Innumerable studies have shown that simple value strategies outperform the market over time.
The fundamental model we teach MBAs for thinking about manufacturing is the value chain, a simple model that describes the value adding steps that take a low value material like iron ore and turn it into a high value product like a Ferrari Testarossa.
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Redis is a relatively simple key-value store, but with a twist: values can be data structures (lists and sets), not just strings.
In simple terms, economic value-added is almost entirely defined by the sum of wages and profits.
That's simple economics: Men value women more, and therefore do more for them, when they're in short supply.
Of particular significance is that the impetus to hold the referendum arose not out of envy or left-wing egalitarianism but rather simple concern for shareholder value.
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However, even more than gadgets and gimmicks, so-called "Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals" value fairly simple fundamentals of a great customer experience, said Milton Pedraza, CEO of the Luxury Institute, a research firm focusing on the nation's wealthiest 10%.
But hey, this is still remarkable, right, that a simple company has the same value added as an entire country!
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So task force chair Dale Brill, who teaches marketing at Florida State, said he and the others started asking a simple question: what creates value?
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The notion behind the yardsticks is simple: a company creates value only if the return on its capital is greater than the opportunity cost of it, or the rate that investors could earn by investing in other securities with the same risk.
Families place a high value on quickly getting simple care, and have shown a willingness to pay cash to get it.
"Money has a value way beyond the simple amount it is worth in exchange - it has an almost mythic or religious quality, " says Doty.
The answer is simple: their proposal offered best value for money.
This can be as simple as adding a targeted Hispanic value-added message and impression to an existing web page in order to establish an association between a company, their products or services, and the Hispanic community.
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From training and e-learning to simple sales challenges, gaming is adding value in unsuspected areas.
Keep product lines simple, limited and differentiated with clear value propositions for each.
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The reason is simple: points have basically no cash value.
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The mechanism is deceptively simple, but it rapidly unlocked billions in value from a neglected market.
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And if the value of trade is in the imports then gaining the value of free trade is very simple indeed.
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The math is simple: it's not a good value for our customers.
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Taking this opinion at face value, the lesson here is simple and commonsensical but is one that is often ignored by planners: Asset protection planning should rarely be undertaken in its own name or for that stated purpose.
That simple 5 factor screen looks for financially healthy, value stocks, with some insider buying and that have a low probability of fraud.
One answer is to introduce a simple, global and transparent mechanism that recognises the value of the services that each hectare of forest provides to humanity.
The simple fact is, if investors believe that the value-added by the acquisition will be beyond the premium paid, even the acquirer could see a nice lift in share value.
The simple notion of team or community often increases the value each member places on their own ability, the amount of effort they exude, and the care they commit to others.
While it is no simple task to merge the domains, there is great value.
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