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Better to lose goodwill than gain bad debts
Although European companies often allow trade debts to stand for very long periods — notably Italy with an average credit period of 109 days — they often charge a fiat rate of…
GREAT EXPECTATIONS!
MUCH IS written today about the iniquitous treatment under the terms of pension schemes of those who change jobs, whether voluntarily or compulsorily. This is denoted as a failing…
THE RUBBER COMPANY THAT BOUNCED BACK
UNTIL the late 1960's BTR was an apparently stagnant medium sized public company with a turnover of less than £20m and profits of around £1m. By 1979 the company was trading in…
CONFESSIONS…of an arch‐entrepreneur
Nicholas StaceyTHE FUTURE prosperity of the free world's industrial societies is currently in the balance. It is timely therefore that the role of the entrepreneur in industry and the conditions…
NOTEBOOK
THE GUARDIAN has taken us to task for an article in our July issue identifying various ploys in the legal art of tax avoidance (as opposed to illegal tax evasion). We were accused…
THE FINE ART OF DEBT COLLECTING
BUSINESSES are in for a tough time ahead, possibly the toughest since 1974/75. With interest and inflation rates still alarmingly high, and the cost of energy and raw materials…
God Bless the Cunard International… and all who sell in her!
MANNED by an expert and caring crew, skippered by the perfectionist Peter Silvester, the Cunard International Hotel is surely the flagship of the fleet of great London conference…
ALCOHOLISM Industry's magnum‐sized problem
David A. CursonTHE COST of alcoholism to industry has been difficult to estimate, but one survey suggested that 255,000 alcoholics in various stages of addiction are in full‐time employment. A…
ADVERTISING: How much will it cost? How do i work out my budget? Is it worth it? How do I know whether I'm getting value for money?
GROWTH is the key to survival. Growth is dependent upon new customers. If your customer doesn't know you exist — he isn't going to be your customer, so some expenditure on…
AIR CARGO IS TAKING OFF
AIR CARGO has become the lusty infant of the freight business. Although barely one per cent by volume of the total UK exports are sent by air, this represents more than 17 per…
SPY STORY Part 2
Peter HeimsTHE CLASSIFICATION of “industrial spy” will not be found in the list of those persons eligible for Rotary, but this does not mean that there are not some persons who follow this…
Forty years on… and a new chapter in time and motion
MOTION AND TIME STUDY DESIGN AND MEASUREMENT OF WORK By Ralph M. Barnes. (John Wiley, £12.00) SINCE this classic work was first published, six editors and over forty years ago…
Institute of Factory Management
REDUNDANT managers and executives can up‐date their existing skills or train for a new occupation on courses run by the Manpower Services Commission under their Training…
DRAWING THE LINE
Pictures speak louder than words, they say, and certainly it is easier to look at one graph than pages of figures. Now that costs are coming down more and more people are using…
PERT FOR MICROS
Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) is a form of network planning developed by the US Navy, to improve and maintain the efficiency of arms production during the Second…
BOOKS
Another report on salaries comes from Lloyd Incomes covering the accountancy, data processing and marketing areas of industry.
NEW PRODUCTS
Financial Management Following our article on fixed asset accounting (OCT) we give details here of two further financial accounting services which have just been introduced.
ISSN:
0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan