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Railroad performance – Second quarter of 2013
In a clearly slowing environment in terms of overall volumes, the four publicly traded US rail carriers had somewhat different fates in Q2, as Union Pacific blew most of its competition out of the…
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Managing cash flow by stretching payment terms
Procter & Gamble (P&G) used to pay suppliers in 45 days, though that is 50% longer than normal "30 day" terms. Other consumer products and large companies are holding payments to vendors even longer,…
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Payment terms to suppliers remain flat
For the past several years, SCDigest has performed analysis on the working capital data for the 1000 largest US companies compiled by REL, a Hackett Group company. Relative to payables, REL measures that metric…
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Total Business Inventories to Sales Pattern (2004 to 2013)
Using data from REL, Supply Chain Digest report the following pattern for total business inventoris to sales: In terms of the DIO (days of inventory outstanding, i.e. End of Year Inventory Level/[total revenue/365]), the…
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Supply chain resiliency through systems approach
In a recent article, my co-authors and I examine the impact of improved strategic alignment of inventory on resiliency and continuity. More specifically, we investigate the impact of improved strategic fit by comparing two distinct…
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Fair Trade Markets around the World
1) In 2011, the estimated retail value of Fairtrade goods sold was nearly $7 billion. 2) In 2009 – 2010, producer organizations reported selling 600,000 metric tons of certified products worth more than $700 million…
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A platform to share and reflect on my journey across the worlds of management, innovation, and social impact. Here, you'll find a collection of my management thoughts, highlights from my books, research contributions, and presentations, all rooted in years of academic and practical experience. Whether you're a student, practitioner, policymaker, or fellow thinker, this space is designed to provoke thought, encourage dialogue, and contribute meaningfully to both academic and applied conversations in business and beyond.
This is how it all started…
I started this blog to share and reflect on my journey across the worlds of management, innovation, and social impact. Here, you’ll find a collection of my management thoughts, highlights from my books, research contributions, and presentations, all rooted in years of academic and practical experience. Whether you’re a student, practitioner, policymaker, or fellow thinker, this space is designed to provoke thought, encourage dialogue, and contribute meaningfully to both academic and applied conversations in business and beyond.
Anand Nair
Educator | Researcher | Management Scientist | Data Scientist | Consultant | Entrepreneur | Value Mentor