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The Grocery Industry Confronts a New Problem: Only 10% of Americans Love Cooking

Harvard Business

If that’s the kind of shift coming to the food industry, change leaders and corporate strategists will have their hands full. To prevent that, the industry needs to stop putting Band-Aids on a major bleed-out, and instead make a decision to amputate through ruthless portfolio strategy. Reducing spoilage could reduce food waste.

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"Process Mining"? Sounds Like a Waste of Time.

Markovitz Consulting

You’re missing the boat on “process mining,” the latest improvement breakthrough that will catapult your firm to the top of your industry. Another great sales point for the software—the opportunity to anoint a class of high priests with specialized knowledge who take responsibility for improvement. You’re not doing any process mining.

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Shopping is not the same as buying

Seth Godin Blog

Shopping releases chemicals in our brain. The trillion-dollar industries that are based on shopping as a sport (as distinguished from buying what we need) are relatively new, but have been around long enough that many of us take them for granted–normal activities that appear to have always been around.

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Empire State Manufacturing: New Orders Negative 4th Time in 5 Months; Slight Bounce in Industrial Production

MishTalk

Slight Bounce in Industrial Production Following unexpected negative numbers in April and May, an Industrial Production bounce in June came pretty much in line with Economist's Expectations. percent rise in June industrial production looks respectable but still overstates strength. percent gain for chemicals, and a 1.4

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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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Customer Signals for Adapting Experiences

1 to 1

A chemical manufacturer with a solid customer listening program noticed an uptick in complaints about pricing. It learned that some distributors were selling chemicals for applications in markets better served by off-the-shelf, commodity products. scientists to help innovative clients discover new applications for the chemicals).

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A Survey of 1,700 Companies Reveals Common B2B Pricing Mistakes

Harvard Business

Consider the case of a major industrial goods manufacturer that was struggling with low profit margins, relative both to competitors and to its own historical performance. It traced much of the cause to a mismatch between its sales incentives and pricing strategy. the alternatives and competitive intensity in the industry.

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