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By Adam Barker Verified
| Forbes Japan Verified
何十年もの間、企業は在庫を自社で所有することを競争上の強みとして捉えてきた。自前の倉庫、トラック、フルフィルメントシステム、そしてサプライチェーンをコントロールできれば、自社の運命をコントロールできるというわけだ。その論理は今でも多くの場合において理にかなっている。しかし、現代の市場は、過小評価されがちな形でインフラの経済学を変化させている。 今日、多くの業界がSKU（最小管理単位）の増大、利益率の圧迫、そして資本をより効率的に投下せよという圧力の高まりに直面している。企業は倉庫スペース、労務費、輸送費といった目に見える在庫コストは把握しているものの、老朽化した在庫や重複したインフラに縛られた資本の機会費用を見落としがちだ。 ある時点で、経営者は難しい問いに向き合わなければならない。すなわち、我々は顧客に実際に価値を生み出す領域で競争しているのか、それとも単に並行して資金を費やしているだけなのか、という問いだ。...
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Lessons From Finance About Running An E-Commerce Business

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By Adam Barker Verified
| Forbes Verified
Adam Barker is CEO of Tires Easy, an e-commerce site that allows shoppers to buy tires online with confidence. ​I started my career in finance, working across investment banking, equity trading, private equity and hedge fund management.
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Unemployment will soon rise again after unexpected fall, businesses warn

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By Adam Barker Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Unemployment unexpectedly fell in the UK over the three months leading to February, before the outbreak of the Middle East conflict. The rate of unemployment dropped to 4.9pc, down from 5.2pc in the previous three months, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Joblessness in the UK is now at its lowest level since last summer.
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