The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 09, 2004

How to bring order to your purchase orders
A MANUFACTURER requires 9,600 units of a certain component annually. This is currently purchased from a regular supplier at Rs 50 per unit. The cost of placing an order is Rs 60 per order and the annual carrying cost ... More

TAXATION

Consolidated pay can burn a bigger hole in your pocket
MY EMPLOYER is paying me a consolidated salary of Rs 18,000 a month, and says this is beneficial for me from the tax point of view. Is this correct? - Malavika Natu, e-mail Nothing can be farther from the truth. ... More

TRENDS

`Can't stop this thing we started — no way'
STORY so far: There is fair progress in the investigation on illegal organ trade and, not surprisingly, some big names were involved in the racket. At work, I get busy with participating in the company's ... More

BOOKS

To study how teams work, go behind the scenes
ASSUME you were the manager for a movie where, for a certain scene, the director insists on a black tar road with a white stripe down the middle. The shot is going to be of a long line of tanks coming down the road, ... More

A four-letter word you can't do without
ASK any CA how he passed the exams to become a professional accountant and be prepared for varied answers, such as hard work, good coaching, liberal moderation, easy question paper, and so on. A majority answer would ... More

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