Traditional restructuring efforts, whether in a finance organization or across the enterprise, have always demanded workforce reductions. However, those companies where restructurings truly have impact more often rely on methodologies that don’t disappear once heads have rolled. Anand Sanwal and Sandeep Arora explain how to put your company on the path to continuous optimization.
The good news is that companies these days treat cost containment as a discipline and an ongoing process rather than reactively. The not-so-good news is that they tend to focus on minor, low-yield initiatives and on squeezing expense out of their processes.
Wal-Mart's sales are strong, but the company's reputation for unfair labor practices is casting a big, dark shadow that makes socially conscious investors run for the hills.
Western companies face a tsunami of change and challenges from growth-hungry contenders based in the rapidly developing economies, say three experts from The Boston Consulting Group.
The good news is that companies these days treat cost containment as a discipline and an ongoing process rather than reactively. The not-so-good news is that they tend to focus on minor, low-yield initiatives and on squeezing expense out of their processes.
Western companies face a tsunami of change and challenges from growth-hungry contenders based in the rapidly developing economies, say three experts from The Boston Consulting Group.
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