Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Here’s a hypothetical illustration of the bullwhip effect: A retailer might experience an X% drop in sales owing to some external event. As a result, it might reason that future sales will be low, too, because most forecasts are based on past experience. retail sales (representing consumer demand) declined by 12%; yet U.S.

Sales 15

Sales Sales Operations Fixed Costs 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

For example, a divested business may inherit assets and capabilities that have been starved of investment by its former parent. The insiders bring a detailed understanding of the company’s assets, capabilities, customers, competitors, and stakeholders. Does the business have a complete, balanced, and cohesive management team?

Assets 11

Assets Revenue Energy Fixed Costs 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Car sales in the U.S. But car sales are now probably past a cyclical peak, not only in the U.S. Capital-intensive factories have a high-fixed-cost, low-variable-cost operating model. But markets and tastes shift, and changing assets and company processes is hard. Given the shift in immediate U.S.

Fixed Costs 14

Fixed Costs Assets Cash Flow Variable Costs 14

AIHR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

When to offer it: If your company has fluctuating workloads or seasonal needs or has to reduce fixed labor costs. Commission-based employment This arrangement bases a worker’s compensation primarily on the sales or revenue they generate. Cost management: You must carefully weigh the costs of different employment types.

Insurance 98

Insurance Staffing Compensation Benefits 98

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Such narrowly focused conditions would be far less intrusive than the forced sale of some assets or outright rejection of the deal–remedies whose very existence would torpedo a broader legal challenge. A rational content owner would look for new markets, not foreclose them.

Government 10

Government Media Fixed Costs Marketing 10