, changes over or two years can be shown by shading or other differences in design.xx. Star products currently have high growth and high market-share. The Question Mark identifies products with low share but high growth. A Cash Cow has high share but low growth. Finally, Dog labels

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156-419: The service on February 14, 1990, as a strategic business unit . AT&T Language Line Services received significant investments in technology and interpreter quality, creating standards for the emerging telephone interpreting industry. For a decade, the company served as a vital resource for business, government and health care clients who faced changing demographics and state and federal laws and regulations in

169-487: The success of an SBU: The BCG Matrix , a chart designed by Bruce Henderson for the Boston Consulting Group in 1968, may help corporations to analyze their business units or product lines. This helps the company allocate resources; brand marketing, product management, strategic management , and portfolio analysis can use it as an analytical tool. When using this matrix, SBUs can appear within any of

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