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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.

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

Consultant Ninja

Wednesday, April 1, 2009. 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. Im not sure theres a structural shift in the consulting market. April 2, 2009 at 1:53 AM. April 2, 2009 at 9:12 AM.

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In a Tough Market, Investors Seek New Ways to Create Value

BCG

In May 2016, we released the 2016 Value Creators rankings, which track the top performers worldwide and in 28 industry sectors on the basis of their total shareholder return (TSR) from 2011 through 2015. Recent volatility in global equity markets has led to an uptick in bearishness among investors. trillion in assets under management.

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Is the Stock Market in Big Trouble?

The Fearless Marketer

Do you remember the stock market crash of 2008? The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 Everyone on the news was saying very clearly, “If the bank bailout bill doesn’t go through, the stock market will probably crash.”. So, that week, I took 100% of my money out of the stock market and put it in cash.

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Identifying Market Opportunities

Prudent Pedal

To illustrate a powerful example of how firms might think about their own growth, marketing, and brand strategies from the data they’re looking at. Rethinking What Market Data Is NOT Telling You. In 2009, a study found 60% of Catholics were over the age of 40. Identifying Market Opportunity Within the Market.

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String of Good News Snaps at One: Industrial Production Down 0.6 Percent, First Quarterly Decline Since 2009

MishTalk

The string of good news in industrial production snapped at one month. The Fed''s Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization report shows Industrial production decreased 0.6 For the first quarter of 2015 as a whole, industrial production declined at an annual rate of 1.0 percent in March after increasing 0.1

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Industrial Production Declines, November and December Revised Lower; String of Unexpected Events Continues

MishTalk

This morning the Fed reported Industrial production declined. Industrial production decreased 0.3 Market Groups Consumer goods fell 0.5%, the first decrease in six months Consumer durables down 2.6% Market Groups Consumer goods fell 0.5%, the first decrease in six months Consumer durables down 2.6% percent in December.