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Moving Productivity Forward: Boosting Lean with Deming (Part 7)

By Andrew Stotz | Jan 17, 2025

In the final episode of the series, Jacob Stoller and Andrew Stotz discuss the difference between typical companies using traditional management and more successful Deming-style companies. If productivity and performance are so much better, why do companies stick with traditional management?

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Synnex Technology International – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 16, 2025

Synnex Technology International Corporation (2347 TT): Profitable Growth rank of 6 was up compared to the prior period’s 8th rank. This is below average performance compared to 620 large Info Tech companies worldwide.

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Singapore Post – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 15, 2025

Singapore Post Limited (SPOST SP): Profitable Growth rank of 7 was up compared to the prior period’s 8th rank. This is below average performance compared to 1,410 large Industrials companies worldwide.

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Shaanxi Coal Industry – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 14, 2025

Shaanxi Coal Industry Company Limited (601225 SH): Profitable Growth rank of 2 was up compared to the prior period’s 4th rank. This is World Class performance compared to 340 large Energy companies worldwide.

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A. Stotz All Weather Strategies – December 2024

By Andrew Stotz | Jan 13, 2025

Tough end of the year. Performance review of our strategies in December 2024 – All Weather Inflation Guard fell 2.3%, All Weather Strategy fell 1.0%, All Weather Alpha Focus fell 3.9%.

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Become a Better Investor Newsletter – 11 January 2025

By Andrew Stotz | Jan 11, 2025

FB loosens censorship. Greenland to become the 51st state. S&P 500 to gain 12% in 2025. China 10Y yield crashes. US 10Y yield rockets.

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Worse Than a Thief: Misunderstanding Quality (Part 9)

By Andrew Stotz | Jan 10, 2025

Join Bill Bellows and Andrew Stotz as they discuss what actions (or inactions) make us worse than thieves and how that relates to expiration dates, and acceptability vs desirability. Plus, stories about job swapping, Achieving Competitive Excellence, and birthdays.

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Heineken Malaysia – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 9, 2025

Heineken Malaysia Berhad (HEIM MK): Profitable Growth rank of 1 was same compared to the prior period’s 1st rank. This is World Class performance compared to 420 medium Cons. Staples companies worldwide.

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After You – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 8, 2025

After You Public Company Limited (AU TB): Profitable Growth rank of 3 was down compared to the prior period’s 2nd rank. This is above average performance compared to 700 small Cons. Disc. companies worldwide.

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Vallourec SA – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 7, 2025

Vallourec SA (VK FP): Profitable Growth rank of 2 was up compared to the prior period’s 4th rank. This is World Class performance compared to 340 large Energy companies worldwide.

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