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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

In 2002, ZS launched a Marketing Research practice, which eventually evolved to an even broader Marketing solutions area. Business Operations. Below are some of the skills they are looking for in interns: Familiarity with formal software development life-cycle (SDLC) methodology. Business Technology. Software Development.

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The Best Approach to Decision Making Combines Data and Managers’ Expertise

Harvard Business

Data is now the critical tool for managing many corporate functions, including marketing, pricing, supply chain, operations, and more. Furthermore, the predictive models created by big data methodologies do not incorporate the manager’s unique knowledge of the business. But is the pendulum starting to swing too far? .”

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Substitute Doctors Are Becoming More Common. What Do We Know About Their Quality of Care?

Harvard Business

physicians working as locum tenens has risen steadily from an estimated 26,000 physicians in 2002 to 48,000 physicians in 2016, or approximately 5% of the physician workforce. At the same time, there has been concern over whether locum tenens physicians provide lower quality care compared to permanent staff.

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