Quick Changes 2011
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Cost-cutting moves can result from inspiration, or the overlooked obvious, but companies have been thriving on them for decades. It may not raise revenue, but it certainly helps the bottom line.
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Whether it's running a multinational company or a family business, being the CEO requires a special set of skills. So which CEOs have succeeded where others have not? FInd out!
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Physicians Embrace Web-Based Health SolutionsBy: Shelly K. Schwartz,|Special to CNBC.com
Physicians are embracing Web-based software solutions that are bringing healthcare services into the home.
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Reaping Big Cost Savings With Reverse AuctionsBy: Constance Gustke,|Special to CNBC.com
Companies big and small are embracing the model to gain leverage over suppliers of all kinds of services, goods and materials.
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Retailers Use Social Media To Fine-Tune OperationsBy: Dinah Wisenberg Brin,|Special to CNBC.com
The ability to monitor consumer tastes gives retailers access to a trove of information that may help them plan product lines and inventory.
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New Materials Mean Shifting Production OverseasBy: Peter Suciu|Special to CNBC.com
For American bicycle makers, the move to carbon fiber materials was a case of re-inventing the frame —not the wheel.
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Make IT Part of Your Business StrategyBy: John Moore,|Special to CNBC.com
Information technology is, of course, an integral part of running a business. Too often, however, it’s not an integral part of a company’s strategic goals.
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As business struggle for profits in a uneven economy, many are turning to outside consultants to stay alive and boost their bottom lines.
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Hedging Helps Smooth Cost StructureBy: Dinah Wisenberg Brin,|Special to CNBC.com
While derivatives themselves carry risks and financial scandals have tarnished their image, many companies still use futures contracts, swaps, collars, and other hedging instruments to minimize volatility in their cost of doing business.
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Telecommuting Becomes A Retention ToolBy: Rob Reuteman, |Special to CNBC.com
Companies that allow or encourage their employees to work from home, rather than come to the office, are more interested in maintaining a happy workforce than achieving any direct cost savings.
Slideshows
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Whether it's running a multinational company or a family business, being the CEO requires a special set of skills. So which CEOs have succeeded where others have not? FInd out!
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Here's a look at the top business hubs in the world, based on research by global real estate firm CB Richard Ellis.
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From computers to cruise lines, these 10 CEOs made it to the top without a college degree and defied the idea that to be successful, you have to have a diploma.
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Who are the American CEOs who went from rags to riches? We've compiled a list.
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As summer winds down, all of us are trying to squeeze in as much as we can into these last days.So as you put together your list of “must dos” – we’ve got your “‘must read” list.