Aggregate planning accounts for all resources a company has to meet projected demands. The balance of inventory, labor, demand and variations in demand can save money. The planner must use a time ...

Derived demand refers to how changing customer preferences or a changing economy affects business-to-business markets. In fact, whether you own a manufacturing company or small-business retail store, ...

Immigration. Why is it such a hard issue to grasp? Illegal immigration is basic to the America way of life. It is the basis of our society. It is called supply and demand. As long as there is demand, ...

During the eight years we’ve been publishing Demand Gen Report, I’ve encountered a lot of companies that mistakenly view the discipline of demand generation as a switch that they can simply turn on ...

Price elasticity measures how demand changes with price; it gauges a firm's pricing power. Investors should examine firms' price elasticity to decide if a product has sustainable profit potential.

Demand elasticity is a phenomenon where demand for a specific good or service changes depending on factors such as how it is priced, whether alternatives are available or local income trends.

Definitions vary as to which minerals and metals are genuinely critical, but one thing is certain. The prices of many of them ...

The 1989 San Francisco earthquake, known as Loma Prieta and which occurred during that year’s World Series, forced a number of unexpected changes in Bay Area transport–many of which survive to this ...