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Trump’s Tariffs

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 12, 2025

Trump initiated tariffs with major U.S. trading partners on 1 February, then retracted them on 3 February. Executives across the North American continent expressed uncertainty regarding their preparedness for the possible supply chain and economic shocks. For executives at manufacturing and distribution companies with supply chains that stretch across borders, pricing decisions must be made at a highly accelerated pace to manage the economic shocks associated with new tariffs. Today, more than…

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Strategic Movements March 2023

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 16, 2023

Applied Materials Pricing Spine-o-meter: 4 of 5 Vertebrae Applied Materials Inc., a global provider of equipment, services, and software for the manufacture…

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Streaming Services Continue to Battle

By Nathan L. Phipps March 16, 2023

As I reported back in November, strong competition between streaming services has forced innovation. The proliferation of streaming platforms in recent years…

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全球原料成本上漲,導致物價上漲的產業危機

By Yuhung S. Shen March 16, 2023

全球通膨造成了聯準會以及全球央行的不斷升息,為何全球央行要如此不厭其煩的對抗這隻通膨怪獸呢,答案當然是為了避免造成惡性通貨膨漲,貨幣惡性貶值,造成全面性的危機,然而在這樣的過程中,漲價仍然是不可避免的,尤其是全球情勢緊張(俄國烏克蘭為主因之一),造成的原物料短缺,又為此波物價上漲雪上加霜,這個是總體經濟環境的情況,而對個體個公司來說,又應該如何因應?

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Strategic Movements February 2023

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 13, 2023

Oracle Corp. Pricing Spine-o-meter: 3 of 5 Vertebrae Oracle Corporation, a global database, enterprise software, and IT infrastructure provider, had a strong…

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