Discover the key types of operating expenses, including fixed and variable costs, and learn how they impact a business's bottom line.

To increase profits, businesses must do to things: boost revenue and reduce costs. The act of reducing costs can be painful, as it often means doing without something you would prefer to have. However ...

Explore how cost synergies reduce operating costs post-merger, including types like layoffs, technology improvements, and supply chain advancements.

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t doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why most of the major U.S. airlines are gung-ho about cutting costs and will continue to be until they find a way to increase revenue. But it might take ...

Mini excavators have become ubiquitous in the last decade and therefore are a good test case for examining some of the tools available to managers to help keep operating costs down. There is no ...

The U.S. military is not only the world’s most advanced force, but it is also the busiest and most widely deployed. The Defense Department’s constant commitments leave it caught in a metaphoric ...

Despite a reduction in the rate of global nuclear energy deployment, nuclear power continues to be a promising solution to both the increasing demand for electricity and the increasing challenge of ...

The cost of operating cargo ships rose marginally in 2017 following two consecutive years of falls, but ship owners should prepare for higher costs led by a spike in insurance premiums, according to ...

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Pilot skill helped a packed Air France A380 survive an engine explosion and emergency landing last week. But that may not be enough to ensure the survival of the superjumbo species, as millions of ...