The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 22, 2024
Efficiently managing the money a company needs to run its daily operations, known as working capital, is crucial for success. This connection between good working capital management and how well a company does can be complicated. The research looked at 1,054 American manufacturing companies from 2011 to 2013.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 28, 2011
in September 2011, down slightly from the three-year peak of 6.5% in July 2011 — appears likely to remain a priority. in September 2011, the same as in August, though down from a July 2011 peak increase of 14.8% — staying so stubbornly high? For Beijing, tackling China's high inflation rate — 6.1%
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Strategy Driven
MARCH 18, 2011
Walmart wrings maximum efficiency from its supply chain by integrating four capabilities – aggressive vendor management, expert point-of-sale data analytics, superior logistics, and rigorous working-capital management – that together deliver ‘everyday low prices’ to consumers. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 22, 2015
The success Netflix is enjoying was far from certain if you recall the summer of 2011. This allows you to better manage operating and capital expenses. It can also improve working capital. business ended 2014 with 39.1 million subscribers, not far off our 2012 prediction that there were at least 40 million U.S.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 10, 2013
A husband-wife team in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has built an e-commerce business selling cable organizers and closed 2011 at $16 million. No venture capital. In the case of Cableorganizer, banks would be delighted to finance their inventory and working capital to help accelerate growth. Just blood, sweat, and tears.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 28, 2016
These card networks were allowed to charge their members just enough to cover cost and provide working capital. A recent study found that SSOs published more than 200,000 standards between 1975 and 2011. For more on this, read Dee Hock’s book about starting up the Visa network.).
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 21, 2011
And because my husband and I were the providers of working capital, I had the luxury of being cavalier. A shorter version of this essay appears in the April 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review as part of a series of Failure Chronicles. No, no, no , I cried. I pointed to the importance of discovery-driven planning.
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