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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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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

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. Ive seen in my local market "falling prices" "bidding wars", and "all cash buyers." Am I going to miss out on the next bull market? Monday, May 16, 2011. What does it mean?

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Lighten Up Your Marketing

Women in Consulting

As content marketing explodes, so too, does the volume of noise. Scofield Edit has a great video from 2009 parodying the client-vendor relationship much. I first wrote about this video back in 2009 when it was fresh. 30 pages of pure, unadulterated marketing activity fun!” Top Consulting Tips Content Humor Marketing'

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Seven Secrets to My Marketing Genius

The Fearless Marketer

I recently sent an email to those in my current Marketing Action Group Program sharing about my, ahem, “Marketing Genius.”. In fact, after the financial crisis of 2009, I had the best four years ever in my business. If you are, you can be a marketing genius, too! #1 So, do I have a secret? Well, they are actually.

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Rule of Thumb #2: Use Behavioral Lenses to Innovate and Adapt to Changes

Steve Shu Consulting

2009; Johnson and Goldstein, 2003; Johnson et al., 4 (2009): 1639-1674. ” Marketing Letters 23, no. Let’s take just one of five behavioral angles I cover at Cornell in my applied behavioral economics courses, namely choice architecture. ” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 124, no. Johnson, Eric J., Johnson, Eric J.,

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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation? Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth. Bay Area Real Estate Trends.