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Updates from the CMI Sri Lanka Board

Chartered Management Institute

Finance for the Now Normal: financial stability in the hotel industry CMI Sri Lanka recently hosted a webinar titled 'Finance for the NOW NORMAL' with Mr Nirmalan Nagendra FCMI FIH, who is a senior Hospitality Finance Professional and Consultant for KPMG.

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain. It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base. Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

As one example; if you are a manufacturing organization, innovation in your core could include new and improved materials, new techniques, novel approaches to supply chain management etc. Innovation, improvements, or these 'Next' Practices should be looked at in all facets of your business value proposition, your core.

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The Economic Impact of the Japanese Disasters

Harvard Business Review

Transportation disruptions and the closing of many factories throughout Japan will shrink Japanese aggregate demand and disrupt supply chains worldwide. Bold recovery plans would seem to be in order, but how that response is financed holds great import for Japan's economic future. for the second quarter.

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What See-Through Pants Can Reveal About a Company's Weaknesses

Harvard Business Review

For years, the creative side of the company was the top priority, leaving things like finance, IT, and HR to suffer (yes, they tried to run their operations on spreadsheets). The authors also say Lululemon should probably pay more attention to its supply chain. Crisis management' The Option You Can''t Use.