This document discusses how industrialized business process operations can help companies combat volatility through improved efficiency, effectiveness, and cost optimization. It argues that existing business operations were designed for stability and scale rather than volatility, and outlines how the global business services model utilizes specialized processes, analytics, technology, and metrics to enable cost variability, faster decision-making, and scalability. The document provides examples of how operations could be further industrialized across various industries like life sciences, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, and high tech to realize additional benefits like standardized best practices, economies of scale, and compliance.