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Profit Driven Business Analytics: A Practitioner's Guide to Transforming Big Data into Added Value
by Bart Baesens Wouter Verbeke Cristian BravoMaximize profit and optimize decisions with advanced business analytics Profit-Driven Business Analytics provides actionable guidance on optimizing the use of data to add value and drive better business. Combining theoretical and technical insights into daily operations and long-term strategy, this book acts as a development manual for practitioners seeking to conceive, develop, and manage advanced analytical models. Detailed discussion delves into the wide range of analytical approaches and modeling techniques that can help maximize business payoff, and the author team draws upon their recent research to share deep insight about optimal strategy. Real-life case studies and examples illustrate these techniques at work, and provide clear guidance for implementation in your own organization. From step-by-step instruction on data handling, to analytical fine-tuning, to evaluating results, this guide provides invaluable guidance for practitioners seeking to reap the advantages of true business analytics. Despite widespread discussion surrounding the value of data in decision making, few businesses have adopted advanced analytic techniques in any meaningful way. This book shows you how to delve deeper into the data and discover what it can do for your business. Reinforce basic analytics to maximize profits Adopt the tools and techniques of successful integration Implement more advanced analytics with a value-centric approach Fine-tune analytical information to optimize business decisions Both data stored and streamed has been increasing at an exponential rate, and failing to use it to the fullest advantage equates to leaving money on the table. From bolstering current efforts to implementing a full-scale analytics initiative, the vast majority of businesses will see greater profit by applying advanced methods. Profit-Driven Business Analytics provides a practical guidebook and reference for adopting real business analytics techniques.
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
by Mike MichalowiczAuthor of cult classics The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur offers a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that will help small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve instant profitability.Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales - Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales - Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight loss strategy is to limit portions by using smaller plates, Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows. Using Michalowicz's Profit First system, readers will learn that:· Following 4 simple principles can simplify accounting and make it easier to manage a profitable business by looking at bank account balances.· A small, profitable business can be worth much more than a large business surviving on its top line.· Businesses that attain early and sustained profitability have a better shot at achieiving long-term growth.With dozens of case studies, practical, step-by-step advice, and his signature sense of humor, Michalowicz has the game-changing roadmap for any entrepreneur to make money they always dreamed of.
Profit From Property
by Jason CunninghamDo your finances control you? Frustrate you? Limit you? Well take control of your money today and get more of what you want from life. Financial expert and money man on The Living Room, Jason Cunningham guides you through one of the biggest financial decisions of your life, buying property. Whether it be your home or an investment property, Jason will help you put on your investor's cap and make the most of your property purchase. Fast Money: Profit From Property is a jargon-free, practical guide that will get you started on your journey to financial freedom with bricks and mortar, fast!
Profit From Real Estate Right Now!
by Dean GraziosiProfit from Real Estate Right Now!teaches you how to generate massive wealth in today's current down real estate market, which has actually created a window of opportunity for you to get rich. Dean has created no-money-down techniques that are specifically tailored to succeed in today's changed real estate, banking, and economic world. With a step-by-step road map, Dean takes you on a strategic ride to learn how to find motivated sellers willing and anxious to sell their homes at massive discounts far below what even seasoned real estate investors can find. In a systematic approach, Dean shares a technique to secure these properties for you to purchase with no money down, and then keep or pass these deals off to motivated buyers and make a profit either way. This is the one and only no-money-down strategy that works in today's changed world.
Profit From Real Estate Right Now!
by Dean GraziosiProfit from Real Estate Right Now! teaches you how to generate massive wealth in today's current down real estate market, which has actually created a window of opportunity for you to get rich. Dean has created no money-down techniques that are specifically tailored to succeed in today's changed real estate, banking, and economic world.With a step-by-step road map, Dean takes you on a strategic ride to learn how to find motivated sellers willing and anxious to sell their homes at massive discounts far below what even seasoned real estate investors can find. In a systematic approach, Dean shares a technique to secure these properties for you to purchase with no money down, and then keep or pass these deals off to motivated buyers and make a profit either way. This is the one and only no money-down strategy that works in today's changed world.
Profit From Your Forecasting Software: A Best Practice Guide for Sales Forecasters (Wiley and SAS Business Series)
by Paul GoodwinGo beyond technique to master the difficult judgement calls of forecasting A variety of software can be used effectively to achieve accurate forecasting, but no software can replace the essential human component. You may be new to forecasting, or you may have mastered the statistical theory behind the software’s predictions, and even more advanced “power user” techniques for the software itself—but your forecasts will never reach peak accuracy unless you master the complex judgement calls that the software cannot make. Profit From Your Forecasting Software addresses the issues that arise regularly, and shows you how to make the correct decisions to get the most out of your software. Taking a non-mathematical approach to the various forecasting models, the discussion covers common everyday decisions such as model choice, forecast adjustment, product hierarchies, safety stock levels, model fit, testing, and much more. Clear explanations help you better understand seasonal indices, smoothing coefficients, mean absolute percentage error, and r-squared, and an exploration of psychological biases provides insight into the decision to override the software’s forecast. With a focus on choice, interpretation, and judgement, this book goes beyond the technical manuals to help you truly grasp the more intangible skills that lead to better accuracy. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of alternative forecasting methods in different situations Master the interpretation and evaluation of your software’s output Learn the subconscious biases that could affect your judgement toward intervention Find expert guidance on testing, planning, and configuration to help you get the most out of your software Relevant to sales forecasters, demand planners, and analysts across industries, Profit From Your Forecasting Software is the much sought-after “missing piece” in forecasting reference.
Profit From Your Idea
by Richard StimYou've invented a great product and it's time for the next step. However, if you present an invention to a prospective buyer or licensee, it's no secret that your idea can be stolen. How can you draft an agreement that protects your interests? Turn to Profit From Your Idea to help you create, modify and understand nondisclosure agreements specifically for inventors. In addition to providing sample agreements and practical advice, this all-in-one guide helps you: understand the licensing process determine ownership rights work with agents effectively find potential licensees publicly show inventions without the risk negotiate a fair licensing deal draft a comprehensive licensing agreement deal with international licensing Disclosing your invention requires a balancing act: Presenting the best aspects of your invention while protecting the confidential aspects of your work. Use Profit From Your Idea to help you effectively maintain the necessary balance and minimize the risks of disclosure. The fully updated edition comes complete with the latest licensing case law and includes brand new FAQs, many from the author's popular blog, Dear Rich: Nolo's Patent, Copyright & Trademark Blog.
Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals
by Richard StimLicense your invention without the risk -- protect your idea You’ve got a great idea and are ready to strike it rich. But finding a company you can trust, hashing out a fair licensing deal, then watching your idea hit the marketplace—well, you’ll need help. Turn to Profit From Your Idea. It will help you negotiate and draft a licensing agreement that will protect your interests. In the end, you’ll know all about: the licensing process your intellectual property rights ownership issues for inventor-employees working with licensing agents protecting confidential information finding potential licensees licensing overseas showing your invention safely negotiating your agreement reviewing changes to an agreement Disclosing your invention requires a balancing act: Presenting the best aspects of your invention while protecting the confidential aspects of your work. Use Profit From Your Idea to help you effectively maintain the necessary balance and minimize the risks of disclosure. The fully updated edition comes complete with the current licensing law and patent rules, as well as includes brand new FAQs, many from the author's popular blog, Dear Rich: Nolo's Patent, Copyright & Trademark Blog.
Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals
by Richard StimAll you need to protect and profit from your invention You’ve got a great idea and you’re ready to strike it rich. Now, you need to find a company or partner you can trust, hash out a fair licensing deal, and get your idea to the marketplace. Profit From Your Idea will help you negotiate and draft a licensing agreement that protects your interests and maximizes your chances of earning a profit. With this all-in-one guide you’ll understand how to: navigate the licensing landscape protect your intellectual property rights sort out ownership rights work with licensing agents protect confidential information find and solicit potential licensees license overseas reveal your invention safely, and negotiate and update an agreement. The 10th edition is completely updated with the latest developments in licensing law and patent filing rules, and covers industry-standard Fair, Reasonable, and Nondiscriminatory (FRAND) licensing terms. With Downloadable Forms: download forms including license agreements, assignments, joint ownership agreements, and many more (details inside).
Profit Improvement through Supplier Enhancement (Systems Innovation Book Series)
by Ralph R. PawlakThis book deals with the improvement of suppliers in order to increase a company's top and bottom-line. The enhancement of suppliers can be accomplished in a series of steps when conditions warrant intervention. They can also be generated through direct quality mentoring when the supplier does not have the basic skills or abilities to adequately address impending problems. Also included are guideline activities which will aid in achieving and attaining improved profitability and competitiveness in the world market. Packed with examples, problems, and forms to allow easy establishment of systems, makes the information presented more easily understood, interesting, and useful.
Profit Is an Estimate: Entrepreneurs Need to Understand the Income Statement
by Karen Berman Joe KnightToo many entrepreneurs don't understand what profit really is, let alone how it is calculated. Learning to decipher the income statement is the key to truly understanding profitability - this chapter describes what an income statement is and what it is trying to tell you. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs."
Profit Is an Estimate: The Intricacies of the Income Statement
by John Case Karen Berman Joe KnightToo many people in business don't understand what profit is or how it is calculated. This chapter describes what an income statement is and what it is trying to tell you.
Profit Margins: The American Silent Cinema and the Marginalization of Advertising
by Jeremy GroskopfBetween the advent of print advertising and the dawn of radio came cinema ads. These ads, aimed at a captive theater audience, became a symbol of the developing binary between upper-class film consumption and more consumerist media.In Profit Margins, Jeremy Groskopf examines how the ad industry jockeyed for direct advertisement space in American motion pictures. In fact, advertisers, who recognized the import of film audiences, fought exhibitors over what audiences expected in a theater outing. Looking back at these debates in four case studies, Groskopf reveals that advertising became a marker of class distinctions in the cinema experience as the film industry pushed out advertisers in order to create a space free of ads. By restricting advertising, especially during the rise of high-class, palatial theaters, the film industry continued its ongoing effort to ascend the cultural hierarchy of the arts. An important read for film studies and the history of marketing, Profit Margins exposes the fascinating truth surrounding the invention of cinema advertising techniques and the resulting rhetoric of class division.
Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Anticipate and Profit from Strategic Forces Reshaping Your Business
by Adrian J. Slywotzky Ted Moser Kevin Mundt James A. QuellaPicasso changed the way we look at art.Profit Patterns will change the way we look at business. Picasso's work reflected the social and technological changes that swept through the early twentieth century. Equally pronounced changes are sweeping through today's business landscape, often at breathtaking speed. Profit Patterns provides a powerful discipline to see order beneath the surface chaos. Pattern thinking helps entrepreneurs, managers, investors, and key talent anticipate the likely direction of changes even before they happen. It reveals the economic meaning of these changes and provides the tools to capitalize on them.
Profit Pillars: A Proven System to Maximize the Bottom Line in Your Online Business
by Parker Charles StevensonProfit Pillars is the entrepreneur&’s guide to building a more profitable online business, even if they do not consider themselves a &“numbers person,&” by understanding and utilizing the four profit pillars. If you&’ve learned how to build an email list, create a social media calendar, host webinars, or build out a sales funnel, then the four profit pillars can help you to successfully manage the financial side of your online business. Online entrepreneurs regularly feel stressed, ashamed, or frustrated about the financial side of their businesses because their accountants, bookkeepers, and business coaches can&’t give them the answers to the money questions they struggle with, such as: How should I pay myself? How profitable should my business be? Which expenses do I need to monitor most as my business grows? How do I build systems that keep my finances organized? How much can I afford to pay myself? How do I use my numbers to make better financial decisions? Profit Pillars outlines step-by-step guidance in response to these questions so even the most creative and visionary online business owners can learn how to better manage the flow of money in and out of their businesses.
Profit Planning: For Hospitality And Tourism (extended Edition)
by Peter HarrisThis new edition of Profit Planning is ideal for hotel, restaurant and licensed house managers as it focuses on profit planning, the major area of finance which the general manager needs to get to grips with. The practical aspects of day-to-day profit planning are emphasized, which means that the reader can understand the approach with the minimum of theory and technical jargon. The examples and illustrations used can easily be translated into all aspects of the hospitality industry, so this book has a wide appeal.Unit managers now have high levels of finance responsibility at an early stage in their career. This reflects the growth in strongly branded and market oriented chains of pubs and restaurants which need to achieve swift returns on their investments. The financial management skills expected of unit managers are therefore growing in sophistication and this new edition takes full account of this.
Profit Pools: A Fresh Look at Strategy
by Orit Gadiesh James L. GilbertThis article provides a fresh look at strategy, showing that what counts isn't just growth but profitable growth. In charting strategy, many managers focus on revenue growth, assuming that profits will follow. But that approach is dangerous: today's deep revenue pool may become tomorrow's dry hole. To create strategies that result in profitable growth, managers need to look beyond revenues to see the shape of their industry's profit pool. The authors, both consultants at Bain & Co., define an industry's profit pool as the total profits earned at all points along the industry's value chain. Although the concept is simple, the structure of a profit pool is usually quite complex. The pool will be deeper in some segments of the value chain than in others, and depths will vary within an individual segment as well. Segment profitability may, for example, vary widely by customer group, product category, geographic market, and distribution channel. Moreover, the pattern of profit concentration in an industry will often be very different from the pattern of revenue concentration. The authors describe how successful companies have gained competitive advantage by developing sophisticated profit-pool strategies. They explain how U-Haul identified new sources of profit in the consumer-truck-rental industry; how Merck reached beyond its traditional value-chain role to protect its profits in the pharmaceuticals industry; how Dell rebounded from a misguided channel decision by refocusing on its traditional source of profit; and how Anheuser-Busch made a series of astute product, pricing, and operating decisions to dominate the beer industry's profit pool. The companies with the best understanding of their industry's profit pool, the authors argue, will be in the best position to thrive over the long term.
Profit Shifting and Tax Base Erosion: Case Studies of Post-Communist Countries (Contributions to Finance and Accounting)
by Danuše Nerudová Jan PavelThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of current techniques for profit shifting and tax base erosion in the area of corporate taxation and measurement. Firstly, it explains the relevance of the issue at hand – profit shifting and base erosion in the context of the 21st century. In turn, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of available techniques for the identification and measurement of profit shifting and base erosion, which adopt both the macro and micro perspective. It also provides examples from selected post-communist countries now in the EU, including the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. Concrete recommendations for economic policy round out the coverage.
Profit and Prejudice: The Luddites of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
by Paul DonovanAvoiding prejudice will be critical to economic success in the fourth industrial revolution. It is not the new and innovative technology that will matter in the next decade, but what we do with it. Using technology properly, with diverse decision making, is the difference between success and failure in a changing world. This will require putting the right person in the right job at the right time. Prejudice stops that happening. Profit and Prejudice takes us through the relationship between economic success and prejudice in labour markets. It starts with the major changes that occur in periods of economic upheaval. These changes tend to be unpopular and complex – and complexity encourages people to turn to the simplistic arguments of ‘scapegoat economics’ and prejudice. Some of the changes of the fourth industrial revolution will help fight prejudice, but some will make it far worse. The more prejudice there is, the harder it will be for companies and countries to profit from the changes ahead. Profit is not the main argument against prejudice, but can certainly help fight it. This book tells a story of the damage that prejudice can do. Using economics without jargon, students, investors and the public will be able to follow the narrative and see how prejudice can be opposed. Prejudice is bad for business and the economy. Profit and Prejudice explains why.
Profit at the Bottom of the Ladder
by Jody HeymannMost managers assume that surviving, especially in recessions, requires slashing wages, benefits, and other workforce expenses. And lowest-skilled workers are often viewed as the most expendable.In Profit at the Bottom of the Ladder, Jody Heymann overturns these assumptions. Drawing from thousands of interviews with employees from front line to C-suite at companies around the world, Heymann shows how enterprises have profited more by improving working conditions.She also demonstrates that lower-skilled employees - in call centers, repair services, product assembly - aren't expendable. They can determine 90 percent of companies' profitability. High performers positively shape customers' perceptions of businesses, driving satisfaction and loyalty.To attract, train, and retain top-caliber people in these roles, you must enhance working conditions, creating a system in which your company and its employees profit together. Profit at the Bottom of the Ladder shows what works - from stock options for bakers to flexibility for factory workers to career tracks in call centers.Featuring cases from companies around the globe - including a leading concrete manufacturer in India, a top European pharmaceutical firm operating in China, and successful U.S. manufacturers - this book shows how real organizations are excelling financially by strengthening frontline employees' working conditions.
Profit from Procurement: 30% Ergebnissteigerung durch funktionsübergreifendes Arbeiten
by Alex Klein Simon Whatson Jose Oliveira"PROFIT FROM PROCUREMENT: 30 % Ergebnissteigerung durch funktionsübergreifendes Arbeiten" liefert einen aufschlussreichen, überzeugenden und frischen Blick auf ein Thema, das in der Regel 50 % der Gesamtkosten eines Unternehmens ausmacht: der Einkauf. Alex Klein, Simon Whatson und Jose Oliveira, Führungskräfte der weltweit größten Einkaufsberatung, zeigen die Grenzen des traditionellen, funktional isolierten Ansatzes für den Einkauf auf. Sie demonstrieren, wie erhebliche EBITDA-Gewinne erzielt werden können, indem der Einkauf aus dem Backoffice herausgelöst und in die Lage versetzt wird, die Kostenbasis eines Unternehmens grundlegend zu verändern. Die Autoren liefern praktische Strategien und Beispiele aus ihrer Arbeit mit den weltweit führenden Unternehmen, um Ihnen zu helfen, das Gewinnpotenzial Ihres Unternehmens freizusetzen. Das Buch bietet den Lesern einen praktischen und konkreten Fahrplan für die Optimierung, Integration und den Einsatz der Beschaffungskapazitäten eines Unternehmens, um eine weniger isolierte und wirkungsvollere Funktion zu schaffen. Die Leser werden lernen: - wie sie die Transformation des Einkaufs in ihrem Unternehmen planen; - wie sie sicherstellen können, dass ihr Team über die für den kommenden Wandel erforderlichen Fähigkeiten verfügt; - wie man den Einkauf neu positioniert, um zum Vorreiter funktionsübergreifender Veränderungen zu werden; - wie sie neue Themen wie Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit in ihre Beschaffungspläne integrieren; - wie man sicherstellt, dass sich Effizienzsteigerungen im Einkauf vollständig im Gewinn niederschlagen. "PROFIT FROM PROCUREMENT" ist die perfekte Lektüre für C-Suite-Führungskräfte und Einkaufsexperten in Unternehmen jeder Größe und gehört in das Bücherregal jedes Mitarbeiters und jeder Führungskraft, die mit Unternehmensabläufen und Gewinnstrategien betraut ist. Direkt, umsetzbar und praxiserprobt ist das Buch ein Muss für jede Führungskraft, die mit Hilfe des Einkaufs einen positiven Einfluss auf den Gewinn ausüben möchte.
Profit from Procurement: Add 30% to Your Bottom Line by Breaking Down Silos
by Alex Klein Simon Whatson Jose OliveiraYour lack of focus on Procurement is limiting your profits. Multiply them by making Procurement a company-wide priority. Profit from Procurement: Add 30% to Your Bottom Line by Breaking Down Silos delivers an insightful, compelling, and fresh take on a subject that typically comprises 50% of a business's total costs: Procurement. Alex Klein, Simon Whatson and Jose Oliveira, leaders at the world's largest dedicated Procurement consultancy, highlight the limitations of the traditional, functionally siloed approach to Procurement, and demonstrate how significant EBITDA gains can be made by lifting Procurement out of the back office and enabling it to fundamentally reset a company's cost base. Its accessible, frank, and refreshing style, combined with practical, actionable advice, based on the authors' extensive real-life experience, make it a must read for any executive looking to make an impact through Procurement. The book offers readers a practical and concrete roadmap to optimizing, integrating, and deploying a company’s Procurement capabilities, creating a less siloed, more impactful function. Readers will learn how to: Plan their company's Procurement transformation Reskill teams for the coming change Reposition the Procurement function to become the driver of cross-functional change Integrate new topics such as digitalization and sustainability into their Procurement roadmaps Ensure that Procurement efficiencies are fully reflected in bottom-line profits Perfect for C-Suite executives and Procurement professionals at companies of all sizes, Profit from Procurement belongs on the bookshelves of every employee and leader tasked with company operations and profit strategy.
Profit from Property
by Philip ThomasProfit from Property is the must-have guide for anyone who wants to make money out of property development.Expert author Philip Thomas will show you step by step how to develop property the smart way--from purchasing the best development opportunity, to financing the development, through to completion and disposal of the property. His fool-proof system will have you buying, managing, developing and selling property like an expert, whether you're a first-time developer or an experienced investor wanting to make more out of your portfolio.Inside you'll discover:money-making strategies for residential, commercial and industrial propertieshandy tips and case studies that will save you time, cash and stressa proven development model that you can start using immediately with resultshow to become a successful property developer without a huge amount of cash behind you.The best time to get into property is now. Read this book today and start profiting from property tomorrow!
Profit from Your Podcast: Proven Strategies to Turn Listeners into a Livelihood
by Dave JacksonMethods and Advice for Making the Most of Your Podcast—Pricing, Sponsors, Crowdfunding, and More Pick up any book on podcast monetization, and you will find 90 percent of it only covers how to launch a podcast. If you already have a podcast, you have that information; you&’re ready for the next step. Profit from Your Podcast provides top strategies and real-life examples of podcast monetization. This book is more than what to do. It also tells you how to do it. Chapters cover such topics as: How to Grow Your AudienceHow to Set Your PricingUnderstanding Advertising JargonHow to Find SponsorsBest Strategies for Making Money as an AffiliateMaster Strategies for CrowdfundingHarnessing the Power of Webinars and EventsThe Top Tools to Make Your Job Easy Built on the author&’s fifteen years of experience in podcasting, this action-packed guide will benefit new and veteran podcasters. Get clear on who your audience is and what they want, deliver value, and build an engaged audience that wants to give you money. Leverage your relationships and the integrity you have built through your podcast to create multiple streams of income. Profit from Your Podcast gives you the tools to do it all.
Profit from the Core
by James Allen Chris ZookWhen Profit from the Core was published in 2001, it became an international bestseller, helping hundreds of companies find their way back to profitable growth after the bursting of the Internet bubble. The 2007 global financial meltdown reaffirmed the perils of pursuing heady growth through untested strategies, as firms in industries from finance to retailing to automobiles strayed too far from their core businesses and suffered the consequences.In this updated edition of Profit from the Core, authors Chris Zook and James Allen show that a renewed focus on the core is more critical than ever as firms seek to rebuild their competitive advantage coming out of the downturn-and that a strong core will be the foundation for successful expansion as the economy recovers. Based on more than ten years of Bain & Company research and analysis and fresh examples from firms responding to the current downturn, the book outlines what today's executives and managers need to do now to revitalize their core, identify the next wave of profitable growth, and build on it successfully.Zook and Allen explain how companies can: Develop a strong, well-defined core and use it to establish a leadership position Follow the golden rule of strategy: discourage competitors from investing in your core Assess whether your core is operating at its full potential Uncover hidden assets in your core that provide the seeds for new growth Find a repeatable formula to apply core business strengths in adjacent marketsBuilding on powerful and proven ideas to meet today's formidable business challenges, Profit from the Core is the back-to-basics strategy field guide no manager should be without.