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A star for all seasons
There’s nothing like a scoop of ice cream to counter a hot summer day. But when the rains start to pour and the chilly “-ber” months begin, even ice cream aficionados may have second thoughts about biting into the frozen delight.
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Plug-in Profit
No longer the precinct of affluent conglomerates, technology has become an open platform for anyone with the smarts to come up with the next best thing since the Internet. Thanks to business incubators, a slew of firms that would otherwise still be struggling to get a foot through the proverbial door have surfaced quite successfully. 06/01/10
No longer the precinct of affluent conglomerates, technology has become an open platform for anyone with the smarts to come up with the next best thing since the Internet. Thanks to business incubators, a slew of firms that would otherwise still be struggling to get a foot through the proverbial door have surfaced quite successfully. 06/01/10
Old Tools, New Box
Bloggers and multimedia journalists continue to sound the death knell of the print platform, and the most recent statistics are on their side. 05/04/10
Bloggers and multimedia journalists continue to sound the death knell of the print platform, and the most recent statistics are on their side. 05/04/10
The drawing board beckons
Entrepreneurship has become such a multi-faceted concept that young firms, after swimming in a pool of countless business seminars, tend to forget that the blocks they need to strengthen a company are the same ones they used to build it. 04/06/10
Entrepreneurship has become such a multi-faceted concept that young firms, after swimming in a pool of countless business seminars, tend to forget that the blocks they need to strengthen a company are the same ones they used to build it. 04/06/10
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Survive the business cycle
Everyone feels the highs and lows of a fickle market, but none so strongly as the entrepreneur behind a seasonal business. There are shops that can close their doors toward the end of their peak season, but the rest must resort to creative thinking to stay afloat. 07/06/10
Everyone feels the highs and lows of a fickle market, but none so strongly as the entrepreneur behind a seasonal business. There are shops that can close their doors toward the end of their peak season, but the rest must resort to creative thinking to stay afloat. 07/06/10
Hitting the big time
Fame is easy to come by these days. Celebrity wannabees need only to join a reality show or get a few million hits on YouTube to start a film or a singing career. 07/06/10
Fame is easy to come by these days. Celebrity wannabees need only to join a reality show or get a few million hits on YouTube to start a film or a singing career. 07/06/10
A Fisheye's View
The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico brings back a similar incident four years ago, when a single hull vessel loaded with 2.1 million liters of oil sank in the Guimaras Strait, scattering a huge slick that contaminated the Western Visayan sea. 06/01/10
The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico brings back a similar incident four years ago, when a single hull vessel loaded with 2.1 million liters of oil sank in the Guimaras Strait, scattering a huge slick that contaminated the Western Visayan sea. 06/01/10
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Buoyant Babes
In a sink-or-swim economy, two young entrepreneurs have learned to go against the tide to ferry their business from one peak season to the next. 07/06/10
Buoyant Babes
In a sink-or-swim economy, two young entrepreneurs have learned to go against the tide to ferry their business from one peak season to the next. 07/06/10
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All returns are risk-driven
I have always believed that returns are generally beyond the investors’ control. Risks, on the other hand, could be mitigated and to a large extent regulated. Yet why is it that most people still focus on returns and not on moderating risks? 07/06/10
All returns are risk-driven
I have always believed that returns are generally beyond the investors’ control. Risks, on the other hand, could be mitigated and to a large extent regulated. Yet why is it that most people still focus on returns and not on moderating risks? 07/06/10
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Reducing warehouse losses
Warehouse management has attracted more attention in recent years, especially as firms have sought ways to reduce the costs of their products and services. In the past, managers would have focused almost exclusively on the cost of manufacturing but today, the same means used to achieve efficiency are being applied to product handling and storage. 07/06/10
Warehouse management has attracted more attention in recent years, especially as firms have sought ways to reduce the costs of their products and services. In the past, managers would have focused almost exclusively on the cost of manufacturing but today, the same means used to achieve efficiency are being applied to product handling and storage. 07/06/10
How integrated is your supply chain?
Supply chains have traditionally been managed via three distinct functions: purchasing or procurement, manufacturing or production, and logistics (warehousing and distribution). The ongoing challenge has been to integrate these functions into one seamless set of operations that would be cost-efficient but responsive to customer demand. 06/01/10
Supply chains have traditionally been managed via three distinct functions: purchasing or procurement, manufacturing or production, and logistics (warehousing and distribution). The ongoing challenge has been to integrate these functions into one seamless set of operations that would be cost-efficient but responsive to customer demand. 06/01/10
Developing the right inventory policy
Some years ago, I was asked to assess the operations of a major furniture exporter. Inventories at the company were estimated at 90 days, unacceptably high for a business of its kind. 05/04/10
Some years ago, I was asked to assess the operations of a major furniture exporter. Inventories at the company were estimated at 90 days, unacceptably high for a business of its kind. 05/04/10
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