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Pebble Beach Swamped, Calendar Needs to be Split
in Classical Drives, on July 6, 2009
...lce Vita Scholarship Fund has been established to assist young people aiming to follow a career in automotive design, shaping the classic cars of tomorrow. Tickets are set at $70.00. Those aged 17 an...
Vodafone McLaren Teamchef über die FOTA
in In der Boxengasse, on July 3, 2009
Bevor ich euch mit Highspeed ins sonnige Wochenende fahren lassen, gibt es noch ein interessantes Interview mit Martin Whitmarsh, dem momentanen Teamchef des Vodafone McLaren Formel 1 Teams, über die Formula One Teams Association (FOTA). Es geht darum, dass sich FOTA mehr und mehr dafür einsetzt, ...
Daimler SP250 Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Sidney Gets a Treat
in Classical Drives, on July 3, 2009
...Daimlers were mostly of the tall, stately type that resembled Rolls-Royces in the eyes of the "automotive illiterate" (now there's a phrase for you!). During four years working in London...
Martin Whitmarsh on FOTA
in Das AutoWeblog, on July 1, 2009
Bevor ich euch mit Highspeed ins sonnige Wochenende fahren lassen, gibt es noch ein interessantes Interview mit Martin Whitmarsh, dem momentanen Teamchef des Vodafone McLaren Formel 1 Teams, über die Formula One Teams Association (FOTA). Es geht darum, dass sich FOTA mehr und mehr dafür einsetzt, ...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...e also reported that the annual respected benchmark report states the financial damage done to the sector by the ongoing recession. After rising by more than 50 percent the previous five years, busin...
Russia and Japan to Collaborate on Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
...specializing in the development of state-of-the-art technology alongside large corporations in the sector."
The press release is here .
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Apple Updates its Software While the Government Rethinks Law
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...s the PC industry slumps. Apple's iPhones and iPods are dominant players in the rapidly growing sector.
In the meantime, President Obama asked Congress to repeal a hard-to-enforce tax on the per...
The Ultimate Fathers Day Gift for a Classic Car Guy
in Classical Drives, on June 17, 2009
...9;elegance. I'd do so because this event is attended by many of America's car designers and automotive decision makers and is therefore aimed at attracting cars whose styling represents the cr...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...quot;Emerging Markets funds were the strongest performers, finishing up 6.96%. The Emerging Markets sector has experienced a significant turnaround over the last three months as risk appetite seems to...
RFID based Electronic Shelf Labels expected to replace paper
in The RFID Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...nd the ones which survived are looking at putting all the pieces together and start afresh.
Retail sector has been one of the hardest hit in the process and it has been trying to get back into shape ...
Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...
in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009
...e are buying less, there are less requests to transport products to retail stores.
- Manufacturing sector, especially parts and component manufacturers see a dramatic decrease in their sales and this...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
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Will the clean energy sector emerge from the recession faster than other industries? That seems to be the suggestion in the latest REN21 Renewables Global Status Report . Despite the worst econo...
Climate change and business costs
in Sox First, on June 3, 2009
... costs would total nearly $93 billion, if there was a market price of $28.24. Not surprisingly, the sector with the biggest exposure is the utilities. If they had to pay for each metric ton of emissio...
Google Wave to revolutionize chat, confuse us all.
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 30, 2009
... they can get it working nicely, it could be a big hit in the business world, as well as the public sector!...
A Week With the 2010 Subaru Impreza 5-door Proves Hatchback Superiority
in carzz.org, on May 28, 2009
...ns. If that's true, then I say Americans are pretty dumb when it comes to making choices of the automotive kind because 90% of car buyers are seeking sensible solutions to their needs and nothing ...
GM or Chrysler: Which one is a better option for Fiat?
in Supplychainer, on May 27, 2009
I am sure you have heard about the rumors related to the merger of Fiat with two American auto-makes Chrysler and GM (Opel part). Besides economy of scale and other motivations, I believe Opel option is a better candidate from supply chain point of view. The Opel merger in essence woul be a supp...
Higher rents and sale prices for green buildings
in Sox First, on May 25, 2009
...e evidence on the economic value of the certification of green buildings in the commercial property sector and it has enormous implications in this economic climate. It means that businesses seeking t...
National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots
in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009
... fail. Red Herring summed up the NVCA's suggestions: Mr. Doll asked that "both the private sector and the government address the breakdowns that have occurred within their respective systems,...
President at the Pump
in carzz.org, on May 20, 2009
...ource of supply - one that we have not appropriately utilized. Our work has shown that increases in automotive fuel efficiency could save America up to 7 million barrels a day of oil consumption relat...
Cashing in on the disgust with banks
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...outset, but if other entrepreneurs follow Branson it could become a serious problem for the banking sector. Branson's move follows in the footsteps of retail giant Tesco which is moving into ba...
Financial crisis winners to hurt banks
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
...eaten to destroy banks? The Economist identifies four big winners that will decimate the banking sector. These include the advisory boutiques which are cashing in on the banks destroying their repu...
H1B: Frying pan to fire
in The CIO Weblog, on May 11, 2009
...ries, and to imagine they would not apply to technology would be disingenous. If anything, the tech sector is even more vulnerable to the phenomena than the manufacturing and service sectors.
The cho...
Kapalua Saved. PGA Sighs With Relief
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
...sorship over broader industry sectors" rather than sticking with the traditional financial and automotive firms.
Ya think? The Tour should have been doing this last year but apparently they'... ...t it was an indication that the Tour needed to be "spreading sponsorship over broader industry sectors" rather than sticking with the traditional financial and automotive firms.
Ya think? T...
Microsoft needs LESS focus, not more
in The CIO Weblog, on May 8, 2009
...lost its focus" and that it is this supposed recent loss of focus on some particular notion or sector or something that is responsible for the hard times in which the business finds itself.
You ...
Coming: The Best British Car Show This Side of Britain
in Classical Drives, on May 6, 2009
...0th anniversaries of the Mini and Sunbeam Alpine, classic British marques. "There are not many automotive manufacturers that can claim 100 years of production, so we are especially honoured to we...
Buffett says newspapers have no future
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...The problem, he said, was that the industry was oblivious to the changes that were transforming the sector. "Newspaper properties, moreover, continued to sell as if they were indestructible slot ...
S&OP in high tech companies should incorporates measures of risk
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
...ks for Budweiser in the beverage industry, may not be right for Samsung in the consumer electronics sector. It might, in fact, be a case of having too much information."
Overall, it seems that h...
Business Plans a Waste of Time? Maybe...
in Biz Plan Hacks, on April 26, 2009
...t to funding received for dot-com businesses. Do the results apply to start-up outside the tech sector? Your guess is as good as mine. Second, the study covered a period from the late 90's and...
Assessing the Future of Venture Capitalism
in TJ's Weblog, on April 20, 2009
...he current dismal state of venture capital? Regression to the mean. Just like every other financial sector (each on their own calendar or cycle), venture capital overreacts to short-term news and then...
Henkel wins supply chain excellence award
in Supplychainer, on April 13, 2009
...cialist magazines, and business consultants honored Henkel's Laundry & Home Care business sector on April 3 in Germany with the "Supply Chain Management Award 2009" for the success...
How popular performance based supply chain contracts are?
in Supplychainer, on April 9, 2009
... from reduced costs and higher quality of service.
What do you think? Other other sectors, beside automotive, which use performance based contracts?... ...roduced a new concept in supply chain contract management (well, for supply chain people in certain sectors it's not that new...) called performance based logistics.
The new term has its roots i...
Before You Start a Business, Do an Internship
in BootStrapMe, on April 4, 2009
...n a lot of insight into you new industry or market by doing an internship in a business in the same sector of your economy. That was the advice of Karen E. Klein at BusinessWeek last month. She call...
G20 and FASB: the banks win again
in Sox First, on April 3, 2009
...stions. First, there is the issue of reining in the compensation schemes in the financial services sector which created all that excessive risk taking. The G20 endorsed the Financial Stability For...
Advertising market crash
in Sox First, on April 2, 2009
...#39;t result in increased consumer spending at a time when unemployment is climbing and the housing sector is in strife. Why is this important? Because advertising is a lead indicator of economic tre...
Radio Announcer Misses Historic Moment With Automotive Aristocracy
in Classical Drives, on April 1, 2009
...humbly promoting his book and I was too foolish to be aware that I was participating in a moment in automotive history. That's a young Sir Stirling Moss, third from left.
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Remembering Chrysler: One You Can Hang on Your Wall
in Classical Drives, on March 30, 2009
... Every so often I like to feature a beautiful piece of automotive fine art from the Car Art Inc. site. Because of the possible dissolution of Chrysler, this painting by Ken Eberts of a 1957 Chrysl...
RFID in times of recession
in The RFID Weblog, on March 27, 2009
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Global meltdown has cast its ominous shadows on almost every sector around the globe and how could the RFID industry stay untouched.
On the whole the projected growth rates of the industry are ...
Why Geithner's plan won't work
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
... larger share of the losses," Geithner writes. "Our approach shares risk with the private sector, efficiently leverages taxpayer dollars, and deploys private-sector competition to determine ...
Fedex announces the quarter earnings are down 75 percent
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
... Economic downturn has had a dramatic effect on the transportation sector, especially the sales of logistics service provider as there is less freight to be relocated. The new quarterly earnings of...
Foundation for NIH Facilitated Partnership Announced Availability of Alzheimer’s Genome Biomarker Data
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 20, 2009
... National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration along with more than 20 private-sector companies and organizations.
This ongoing $60 million, 6-year ADNI study is the most compre...
The seven deadly sins of executive pay
in Sox First, on March 18, 2009
...management's control. These can include macroeconomic factors, broad market trends and specific sector competitive issues. Number three is using a "balanced scorecard" which typically pl...
Cloud computing killed your future
in The CIO Weblog, on March 17, 2009
... his vision. I think a lot of people are going to be out on the streets and unable to find new tech sector jobs as a result of cloud computing initiatives. I don't believe this is necessarily beca...
AIG's Contracts and Obama's Outrage
in Bizinformer, on March 16, 2009
...mpany's collapse.
I heard a report today that contrasted white collar workers in the financial sector with blue collar workers in the auto industry. AIG's bonuses just have to be paid becau...
Garavelli Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 13, 2009
...s, and has chosen Garavelli as one of the most significant representatives of Italian style in the sector of jewelry and watches. ...
BMW and Mercedes to Merge?
in carzz.org, on March 11, 2009
...39;s possible in a revolution. And believe me, friends, we're in the midst of the most dramatic automotive revolution in history.
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Warnings from Buffett
in Sox First, on March 2, 2009
...ious Side Streets of America were all in the same boat." As always, he warns that the banking sector's dependence and usage of derivatives is dangerous. "Receivables and payables by the...
Buick Folder Brings Back the Days When Station Wagons Were Admired and Loved
in Classical Drives, on February 27, 2009
...fectly illustrates the wagon's versatility. You can order this rare collectible from McLellans Automotive for just $50. I doubt that they have them in quantity so you'd better hurry if you w...
The vagueness of Obama
in Sox First, on February 26, 2009
...gress failed to ease the market's concerns about the recession and the outlook of the banking sector. The problem with the speech was that it was just too short on detail. As CFO.com reports , ...
The Bernanke-Obama dance
in Sox First, on February 25, 2009
... this plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs. More than 90% of these jobs will be in the private sector - jobs rebuilding our roads and bridges; constructing wind turbines and solar panels; laying ...
Outsourcing Takes a Hit
in Biz Plan Hacks, on February 24, 2009
...sponse to the recession. Of course, that's hurting outsourcing providers - especially in the IT sector. The economic slump has become so pronounced that even outsourcing is getting scaled back. Ex...
Tour Gets Burned Again
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 24, 2009
...o dance the Tango with.
The problem is in finding other well-heeled sponsors outside the financial sector that are willing to fill the void.
The PGA's image, rightly or wrongly, has been tarnish...
Job websites receive much more SCM CVs now...
in Supplychainer, on February 22, 2009
...ob layoffs, Supply Chain Online , a UK-based popular job site for the supply chain and procurement sector, has experienced its strongest ever month for candidate registrations. New registrations incr...
Citroen DS: The Most Beautiful Car Ever. Uh... Maybe
in Classical Drives, on February 20, 2009
... and Ford's European design director Martin Smith are asked to choose the most beautiful car in automotive history, it's hard to argue. Of course, that will set off hordes of arguments among e...
The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R Morris
in Sox First, on February 19, 2009
...the seismic rumblings in evidence portend disturbances that are very large...the American financial sector today is far more powerful than it was in the 1970s. And to date, its response to the looming...
AZ Collection Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 19, 2009
...ch in charm and unmistakable taste make AZ Collection one of the top leaders in the fashion jewelry sector. An AZ Collection cuff link or tie clip is a true touch of class, for the man who can appreci...
Bad Money by Kevin Phillips
in Sox First, on February 17, 2009
... services were worth 10.9% of US GDP but by 2005 it had almost doubled to 20.4%, now dwarfing other sectors like manufacturing, health and wholesale/retail. The eighties, he says, saw the financial se...
Data management and forecasting remain top challenges in life science sector
in Supplychainer, on February 16, 2009
...ecently published a new report aimed at providing ideas on supply chain strategies for life science sector. The results of the analysis done by Aberdeen were quite interesting as they highlighted that...
E+Co receives award for the development in energy
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 14, 2009
...E+Co was recently awarded the Enterprising Social Innovation award for his work in the clean energy sector in developing countries. His company makes clean energy investments in developing countries. ...
Watch Out People, the SHO's Back in Town!
in carzz.org, on February 11, 2009
There's nothing like a dash of high performance to liven up a bland sedan, which is exactly what Ford knew when it dropped a yamaha -engineered V-6 into the Ford Taurus back in the 80s, aided and abetted by a manual 5-speed box and some critical suspension mods. In doing so it created an i...
IMF risks running out of cash
in Sox First, on February 9, 2009
...mies moving from recession into depression. The only answer, he says, is to restructure the banking sector and that hasn't happened yet. And there is no sign that it will....
New paradigms in supply chain: Warehouse management 2.0
in Supplychainer, on February 9, 2009
...w the users can join partner networks organized by fields (e.g. city, region, and business/industry sector) to connect and interact with others within that network. Companies can add additional partne...
Looking for new social ideas: Reducing E-Waste is one!
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 8, 2009
...ste back to electronics companies, establish technology start ups to develop materials for E&HT sector which can be recycled or help educating people in developing countries about the way to treat...
Federal CTO position eviscerated
in The CIO Weblog, on February 7, 2009
...ent to upgrade the government to use technology on par with the highest capabilities of the private sector.
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Hot topics in consumer goods supply chain management
in Supplychainer, on February 5, 2009
... I think consumer goods sector was one of the few industries where some companies gained from economic crisis (companies in food sector e.g. GENERAL MILLS ) and some companies ended up with lots...
Roads You Never Want to Drive or... Maybe You Do
in Classical Drives, on February 4, 2009
...tinuing existence of places where driving is still a challenge and where the troubles of the modern automotive world can be forgotten.
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Microsoft launches supply chain center of excellence with Infosys
in Supplychainer, on January 31, 2009
... planning and execution," said Tyler Bryson, general manager, U.S. Manufacturing and Resources Sector, Microsoft. "Most of the supply chain challenges can be traced to factors such as poor c...
Google GDrive online storage & backup service leaked
in Wangtam, on January 31, 2009
...REE automotive classifieds.
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Rupert Murdoch's downturn blues
in Sox First, on January 30, 2009
...dire straits. "While we have long viewed Rupert Murdoch as the most visionary CEO in the media sector and one of the only CEOs willing to make long-term strategic investments (regardless of the n...
