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What Are The Best Management Consulting Books?

Steve Shu Consulting

The Pyramid Principle:Logic In Writing and Thinking (for managers & consultants especially) by Barbara Minto. Beyond the generic core, there are three major dimensions that come to the top of my mind when considering practitioner-level knowledge of the management consulting space: developing speciality and functional-area skills.

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The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut

Harvard Business

In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory. Inventory challenges aren’t new. Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst.

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Optimizing Portfolio Profit through DIPP-guided Resource Allocation

Epicflow

‣ Stephen Devaux (USA), is a project management theorist, consultant, author, and educator with 36 years of experience. Ask any project manager how big her project is and you will hear something like: “Well, it’s a ten-month project with a budget of eight million euros.” Business people always fear big losses on projects.

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German Factory Orders Slump 5.7%, Most Since January 2009

MishTalk

Biggest Decline Since January 2009 The Financial Times reports German Factory Orders Suffer Biggest Fall since 2009 Crisis. per cent in August compared with the previous month, the biggest drop since January 2009 when demand slumped in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Factory orders fell 5.7

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Consultant Ninja: Why the US Housing Market is still royally screwed.

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Why the US Housing Market is still royally screwed. As a potential homeowner, Ive been trying to assess which way the housing market is going. Consultant Ninja.

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Consultant Ninja: Consulting Verbatims: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. From: Client Sent: Monday, 11:32 PM To: Consultant Ninja Subject: RE: Market Data Sources Ninja- Please make this high priority. Management Consulting. Consultant Ninja.

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Global Oil Consumption Report: What Countries Have Increased or Decreased Oil Usage Since 2009?

MishTalk

The data represents the percentage change in oil consumption from 2009 to 2013, the latest year non-OECD data were available. For instance, oil consumption in Spain was roughly 20% lower in 2013 than in 2009. increase from 2009-13. from 2009-13. from 2009-13. of global oil usage growth since 2009.

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