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Industrial Production Growing, Manufacturing Inching Along

MishTalk

The Fed G17 report shows Industrial Production is up 0.4% Mining is once again the highlight of an otherwise soft industrial production report. Mining is once again the highlight of an otherwise soft industrial production report. Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization. percent gain.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East

Management Consulted

Bain’s major industries of importance in the Middle East include Airlines & Transportation, Media, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, Private Equity, Social & Public Sector, Technology, Telecommunications, Utilities and Alternative energy (the oil will run out one day!). in revenue (wow!). Bain & Company. for example.

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Do Ethics Still Matter?

Effective Managers

McKinsey reportedly continued to advise Purdue (the maker of OxyContin) even after Purdue pled guilty in 2007 to federal criminal charges that it had been misleading the public about the risks of OxyContin. As a quick reminder – banking financial advisors were selling unneeded financial instruments in order to meet their sales quotas.

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Is Tesla Really a Disruptor? (And Why the Answer Matters)

Harvard Business

billion to escape what Musk calls the “manufacturing hell” the company is now experiencing in its transition from small batch car making to mass production. Then the disruptor improves its performance over time, eventually catching the industry either unaware or unable to adapt.

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How the Meaning of Digital Transformation Has Evolved

Harvard Business

Think back to 2007. In 2007, companies lacked a mobile strategy, let alone a mobile presence for engaging with their customers or for helping employees collaborate. ” Nowadays, a company’s digital strategy practically drives the roadmap and goals of many departments, from marketing to sales to HR. A young U.S.

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America's First Marijuana Stores Open in Colorado; Record Opium Crop in Afghanistan; Six Beneficiaries of "War on Drugs"

MishTalk

Colorado ushers in the new year as the first US state to allow retail cannabis sales. Marijuana users celebrated as Colorado became the first US state to allow retail cannabis sales, putting it in the vanguard of efforts across the country to legalize the drug. That’s most of the reason that industrial hemp is illegal in the U.S.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

At its start, Oliver Wyman capitalized on the deregulation of the financial services industry. They seized this opportunity to establish a firm that would help firms gain clarity about their business models, products, and clients and then advise them by creating long term strategies. Industrial Products.