The present article refers to the bullwhip effect that negatively influences the supply chain performance. This effect is experienced by various industries, from fast moving consumer goods to IT products. The consequences for the supply chain members are the following: increased costs, lower...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the advantages of the adjusted present value – as a new method of valuing companies and projects - and compare them with the already famous net present value.

The rapid evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges for both the medical system and the economic and social systems of EU Member States and the world. This crisis has affected thousands of lives and continues to put enormous pressure on economic systems. For these reasons, it is...

The future of business depends, in a determinant way, on the manner in which the companies have the risk under control. In businesses, risk management entails organized activity to manage uncertainty and threats and involves people following procedures and using tools in order to ensure...

Distributions Companies .have a lifecycle and undergo very predictable and repetitive patterns of behaviour as they grow and develop. At each new stage of development an organization is faced with a unique set of challenges. How well or poorly management addresses these challenges, and leads a...

Taking account of the actual economic conditions, the new dimensions of innovation, many factors are equally important in producing a position of success. The goal of much of business strategy is to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage that give a company an edge over its rivals and an...

The paper presents on the beginning the main general criteria and also the main specific criteria used for an appropriate understanding of small or medium sized organizations’ life cycle. After that, we develop with a lot of important details the eight phases of the small or medium sized...