Efficiency and operating ratios measure overheads as a percentage of operating revenues or fee income; in effect, they measure how efficiently a company is being operated. They are generally favored ...

Says in life insurance sector, frontloaded acquisition costs limited extent to which scale efficiencies passed on to ...

Since their inception over 60 years ago, centrifugal chillers have been the most economical answer for cooling large buildings; over 80,000 centrifugal chillers are in use today. Responding to market ...

The following article is written by Joyce Thomas, senior vice president, operations, for Regent Surgical Health. Perhaps the title of this column is an oxymoron. The terms ‘efficiency’ and ‘hospital ...

Discover key elements that reduce operating cash flow, including declining net income, inefficient inventory turnover, and ...

Net operating income (NOI) measures a company's profit from its core operations before taxes and interest. A high NOI indicates efficient management and controlled costs; a low NOI suggests rising ...

The book Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals: Simple Steps to Fast, Affordable, Flawless Healthcare (McGraw-Hill; 2011) describes how hospitals can increase quality and cost efficiency. The following excerpt ...

In a duopoly, it doesn't always pay to be the market leader. Lowe's can learn from the mistakes of The Home Depot and can continue generating great returns. Lowe's is trading near my margin of safety ...

Nike's asset efficiency and profitability levels are below historical averages, indicating the company is not yet on a path to recovery. Nike's recent performance shows declining revenues and ...

New ophthalmology residents sometimes mistakenly think that performing a surgery quickly is the key to doing more cases in a day. On the contrary, rushing a surgical procedure can result in a higher ...