The well-timed strategy : managing the business cycle for competitive advantage /
Peter Navarro.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Wharton School Pub., c2006.
- xx, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-237) and index.
1. Strategies and tactics of the master cyclist executive -- 2. Countercycling your capital expenditures -- 3. The acquisitive master cyclist buys low and sells high -- 4. The art of "cherry picking" and other well-timed tactics of the human resources manager -- 5. "Macromanaging" your production, inventory, and supply chain -- 6. Master cyclist marketing through the business cycle seasons -- 7. Pricing the cycle and managing credit and account receivables -- 8. Proactive profiting from oil price spikes, interest rate hikes, and exchange rate risks -- 9. When you can't beat the business cycle, hedge its risks! -- 10. Surviving - and prospering from - the economic shocks of war, terrorism, drought, and disease -- 11. The master cyclist's favorite forecasting tools -- App. A. The master cyclist project's treasure trove of data and all-star team -- App. B. A business cycle primer.
"Most companies ignore one of their best opportunities for honing competitive advantage: proactively managing the business cycles and broader macroeconomic turbulence. The Well-Timed Strategy reveals why the business cycle is an even more powerful P&L driver than you may realize, and demonstrates how it can be profitably managed. Navarro presents examples and case studies from around the globe, ranging from high tech to heavy industry, from Broadcom, Micron, and Cemex to Paccar and Xilinx, from Chinese entrepreneurs to large multinationals."--BOOK JACKET.