Industry Spotlight:
Consumer Products
10 Imperatives For Consumer Products Businesses
Consumer products businesses face the largest growth opportunity in their history.
They also face some of their biggest challenges, for which their history does not prepare them well. Those that find recipes for success in both high growth and developed markets will be the winners.
Industry Spotlight:
Financial Services
Readings in Quantitative Risk Management (Part 1)
Human Behavior in Financial Crises: A&M examines what happens in periods of financial crises, specifically human behavior in periods of stress, and suggests ways that bankers and regulators can make stress tests more sensitive to the impact of that behavior and its consequences for bank capital.
Industry Spotlight:
Healthcare
Post-acute care: Disruption (and opportunities) lurking beneath the surface
The U.S. healthcare system is not yet prepared for the influx of aging Baby Boomers and their medical, behavioral, functional and social needs. Embedded inefficiencies exist. Facility-centric care predominates. However, a glimmer of change driven by patient-centric payment reform has begun to emerge. Read our report for perspective on the rapidly aging U.S. population, the evolution of payment reform and the implications of all the changes to the post-acute care sector.
Industry Spotlight:
Mapping It Out: Using Technology as a Strategic Advantage in Litigation
It's difficult to ignore that we are living in the information age. Just 10 years ago, it would have taken weeks or months to manually gather data at a great expense, but that same data is now available for download instantly on the internet. The breadth and depth of the information literally at your fingertips can quickly become overwhelming.
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Partnering with Medicaid leaders: working through the challenges of Medicaid budgeting and transformation
Medicaid has surpassed both employer-based programs and Medicare to become the largest health insurance program in the U.S. today, covering over 68 million Americans. With the implementation of The Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid has and will continue to expand to cover millions of previously uninsured adults, children, seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Industry Spotlight:
Retail
Understanding Big Data: Retail Therapy for a Long-Term Restructuring Solution?
With the growing prevalence of online and mobile shopping, traditional retailers face significant hurdles to effectively compete in the global marketplace. Adding big data analysis to their toolbox presents an opportunity for retailers to enhance their decision-making process, improve supply chain management and reduce insolvency levels.
Industry Spotlight:
E-Commerce Logistics: Emerging Trends and Opportunities in India
E-tailing market size in India stood at US$2.3 billion as of 2013 and is expected to reach US$17 billion by 2018. While the overall retail market continues to grow at close to 6 percent (year-over-year), compounded annual growth rate estimated for e-tailing in India is approximately 50 percent over the next five years. What sets e-tailing apart from the traditional retail market is the convenience of getting the product delivered to your doorstep and the access to a variety of products not easily accessible to many customers.