Overview -- Methods for describing oscillations, fluctuations, and cycles in univariate series -- Constructing reference cycles with multivariate information -- Model-based rules for describing recurrent events -- Measuring recurrent event features in univariate data -- Measuring synchronization...

The report is based on BCG's cumulative worldwide client experience, in-depth interviews with major companies, and market research with corporate buyers, sellers and supply chain managers across Europe.

The gap between the world's top stock market performers and the 'also-rans' is widening, according to a BCG study of value creation in more than 4,000 listed companies between 1995 and 1999. However, less than half of the average annual Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) for the leading 100...

A new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has shown that these companies are recording annual total returns to shareholders of over 100%, year after year.