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Business Book Review: Boston Consulting Group On Strategy

Management Consulted

The focus here is completely on cash flows and not projections. Time – The Next Source of Competitive Advantage lays out the importance of time in planning, manufacturing, execution and delivery to clients. OVERALL SUMMARY & CONCLUSION. It’s a tasty deal (ahem, read), I’d say.

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Due Diligence by Management Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

The investment bankers assess current and projected future cash flows to determine how much debt they can take on, service, and pay down. At the same time, management consultants will generally be brought in to look at the viability of the business, from a strategic and operational perspective.