04/06/2012 - 05/06/2012: Managing in Business Cycles: Success through better timing

Nobody can predict cycles in detail – neither rise nor decline. But to forecast the supply /  demand balance is key!
It is also vital to have a good sense of timing of key decisions – to go in, or out, or, to take a long or a short position.
The module looks into cycle management and the setting of strategy with focus on  the importance of timing, based on the outlook for supply-demand balance.

Key benefits would include:

- supply and demand forecasting
- the impact of market discontinuities on strategy
- the management of cycles in mature and less mature markets
- business cycles and their relationship with financing
- the difference between volatility and cyclicality
- how to delineate “in/out”, and “long/short” managerial actions

Who should attend:

Managers in industries that typically are exposed to cycles should attend. This would include managers in shipping companies, as well as those managing capacity expansion and / or acquisitions in chemical companies, cement manufacturers, paper, steel, etc. The real estate business is also exposed to cycles, and so is banking and financial services.