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Pay Yourself First
in BootStrapMe, on October 27, 2009
...It's a basic truth for all personal finance: pay yourself first . Get Rich Slowly had one of the best explanations of this practice I've read in a while. One of the oldest rules of personal finance... ... personal finance: pay yourself first . Get Rich Slowly had one of the best explanations of this practice I've read in a while. One of the oldest rules of personal finance is the simple admonition ...
Seen that? - Baseball catchers can face irreversible hand damage
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 21, 2009
...r stops about 150 pitches, many slamming into his glove at speeds well over 90 mph. Add in pre-game practice throws, and the total number of catches climbs as high as 300 a day, experts say. Now, a ne...
Seen that? - Big Sur Bonanza #1: A Feast For Beasts of Sand Dollar
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 21, 2009
... to Gordon's Well. We brought Cz's gas quad with us, in the hopes he could get in some more practice in the sand. He hasn't ridden in sand too much on his own and we wanted to see how he&#...
Times dismisses Microsoft
in The CIO Weblog, on October 19, 2009
The New York Times has published a scathing critique of Microsoft's current status and prospects, marking a new low in the prevailing conception of the company's chances as the industry spins slowly on an axis leading away from the traditional desktop market it dominates. While haters such as mys...
Privatization - Not a Silver Bullet
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 17, 2009
© iTopher When Indiana outsourced its welfare eligibility to IBM in 2007, effectively privatizing the process, it expected to reap significant savings – the shibboleth often promised by outsourcing and privatization experts. Apparently, it didn't turn out that way, as Indiana canceled its...
AT&T and Google brawl over sex lines.
in Sox First, on October 16, 2009
...at lines and "free" conference calling centers to drive high volumes of traffic. This practice has been called "access stimulation" or "traffic pumping" (clearly by someone with a sense of humor). Goo...
Seen that? - Generic Allegra is coming
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 11, 2009
...ng Letters identify the agency's concerns about deviations from U.S. current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements [...] Read More First Generic Risperdal (Risperidone), FD...
Currency Crunch?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 9, 2009
© Jake Wasdin
Given the weakening dollar , we may be heading toward some challenges to existing deals caused by the decreasing strength of the U.S. dollar. The pain of these changes will not be felt equally, as some deals have currency-adjustment provisions that favor the client, while other ...
India, China Bicker Over Visas
in Global Mobility Report, on October 3, 2009
...n state of Jammu & Kashmir. ...the Indian government has formally protested against the Chinese practice of issuing Indian residents of Jammu and Kashmir with one-sheet visas to enter China withou...
The Green Shadow
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 3, 2009
...ablishing and awarding their certifications.
"Out of sight, out of mind" may not be the best standard for environmental policy-particularly since these problems tend to show up... eventuall...
The Green Shadow
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 3, 2009
...ablishing and awarding their certifications.
"Out of sight, out of mind" may not be the best standard for environmental policy-particularly since these problems tend to show up... eventuall...
Seen that? - US Cell Phone Records for Sale
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...Post's Kim Hart. "It would require wireless carriers to pro-rate early termination fees (a practice already put in place by Verizon Wireless), as well as provide [...] Read More ...
Carphone Warehouse CEO Says He'll Fight UK P2P Laws
in P2P File Sharing, on September 30, 2009
...f suspected filesharers.
"What is being proposed is wrong in principle and it won't work in practice," Dunstone wrote on his blog . "The unintended consequence of Mandelson's plan w...
Who's the Next IT Acquirer?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 29, 2009
...inue the trend toward shrinkage, more specialized shops will have a leg up over the large, general-practice providers, both in price and expertise. In any event, the next year could prove to be an int...
Apple ticks off enterprise converts
in The CIO Weblog, on September 17, 2009
... trust in a corporate network.
Of course there are many companies in the IT world that have made a practice of screwing over their customers and keeping them coming back for more, but those companies...
Sears let off lightly for spying on customers
in Sox First, on September 16, 2009
...9;s failure to disclose these facts, in light of the representations made, was, and is, a deceptive practice," the FTC said. Despite the tough talk, the FTC did the equivalent of poking Sears wi...
Nothing learned from Lehman collapse
in Sox First, on September 14, 2009
...o can earn higher returns by purchasing the securities tied to the riskiest mortgages. That was the practice that helped inflate the real estate bubble and eventually spread financial pain around the ...
Easing an Older Sibling's Anxieties
in Next Nine Months, on August 26, 2009
...n the baby comes home, as kids tend to be aggressive with their attention. Duggar has her children practice holding their dolls and teaches them to kiss on the back of the head and be gentle. Even wit...
Tips for Working and Pumping Mamas
in Next Nine Months, on August 17, 2009
...ee tips to help ease a new mom into what it's going to be like pumping at the office.
1. Practice Pumping. Moms returning to work should begin pumping a few weeks prior to returning to work so ...
Obama Healthy at 48 - Should We Follow His Lead?
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 6, 2009
... died of prostate cancer. His own history included intermittent cigarette smoking. He has quit this practice on several occasions and is currently using Nicorette gum with success.
Of course a perso...
Reducing indirect costs in categories such as travel
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
...se management and then do outsourcing if it makes sense.
Aberdeen Group recently did a study of best practices vs. avergae market performance in this area: As you can see in the figure below, they... ...Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) of indirect value creating processes is now a common practice in many large companies. Outsourcing solution providers now do manage many processes for Fortune 500 co...
Top Tips for Expectant Mothers
in Next Nine Months, on July 31, 2009
Infanticipating? Elizabeth Stein , a leading midwife and women's health expert with 25 years of experience in fields of obstetrics, gynecology and women's health chares the following tips:
1. Vitamins : Take prenatal vitamins with folic acid and essential fatty acids, starting 2-3 mon...
Supply chain video: Managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 6)
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
... the contracts with respect to the real performance on a monthly or bi-weekly basis is also another best practice mentioned by Dr. Hanfield. His main message again is "the key to sucess: Look aro... ...contracts with respect to the real performance on a monthly or bi-weekly basis is also another best practice mentioned by Dr. Hanfield. His main message again is "the key to sucess: Look around a...
Supply chain video: Managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 5)
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
... extract valuable inoformation from different parts of the organization.
Some of the other best practice approaches he mentions are scenario planning based on robust cost models and then buil... ...act valuable inoformation from different parts of the organization.
Some of the other best practice approaches he mentions are scenario planning based on robust cost models and then build som...
Ferrari 458 Italia 登场
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-30
...ing environment with a new kind of steering wheel and dashboard that is the direct result of racing practice. Once again, input from Michael Schumacher - who was involved from the very start of the 45...
Making mortgages easier to understand
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 24, 2009
...tand how their loans work . That's the theory, at least. We'll see how it actually works in practice.
Basically, the Fed proposals require mortgage lenders to explain potentially risky mortga...
Time to Regulate SEO?
in The Search Engine Weblog, on July 23, 2009
...ommerce on the web. And any company that falls out of favor with Google, whether for reasons of bad practice or simple disagreement, can find itself at risk of going out of business. I don't know ...
Neu entdeckt: Die B2B-Toolbox
in Das B2B-Marketing-Blog, on 12.07.09
...e zusammen gestellt mit nachfolgendem Anspruch: "Die GWA BtoB-Toolbox ist das Ergebnis eines Best-Practice-Learning der GWA BtoB-Agenturen. Gemeinsam haben sie diese Online-Toolbox entwickelt und... ...ammen gestellt mit nachfolgendem Anspruch: "Die GWA BtoB-Toolbox ist das Ergebnis eines Best-Practice-Learning der GWA BtoB-Agenturen. Gemeinsam haben sie diese Online-Toolbox entwickelt und werd...
T-Mobile USA Launches myTouch 3G Android Phone
in HackITLinux, on July 9, 2009
...ased so that you can find things around you; it'll be interesting to see how well this works in practice, but at a glance, we're excited to give it a shot so that we can finally stop eating I...
China Restricts Virtual Currencies
in China Venture News, on July 6, 2009
...out 259 Linden Dollars per US Dollar. Except in China now.
One motive for China's actions is a practice called "goldfarming." It involves Chinese workers in near sweatshop conditions pl...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 6, 2009
... Harold Sirkin, senior partner at BCG in Chicago and global leader of the firm's operations practice. "The key is to bring suppliers up to your standards. Given the potential cost advanta...
Outsourcing Trends
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on July 2, 2009
© laura padgett
Here's an interesting article on outsourcing trends (made more interesting because I am quoted in it).
In any case, I believe that outsourcing could be at the leading edge of the recovery, as careful organizations try to grow their footprints without growing their head c...
Senioren-Marketing?
in Selbst und Ständig, on 26.06.09
...lerweile der Seniorenmarkt ein interessanter Markt. Vielleicht klingt es auch besser von "Best agern" oder "Silver Surfer" zu sprechen. Letztlich geht es aber um die Menschengruppe...
Improving working capital through effective supply chain management
in Supplychainer, on June 22, 2009
...al. and need for effective working capital management. A series of strategies have been proposed as best practice to achieve such goals in which a summary of them is presented below:
They autho... ...nd need for effective working capital management. A series of strategies have been proposed as best practice to achieve such goals in which a summary of them is presented below:
They authors al...
Worth Watching!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 11, 2009
© chucklin
This video is a humorous poke at the Customer-Vendor relationship in outsourcing deals... does it remind you of any of your relationships?
I just wish there was another one from the other point of view that highlighted margin-increasing behavior and the customers' reaction to...
Could This be the Future of Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 9, 2009
... © BOMBMAN
I don't usually quote press releases - they tend to be speculative, at best, and over-hyped, at worst. However, the process offered here is interesting - not so much for its actu...
Chiquita receives 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association
in Supplychainer, on June 7, 2009
Chiquita Brands International, the banana producer, recently announced that it has been awarded the 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association.
According to Environmental Leader , Chiquita has worked with MIT to address the carbon footprint of its suppl...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
In the face of recent assertions that "the Cloud isn't enterprise-ready" or "cloud adoption is more theoretical than real right now" it turns out that the people who actually have the data say they are doing just fine. Google Enterprise president David Girouard, in a...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
...l Perlstein , the severity of the diabetes crisis is illustrated by a trend he's seeing in his practice: more and more patients are undergoing highly preventable amputations due to complications f...
AMR announces top 25 supply chains for 2009
in Supplychainer, on June 1, 2009
... I have been covering annual ranking of the best supply chains by AMR Research for some years now and apparently this year Apple is still on the top of the list.
Companies like Unilever and Intel... ...llectual property as embedded in a value chain. Disney continues to employ traditional supply chain practices like demand-driven replenishment for its DVD business and strategic sourcing in its th...
Flirt140
in The Dating Weblog, on May 22, 2009
...you can see who viewed your Flirt140 profile. This can be disconcerting for some, but is a standard practice on most dating websites. The drawback? What goes on it public - just like everything else o...
Mauri Pioppo Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 21, 2009
...ve help of yoga and found her second calling as yoga instructor. Following a vision born out of her practice, Mauri has since become a highly respected and successful jewelry designer .
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Speed Sourcing - An Over-Reaction to Long Procurement Cycles?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 19, 2009
...its "Speed Sourcing" concept - an accelerated process to complete outsourcing deals. The practice, whereby the entire procurement and negotiation process is compressed - with key features el...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
...es us is that on a very large scale, such as what happened in the Soviet Union, if people don't practice making responsible decisions, then they lose their capacity to do so. It's like any ski...
Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 13, 2009
...ggans, CEO and Chair, Peplin, Inc., Mitch Horowitz, Vice President, Battelle Technology Partnership Practice, Paul A. Hanle, President, Biotechnology Institute
BIO represents more than 1,200 biotec...
Smart Software becomes SCM best practice company for the third year
in Supplychainer, on May 12, 2009
... Tool, where readers can enter their logistics IT requirements and see which solution providers are best suited to their needs.
"We're very pleased to be recognized by these well-respected i...
Stenson Wins; Tiger Falters
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 11, 2009
... "comeback".
But I also wonder if Woods is not devoting quite the same amount of time to practice that he did before he had kids.
He now has two children, of course, and I have a sneaking ...
The 60th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China is Making China Visas Hard to Get
in Global Mobility Report, on May 10, 2009
...s had two pieces recently on the situation ( here and here ). The situation is aggravated by the practice many foreign investors in China have of trying to skirt the law and form informal partnershi...
Squarespace as a Situational App programming model
in The CIO Weblog, on May 4, 2009
...ited number of users in a specific scenario, without regard to scalability, extensibility, or "best practice" software design. Although Shirky doesn't go into great detail about how this... ...number of users in a specific scenario, without regard to scalability, extensibility, or "best practice" software design. Although Shirky doesn't go into great detail about how this is c...
50 Ways to Leave your Outsourcer
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...de - giving the leverage to the outsourcer, particularly for core services.
Without question, the best exit strategy is one that is well considered at the outset. However, easy-exit provisions are of... ... Unfortunately, this approach further encourages a long-standing trend of short-paying vendors - a practice that I have seen first-hand. Frankly, I find this practice to be both ethically and economic...
Swine flu and markets
in Sox First, on April 28, 2009
...t the fragility of the global economy? Narayanan Viswanathan who now heads the global supply chain practice of Boston consulting firm Aberdeen Group has told BusinessWeek the dangers are overblown,...
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Board Certified Interventional Pain Physicians -- Ensuring Patient Safety
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 22, 2009
...h a victory, Louisiana has now set a precedent for the rest of the country in hopes of ensuring the best possible patient safety and care when it comes to pain management procedures.
Well we hope, ot... ...entional Pain Physicians (LSIPP) believe interventional pain management procedures are considered a practice of medicine and should be performed by trained, board certified physicians. Subsequently AS...
Celestica receives a supply chain award
in Supplychainer, on April 16, 2009
...suring that cost and time of implementation are accurate while minimizing operational risks.
"Best-in-Class are six times as likely to be using a SaaS application for supplier collaboration proc...
New partnership to offer supply chain network design services
in Supplychainer, on April 11, 2009
...ersity of Cincinnati. Dr Camm is also the Editor-In-Chief of Interfaces, the Informs journal on the practice of operations research. Applying a combination of ChemLogix' expertise in Category Mana...
Communities printing money
in Sox First, on April 8, 2009
...does get its share. Still, you do wonder about the inflationary effect if this becomes a widespread practice, which could well happen with the US economy deteriorating. Nonetheless, it's another ...
The questions you should ask before going to implementation of SCM solutions?
in Supplychainer, on March 28, 2009
...ey look for someone who is available. This is certainly not true. The companies should assign their best people in the area as project managers and the structure should be based on heavyweight project...
Booz & Company's online working capital profiler
in Supplychainer, on March 22, 2009
...u can find the profiler over here . I did try it with the GE symbol and found out the company is a best practice: Saving potential was demonstrated as 0, but we all know that even GE needs money thes... ... find the profiler over here . I did try it with the GE symbol and found out the company is a best practice: Saving potential was demonstrated as 0, but we all know that even GE needs money these day...
BlackHatters Beware... There ARE Consequences
in The Search Engine Weblog, on March 20, 2009
...atter" disparagingly; they claim that Blackhatters use unfair and unethical methods to get the best search engine results positions."
Cloaking - The practice of delivering different co... ...r and unethical methods to get the best search engine results positions."
Cloaking - The practice of delivering different content to the search engine spiders than that seen by human visito...
Kopf schlägt Kapital
in Selbst und Ständig, on 19.03.09
... Prof. Faltin hat mit seinem Bestseller " Kopf schlägt Kapital " viele bisherigen Thesen über Unternehmensgründungen auf den Kopf gestellt.
So herrscht bei vielen immer noch die Vorstell...
Supply chain video: Supply chain in the future (1)
in Supplychainer, on March 12, 2009
... supply chain; this is the first part of what he believes a supply chain should have in order to be best practice 10 years from now.
In this part, he mentions that since the future is uncertain, we ... ...ly chain; this is the first part of what he believes a supply chain should have in order to be best practice 10 years from now.
In this part, he mentions that since the future is uncertain, we don&#...
Rosenborg Slashing Energy Usage, Could Use More Soccer Practice
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 3, 2009
... guise of global warming hype and rhetoric. They're reducing heating and other niceties at the practice field, and one could argue that it's having an adverse effect on their ability to score....
Obama's Tax Breaks and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 3, 2009
...nd I agree) that there is a large difference between the elimination of tax benefits for a business practice (the Obama proposal) and trade protectionism (what the pundits in Bangalore and Mumbai are ...
Was bringt's mir?
in Selbst und Ständig, on 01.03.09
...nvielfalt der Gewürze anspringen während der rationale Mensch weiter schlendert. Weiteres best-practise-Beispiel.
Welche Erfahrungen habt Ihr?
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Managing fragmented data remains a supply chain challenge, IBM research finds
in Supplychainer, on February 28, 2009
...ply Chain of the Future, was developed by IBM Global Business Services' Supply Chain Management Practice in conjunction with the IBM Institute for Business Value, which develops fact-based strateg...
The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R Morris
in Sox First, on February 20, 2009
...gations crisis, the 1987 stock market crash and the collapse of Long Term Capital Management were a practice run for the meltdown. All reflected the shift to deregulation, the agency problem where no-...
Madoff and the conspiracy of silence
in Sox First, on February 17, 2009
...y, it's part of a shake-up under new SEC chairman Mary Schapiro. Thomsen will return to private practice. It's a bit like closing the gate after the horse has bolted.
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PrimeRevenue Receives Best Supply Chain Finance Company Award
in Supplychainer, on February 9, 2009
...evenue , the provider of supply chain finance solutions, announced last week that it has been named Best Supply Chain Finance Company by Financial-i Magazine. PrimeRevenue was selected as part of the ...
Deloitte's new report on supply chain improvement in crisis times
in Supplychainer, on January 30, 2009
...them back is one way to raise emergency cash. You might also want to consider expanding your use of practices such as contract manufacturing, transportation fleet leasing, and third-party warehousing....
Schneider National gets best supplier award from P&G
in Supplychainer, on January 29, 2009
schneider national was among 61 suppliers out of an 80,000-strong network to receive top honors at the Procter & Gamble supplier conference in mid-October in Cincinnati, SDCE reported.
Schneider received P&G's inaugural Excellence Award for consistently providing a high level...
Ariba becomes best supply chain company followed by i2 and CSC
in Supplychainer, on January 19, 2009
... Ariba , announced recently that it has been named Best Supply Chain Management Company by Financial-i Magazine. Ariba was selected over Oracle, i2 Technologies and CSC as part of the publication&...
