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A New Quest for Consultancy: Transitioning from Just-in-Time Logistics

Tom Spencer

For instance, in the lead up to the 2008 Great Recession, McKinsey actively promoted mortgage securitization , alongside EY which was involved with Lehman Brothers’ accounting fraud allegations [pdf]. The 2008 meltdown highlighted harmful practices in the financial sector, such as credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations.

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Main Risks of Aerospace Engineering Projects: How to Implement Wise Risk Management into Your Organization

Epicflow

Speaking about the risk-bearing events affecting aerospace engineering projects, we can divide them into three groups: project management, engineering risks, and those that are typical for the aerospace and defense industry. Risks specific for the aerospace and defense industry. Let’s take a closer look at each of the groups. .

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Consultant Ninja: US Industries in a World of S**t: Management.

Consultant Ninja

US Industries in a World of S**t. I was thinking about broken US industries this evening. For some reason, saying an industry is "broken" just doesnt do it justice. The other industries - plus energy and utilities - all face massive regulatory re-forms that will require completely new business models. Productivity. (6).

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

This group of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology practitioners took turns sharing how they found their way toward our aligned passions of how people think and behave in the workplace. I started working at the age of 16 in 1992 as an industrial cleaner on nights and weekends with my friend Mark.

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Successful Project Delivery in Aerospace and Defense: Success Criteria

Epicflow

At the same time, customers who want the developed product to meet their requirements to the full may turn a blind eye to a project delay and/or cost overrun if it’s necessary to deliver the product they need. Finally, these criteria will be different depending on the industry, company, and project goals. . Product success.

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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

One example of a company that embodies Porter’s approach is Patagonia, an outdoor clothing company, which is committed to creating high-quality products as well as protecting the environment. They have a program called Common Threads [pdf], which encourages customers to recycle their clothes.

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Centralized Decision Making Helps Kill Bad Products

Harvard Business

Killing products isn’t easy. Engineers and managers toil for months, often years, to conceive, develop, and launch new products. In our five-year study of global handset makers , we found that most firms pull products when they turn out to be obvious disasters such as the Note 7. Know the big picture.