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Business Turnaround Basics – Understanding the Real Cost of Labor

In today’s business environment, labor is much lower as a total percent of sales than it was several decades ago. I can remember in the …

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Business Turnaround Basics – Understanding the Real Cost of Your Materials and Components

In the previous article on June 1, 2009, we explored the large negative impact that poor product and service costing can create. As I stated …

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Industrial Components Manufacturing Business

The Challenge: This business with 50 personnel and a 40,000 square foot facility was plagued with poor financial performance, product quality problems, excessive inventories, space …

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Bankruptcy and Restructuring – Partnering with the Right Consulting Firm during this Crisis

Every business leader’s worst nightmare is being forced into bankruptcy. The legal requirements are arduous and the stress is overwhelming. This legal process provides major …

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Retail Product Manufacturing Business

The Challenge: This was a $25M machining and assembly division that was experiencing high operating losses, providing poor customer service and suffering market share loss. …

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