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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. It’s a forward-looking metric based on the classic momentum equation: current inventory x rate of inventory change. Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst.

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Data-Driven Decisions: Shortcut to Winning in the Market

Tom Spencer

Rather than relying solely on intuition or assumptions, product teams gather and analyze data from various sources, such as market research surveys, customer behavior, market trends, and performance metrics. What key performance metrics do you need to track? What specific questions are you trying to answer?

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Consultant Ninja: Signs of Crunch Time: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Countdown metric unit shrinking. ["96 February 17, 2009 at 11:25 AM. February 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM. Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman.

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4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. Bertolini observed that many of his peers had been promising 15% earnings per share (EPS), even during the financial crisis of 2009.

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People Who Graduate During Recessions Earn Less Money — but They’re Happier

Harvard Business

When the graduating classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011 hit the job market, their employment prospects were depressingly bleak. One metric of self-focus is narcissism: the belief that one is special, unique, and entitled to good outcomes. adamkaz/Getty Images. Unemployment rates were at historic highs and job openings were scarce.

Ethics 128
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Greece Needs to Be Honest About the Numbers

Harvard Business

Georgiou’s crime was that back in 2009, he strictly applied globally accepted international rules in reporting the Greek government’s budget deficit, which had the effect of increasing it by just under 3% to a whopping 15% of GDP. You would be wrong.

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Job Hub: Uber Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Uber is a San Francisco-based start-up that has been turning heads since its launch in 2009, “bringing people and their cities closer.” Uber was founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, and the accompanying Uber app was launched the next year in June. ———– History & Culture.

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