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Leading Management Principles of the World’s Top Shipbuilders

Epicflow

Since 2007, MHI Group has changed its management paradigm toward portfolio optimization, introducing a strategic business evaluation system and focusing on cash flow. As stated in the report, between fiscal years 2010 and 2016, MHI successfully secured a cumulative free cash flow of nearly $14.4

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How Competition Is Driving AI’s Rapid Adoption

Harvard Business

The first is high-quality data from two corporate surveys conducted by MGI and McKinsey in 2007, one of around 1,600 executives across industries globally on digital technologies and AI to ascertain the causes of economic impact and the likely pace of that impact, and one of more than 3,000 corporations in 14 sectors in ten countries.

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation: Management.

Consultant Ninja

In both 2008 and 2007, an increase in jet fuel prices was the primary reason for higher mainline and United Express fuel expense and aircraft fuel cost per gallon, as highlighted in the table below. "The The Company’s cash flows and results of operations have been adversely impacted by these factors as indicated by its net loss of $5.3

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Debt Deflation in Spain: Record 4.7% Decline in Household Credit, Business Lending Down 10%

MishTalk

If we look at the evolution of the cash flow of borrowed money, the net change in assets is a decrease is 4.7%. In both cases, the amount of money borrowed is at its lowest level since 2007. In October, the credit borrowed to buy homes fell 4.7%, maintaining its rate of collapse, to 614.860 billion euros. Debt Deflation?

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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

China’s private sector debt has increased from 115% of GDP in 2007 to 193% at the end of 2013. reached in 2007. Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. That 80% increase over five years compares to the U.S.’s s 26% in 2000-2005. trillion GDP.

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Use Data to Fix the Small Business Lending Gap

Harvard Business

In the high flying days of 2005-2007, banks around the country relied heavily on these scores to make quick decisions on millions of uncollateralized small business loans, with disastrous results. Since the crisis, banks have reconsidered their overreliance on personal credit scores in small business lending.

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Every Fast-Growing Company Has to Combat Overload

Harvard Business

In 2000, with more than $100 million in negative cash flow, the company agreed to be acquired by Star Cruises, a leading cruise operator in Asia. And in 2007 the right leader arrived: Kevin Sheehan, a veteran executive with experience in the car-rental and entertainment industries.

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