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Business Education Resources Blog

Articles of interest for business education, marketing metrics/analytics, entrepreneurship, and strategy.

01 Jan

Posted at 07:30h in Entrepreneurship, Inventory, Online Education, Operations, Optimization

Best wishes for a joyful and prosperous New Year from MBTN Academy. We're looking forward to bringing you more analytical content in 2024 to improve your decision making skills. This month's free MBTN Academy tutorial tackles key economic decisions in inventory management. Efficient inventory management decision making is essential for manufacturing and retail businesses, where striking the right balance between ordering costs, inventory holding costs, and optimizing quantities is pivotal....

01 Dec

Posted at 08:09h in HR, Online Education

This month's free MBTN Academy tutorial covers HR staffing metrics including Cost per Hire, Time to Fill, Internal and External Hiring Costs, and Fixed and Variable Hiring Costs. Analyzing and optimizing these metrics enhance an organization's recruitment strategies, reduce hiring expenses, shorten the time to onboard new talent, and create a more agile and competitive workforce....

04 Nov

Posted at 13:14h in Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Management, Online Education

Marketing Variance Analysis is a crucial tool that allows organizations to evaluate and understand the differences between expected and actual outcomes. In this month's tutorial on Marketing Variance Analysis, we will delve into a high-level examination of the potential causes of variation in net marketing contribution....

02 Oct

Posted at 09:24h in Entrepreneurship, Finance, Financial Statement Analysis, Online Education

When it comes to assessing the financial health of a business or an individual, two crucial concepts come into play: liquidity and solvency. These two measures provide insights into an entity's ability to meet its short-term obligations and its long-term financial stability. This month's free MBTN will delve into what liquidity and solvency mean, why they are essential, and how they are measured....

03 Aug

Posted at 07:02h in Business Math, Excel Tools, Online Education, Operations, Optimization

MBTN Academy is pleased to announce the beta release of a the first in a new series of modules on optimization authored by Alexander Skvorchevsky. Optimization is the process of finding the best managerial decision from an array of feasible solutions according to criterion and constraints. Faculty may add Optimization 1 to any existing Fall class at no additional cost....

01 Jul

Posted at 14:27h in Finance, Inventory, Online Education

Retailers and manufacturers typically have a significant portion of their assets tied up in inventory (finished goods, sub-assemblies, and parts). Our Inventory 2 module provides an introduction to the fundamentals of inventory management and covers calculating demand, simple forecasting, average aggregate inventory value, weeks supply, inventory turnover, bullwhip effect, and the impact of inventory management on financial metrics....