High Scalability

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Would you really trust some committee or government agency to draw this line correctly? A Cloud Provider Absorbs Huge Fixed and Sunk Costs. Cloud providers incur huge fixed costs for creating and maintaining a network of datacenters spread throughout the word. Invent the future you want.

Software 75

Software Fixed Costs ROI Implementation 75

Chief Executive

AUGUST 4, 2022

Many companies were caught off guard by Covid, by the need to scale down and then back up quickly, and by the mass resignations during and after the pandemic’s peak. And the already significant fixed costs of adding staff are only getting steeper. The way she knows it’s working? “We Verizon seems to be in the minority.

Recruitment 98

Recruitment Marketing Fixed Costs Retention 98

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Congestion, rather than raw usage, is the key driver of this phenomenon; given that the Internet Service Provider network is largely a fixed-cost asset. Like any fixed-cost asset, such as the Interstate highway system in the U.S., it is cheap to operate and expensive to upgrade. I've heard arguments for all of the above.

Fixed Costs 17

Fixed Costs Revenue Assets Scaling 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

During an economic crisis, the exaggerated decline in orders can be especially damaging to upstream suppliers that have high fixed costs tied to production assets. It reached a peak on June 12 and then proceeded to lose over 40% of its value by the end of August despite efforts by the Chinese government to prop up the market.

Sales 15

Sales Sales Operations Fixed Costs 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

They’ve organized, scaled, and automated the myriad administrative details involved in such a way as to minimize the barrier to entry and limit the potential for error, miscommunication, or unwarranted variation. On any given day in America, 40% of hospital beds lie empty, their enormous fixed costs weighing heavily on the system.

Hospitality 12

Hospitality Administration Transportation Fixed Costs 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Congestion, rather than raw usage, is the key driver of this phenomenon; given that the Internet Service Provider network is largely a fixed-cost asset. Like any fixed-cost asset, such as the Interstate highway system in the U.S., it is cheap to operate and expensive to upgrade. I've heard arguments for all of the above.

Fixed Costs 10

Fixed Costs Revenue Assets Scaling 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Activists look to see if opponents could be combined to form a more productive single entity, one that can capitalize on economies of scale and monopolize a given sector. However, free cash flow per share remained impressive at both companies, and fixed cost ratios remained somewhat intact.

Balance Sheet 12

Balance Sheet Cash Flow Revenue Reorganization 12