article thumbnail

Is your small business making enough profit?

Asamby Consulting

Major cost and expense types The major types of cost are Cost of goods sold (COGS, including some of the below) Staff cost (salaries) Cost of financing (interest rates) Offices and buildings Energy Marketing cost Depending on your industry, different types might be dominant. You can also increase you return on equity by using debt financing.

article thumbnail

Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Retail and Consumer Products. And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Retail and Business Banking. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Strategic Information Technology and Operations.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

These services focused on business management and information technology. Finance Risk. Information Technology. There are opportunities available across all business units, including the Software Group, Systems and Technology as well as the functional departments. Excellence in Retail. Electronics.

IBM GBS 203
article thumbnail

Deflation Will Return: Europe First, Then US; Global Supply Arbitrage

MishTalk

Today''s information technology allows a multinational company to position research, marketing, finance and managerial jobs to anywhere. Retail Sales Cost-Cutting, Competition, and Cannibalization Numerous retailers are cutting employees. Hence, when a country stimulates demand, it''s met by supply from anywhere.

Banking 78
article thumbnail

Paying Skilled Workers More Would Create More Skilled Workers

Harvard Business

Nevertheless, few would argue that information technology permanently increased unemployment. As computers replaced traditional typewriters, the skills of typists who did not know how to work with a word processor grew obsolete.

article thumbnail

BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

BearingPoint partners with the major technological suppliers, like Hewlett Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP, to develop solutions and strategies suiting their clients’ requirements. Information Technology. Practice Areas. Digital Marketing, Sales & Customer Services. Enterprise Applications. Human Resources.

article thumbnail

KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In the mid 1970s, as public opinion swayed toward greater accountability for the finance industry, Peat Marwick took steps to firm up controls on its accounting practice and increase transparency. Technology Innovation. Capabilities: Finance. Information Technology. KPMG CONSULTING ORGANIZATION. Practice Areas.