an e-commerce company could have plans to purchase a competitor in the coming months. Of course, your software isn’t aware of this plan until you let it know. But conventional wisdom tells us that this will bring more customers, meaning more buyer demand. ...
However, in a majority of the combinations in which point-of-sale information was non-stationary - meaning statistical properties of sales data changed over time - orders were stationary. Waller and Williams applied the error-correction model under these conditions and again found that it improved ...
Accurately forecasting debt and interest expense is important for understanding the company’s financing obligations and their impact on its financial position. It provides insights into the company’s debt management practices, funding requirements, and overall cost of borrowing. By carefully considering ...
in the EU-28, meaning that the proportion of women aged 30-34 that had attained tertiary education exceeded that for men by 9.5 p.p. Unfortunately, the sad truth is that women still have a significantly higher proportion of higher education qualifications, but they are far less ...
Despite the accelerated emphasis on sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic, global CO2 emissions reached an all-time high in 2021 and 2022—meaning that just over six years are left before the 1.5°C carbon budget is depleted. This requires the highest urgency to act....
According to data from the UN and FAO, the average purchasing power parity (PPP) increase in the cost of a healthy diet in the region was 5.3%, meaning that 232.8 million people could not afford it. The highest rate of undernourishment in the Asia Pacific region is found in Southern Asia...
“color revolution” in Ukraine, attempting to strong-arm that pathetic punching bag of a state to come over to our side… and having done that, we’re now threatening to bring them into NATO, meaning we would like to station rockets and perhaps troops and all kinds of other m...
The phrase ‘Direct to Consumer’ will take on new meaning. Big Data will give an edge to manufacturers to cut through the inefficient supply chain and sell directly to consumers through digital channels like social media. We will see the rise of Embedded Technology, that is, technology that...
automation, enhancing efficiency. At the same time, regulatory requirements and audits drive robust software asset management practices so as not to incur penalties. These trends have, thus, given a related meaning to the fact that software asset management is critical in modern IT and business ...
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