Telling companies they should not be creative is absurd. But, when it comes to sales and managing a business, on-the-fly-creativity can do more harm than good in weathering a storm like the economy has been the last few years for many businesses or developing sales opportunities. Fundamental business practices help ...
A semiconductor company is reporting financial savings from a two-year-long consolidation of its nationwide facilities into its Ann Arbor operation. Advanced Photonix CEO Rick Kurtz said his firm leveraged “cost-cutting measures” and a “favorable product mix” to minimize financial damage in the quarter ending June 26 to a net loss ...