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U.S. Justice Department investigates beef pricing at Tyson Foods, Cargill, and JBS.

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 12, 2026

An unorthodox inquiry with real damage. Beef prices are higher now than usual, and the price of beef rose faster than other grocery items. This is not the result of price-fixing or market collusion. It is the outcome of biology and market forces. Beef is harder to produce than chicken. To raise a pound of chicken meat, a farmer needs to feed the chicken about 2 pounds of feed. To raise an…

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CSA Explains… Disaster Recovery

By Tim J. Smith, PhD November 6, 2002

While many of us are considering how to automate more business processes, create more intelligent appliances, and integrate more technology into our…

Organizationally Increasing the Customer Focus – Brad McLane at the Chicago GSB Marketing Roundtable

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 30, 2002

On Tuesday, 29 October 2002, Brad McLane of Russell Reynolds Associates, an Executive Search Firm, offered his insights into the growing importance…

Shifting the Ground-rules of Tech Business

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 23, 2002

An attractive concept in high-tech business is that ideas are the trump card in setting corporate strategy. The creation and possession of…

Improved Pricing Practices

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 16, 2002

Nothing is more contentious in a company than prices. Those on the front lines would usually like to see a lower price…

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