Sunday, April 21, 2013

#345: Walmart Cuts Costs, But Pays a Price

Read here for an interesting take on how controlling labor costs is hurting Walmart's bottom line, courtesy of Bloomberg Business Week. Personally, I might call this an external failure cost of quality as it impacts return visits and future customer spending.

Monday, April 15, 2013

#344: GM & Ford Cooperating on New Transmissions

Click here to read an article from USA Today about how GM and Ford are cooperating for once, instead of competing. It should be a win-win for innovation!

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

#342: Federal Budget v. Family Budget

An interesting segment from NPR on how family budgets differ from government budgets. This highlights some interesting credit use numbers as well. Use this link to get to this short audio segment.

#788: How to Outsmart Shoplifters