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

Although a nonprofit organization reinvests any incoming profit into its services, research or local programs, it does require funding to operate on a daily basis. A nonprofit organization is similar ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Perhaps less well publicized is the fact that its extraordinarily high sustainment cost is the driving factor behind its early retirement. The B-2 Spirit Bomber was intended to replace the Boeing B-52 ...

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 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 ...

Lockheed Martin is confident the F-35 stealth fighter’s operating cost will be cut to $25,000 per hour by 2025 if the Joint Program Office that manages the aircraft agrees to a performance-based ...

Vessel operating cost inflation has accelerated in 2022 on mounting worldwide macroeconomic price pressures, despite some receding of Covid-19 related costs, according to the latest Ship Operating ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sasha Lekach covers electric vehicles and vehicle technology. The American Automobile Association’s “Your Driving Costs” study ...

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 ...