The Singapore bond market has become one of the most developed open capital markets in Asia with over US$221 billion in total local currency bonds outstanding with an additional US$53 billion of bonds outstanding.
As a small business owner, having knowledge of crucial numbers is the most important tool you can equip yourself with to survive today's competitive marketplace.
Frank Partnoy, a former high-flying derivatives salesman, gives a vivid and shocking account of the vicious competition, raw machismo and dirty tricks at work in the riskiest sector of the stock market.
Using a sophisticated approach that unifies the three key areas of supply chain strategies, sales and operations planning (SOP), and lean manufacturing, The Market-Driven Supply Chain is the only book that takes a comprehensive approach to succeeding in today's on-demand environment.
In his 1985 book, Competitive Advantage, Michael Porter introduced the concept of the value chain and described it as "e;a systematic way of examining all activities a firm performs and how they interact, (necessary) for analyzing the sources of competitive advantage,"e; and introduced the idea of "e;linkages,"e; which was the real breakthrough in management thinking.
Research and development (R&D) supply chains are often designed without the process discipline and rigor that typically characterize the development of products emerging from R&D programs.
If you're a manager of a supply chain operation, or a student learning about supply chain management, this book will provide not only an overview of supply chain management but also a framework for subsequent, more detailed study in various aspects of supply management.
This book provides a short, concise overview of lean work design, which sees lean systems as the result of a systematic implementation of appropriate work processes.
Most "e;managerial economics"e; textbooks are thinly disguised microeconomics texts: highly theoretical, too dependent on abstract and unproven assumptions, and simply undigestible by busy, practical-minded executives/readers.
The challenge facing leaders in the 21st century is to restore stakeholder trust, build employee commitment, and create organizations that are able to sustain long-term competitive advantage.
In a fast changing world, brimming with social and economic uncertainty, financial information plays a vital role in the life of an organization and does so with two sets of eyes.
This book is intended for both practising managers who require a thorough knowledge of the principles of making investment decisions in the real world and for students undertaking financial courses whether at undergraduate, MBA or professional levels.
This collection of essays brings together leading scholars and practitioners to discuss contemporary issues in the rapidly expanding sukuk market, and frankly debates the challenges facing it since the 2008 financial crisis.
The Retail Value Chain analyses the changes in the retail industry such as internationalization and consolidation and looks at the strategic options open to companies.
James Cordier, a renowned figure in the commodity trading world, offers a captivating and honest account of his remarkable journey in Reflections of an Option Seller.
The series of Interdisciplinary Conferences on Production, Logistics and Traffic (ICPLT) address the research community as well as practitioners in these fields with special attention to links and interfaces between the three disciplines.
The authoritative guide M&A professionals have relied on for 35 years-with critical new insights and approaches based on lessons learned from major events and trends of the 2020s For senior executives, bankers, attorneys, accountants, and others, The Art of M&A is the go-to resource for anyone conducting or advising on M&A transactions.
This book critically examines the driving forces, discourses, and conflicts surrounding Chinese investments in overseas farmland, with a specific focus on Australia.
This publication explores how extreme heat is emerging as a growing risk factor and planning consideration across the United States, and how the real estate industry is responding with design approaches, technologies and new policies to mitigate the impacts and help protect human health.
Three top Wall Street analysts reveal enduring lessons in sustainable success from the great industrial titans-the high-tech companies of their day-to the disruptors that now dominate the economy.
Master the process of effectively marketing alternative investments-a critical but overlooked aspect of ensuring fund successInvestment funds with great performance and potential often fail for one simple reason the enormous challenge for investor relations and fundraising professionals to raise the necessary capital to make the fund profitable.
The definitive guide to long-term investing success-fully updated to address the realities of today's marketsTechnology, information overload, and increasing market dominance by expert investors and computers make it harder than ever to produce investing results that overcome operating costs and fees.
The definitive guide to reduced-risk investing in the $600+ billion global convertible securities marketAuthored by professionals at Advent Capital Management-one of the world s leaders on convertible securities-Convertible Securities describes the mechanics and behavior of convertible securities in comprehensive yet easy-to-understand language.
