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Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 3)
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...th suppliers; Generally speaking, he doesn't consider early retirement a great strategy in this economic situation as those are the people who have been in the companies' facilities for a long...
How can a supply chain react to unexpected events (similar to Michael Jackson's death)?
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...s: Using different suppliers in different countries helps us to scale up and down easier and if an economic downturn occurs in one part of the world, the risk and our supply base drying up is less.
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It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...n the late 1990s, when unscrupulous loan officers helped sow the seeds for today's mortgage and economic disasters.
I know it's impossible to keep all the bad eggs out of an industry. But bac...
全球前 100 名最佳投资网络 VC
in Wangtam, on July 1, 2009
最近的一项报告根据风险投资者的网络化程度，评选出具备最佳网络的前 100 家风险投资商。
该报告认为 ，风险投资者的网络化程度越高，网络越好，投资回报率就越高。该报告指出，风险投资者的网络是与由其他与其进行联合投资的投资者所组成的。风险投资拥有的联合投资者越多，网络就越好。风险投资商的网络规模与回报率之间的关系，可以为其投资带来更好的交易流、人才、顾问、潜在客户和退出可能。
该报告对 2006-2008 年间为超过 3300 家创业公司提供融资支持的 2700 个投资者进行了分析，并根据网络化程度评分，评选出具备最佳网络的前 100 家风险投资商。请见下表：
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2 红杉资本...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 2)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...sor Rob Handfield in the PMMS Leadership in Procurement from the 2009 on supply chain risks in this economic downturn. In this part, he highlights that a charactaristic of high performance in not simp...
July 8: China Cleantech Business Forum
in China Venture News, on June 30, 2009
... © star5112
2Point6Billion (a blog that looks at economic issues in China and India) has a write up online on the upcoming China Cleantech Business Forum.
The July 8th forum will be Asia's ...
AgfaPhoto Is Producing A Tough Digital Camera For Tough Times
in Digital Shot, on June 30, 2009
...able abuse.
This is why I say it's a camera for tough times, although during today's tough economic times, it's also easy on the pocketbook.
With the outdoor season upon us you may want...
Classic Car Auctions Going Cyberspace
in Classical Drives, on June 26, 2009
...sites like RM? I'll be interested to see how this progresses and in particular if it leads to a growth of a business where professionals, for a fee, check an Internet auction vehicle for a prospec...
Survival strategies for a deepening recession
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
...careful about preserving the core and keep an eye on the top line. There might be opportunities for growth. Don't cut the marketing budget, hold on to the talent and keep investing in R&D....
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...ht know, California has probably the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. now as the result of the economic downturn. The companies in Silicon Valley as an example are scaling back and laying off man...
Philippines Announces 10-Year Nanotech Roadmap
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
...arch and Development Council (DOST-PCASTRD) made this announcement as part of an effort to bolster economic development in the country," writes INQUIRER.net's Alexander Villafania . "Th...
Have a Ball - in Dublin...
in Wandalust, on June 21, 2009
... MSNBC recently looked at the city of Dublin and said that despite the hard economic times, visitors to the Irish capital can still have a ball there. While Ireland's famed "Celtic Tiger&quo...
Study Anticipates Increasing Use of Linux on Mainframes
in HackITLinux, on June 21, 2009
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A new study commissioned by CA (and executed by TheInfoPro ) has found that large enterprises are increasingly deploying Linux on mainframes to maximize value and minimize costs.
"Linux on the mainframe is clearly a very attractive platform choice for IT organizat...
Airline crisis strategy: screw customers and staff
in Sox First, on June 21, 2009
...verything possible to attract more passengers. All they're doing is putting people off. In this economic climate, it doesn't take much to make prospective customer think twice and then delay t...
Recession drawing to an end. So what?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
...spend less for years to come, we are in for a long period of bear markets with no more debt-powered growth, there will be lots of volatility with a series of downturns (think of it as rows of Ws), hig...
Introducing Concentric Managed Backup
in On Storage, on June 20, 2009
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"CMB is designed to address the challenges small companies face with unbridled data growth, disaster recovery, offsite data protection and regulatory compliance," writes SmallBusi...
Yescalate Brings You Business Information and Customer Reviews
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 19, 2009
... © Ed Yourdon
In the current economic climate it's important to know whether you can trust local businesses in your community. But where do you go to find the good guys? And what do you do wh...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
...ok. The CIA is now running a recruitment ad for bankers to come on board and "assess foreign economic policies and foreign financial issues" and "assess illicit financial activities, ...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...number of housing foreclosures is only going to rise in the coming months. And, unfortunately, many economic analysts agree with me.
A story in the Miami Herald focuses on the plight of homeowners wh...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
... The shadow of economic downturn has decreased the attention and buzz around some previously hot topics: One of those areas is the subject of counterfeit drugs in pharmaceutical industry.
Supply...
Free Entrance to U.S. National Parks on Weekends
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...n Salazar announced the initiative earlier this month.
"National parks also serve as powerful economic engines for local communities, and we hope that promoting visitation will give a small shot...
The slow recovery
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...ting "ahead of the curve" and that recovery will be "weak, anemic, subpar". Any growth is going to be very slow. The IMF's report card needs to compared to what's happenin...
Could Childhod Obesity Be Declining?
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
...ngful effect on the way children eat.
But the new data suggest that a number of factors, from the economic downturn to new offerings from fast-food giants, may be influencing a general shift in eatin...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...appetite seems to be returning to markets, and investors are encouraged by positive signs of global growth and rising commodities prices." Schupp added, "Convertible Arbitrage managers also ...
The Coming Solar Revival
in IfEnergy, on June 15, 2009
...r CEO Tom Werner says that the Treasury Department's cash grant program (part of February's economic stimulus package) will begin to bring new life into the industry in July.
SunPower is the ...
How'd the mortgage meltdown happen? NPR knows
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
...One of the problems with the mortgage mess that is still slowing the nation's economic recovery is that so few of us regular homeowners understand how everything went so bad so fast. I mean, I cov...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
So unemployment in the US has jumped to 9.4% but are the numbers telling us the truth? Is unemployment actually worse than what the statisticians are telling us? As reported here , consultant John Williams says the number of unemployed in the US is actually more like 20%, which takes it up t...
Is Algae the Real Future of Biofeul?
in IfEnergy, on June 12, 2009
...promising feedstock for future biofuels due to its high energy content, energy yield per acre, fast growth and ability to grow in water of varying quality. Algae's potential, at least in theory, i...
NIKA Water: Helping Body and Soul
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 12, 2009
...s all of NIKA's startup costs and, in a display of altruism, will realize no compensation or economic benefit from the company.
Find out more at NIKAWater.org ....
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
...ports that 4% of Americans will postpone (for that matter, 11% are postponing marriage) because of economic woes. Writing in the New York Times , John Hopkins University sociology professor Andrew ...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...g that the stress tests need to be repeated. Basically, the report was saying more or less that the economic assumptions for the stress tests had been too rosy as unemployment rises higher than origin...
Crunch for airlines
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
...e. According to IATA chief Giovanni Bisignani, there is no sign of improvement. "Optimists see growth by the end of the year but pessimists view this as a mirage and expect an L-shaped recovery,&...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...sion is profitable and systematically moving enterprises to the service.
As might be expected, the economic downturn provides much of the motivation for recent migrations, and cost savings of between...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
...seems to be the suggestion in the latest REN21 Renewables Global Status Report . Despite the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, grid-connected solar PV grew by an astonishing 70% and w...
Hands-on with Wave: Weird and quite wonderful
in Wangtam, on June 4, 2009
...Starts Stripping Skype Voice And Chat Buttons From Auction Listings
• yasssu - podcast service
• Twuet - Twitter search engine
• ocPortal.com - Content Management meets Web 2.0
• SchoolCircuit...
Blame the recession on Reagan: Paul Krugman
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
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Some fascinating comments from Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman blaming America's economic woes on Ronald Reagan. Basically, Krugman says deregulation, the piling up of debt and the ...
AMR announces top 25 supply chains for 2009
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
...w back again in Top 25 as this year was a very tense period for them in terms of credit and overall economic situation. AMR has announced that the companies which made it to the TOP 25 list, had put a...
Summer Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 31, 2009
... border between Ontario and New York State, down in the wine country of the Niagara Peninsula.
The economic demise continues to make itself felt in the golf business and that means prices are droppin...
Obese Pregnant Women Should Not Gain Weight
in Next Nine Months, on May 31, 2009
...nts lost weight during their pregnancy.
The findings showed that there were no fetal deaths and no growth-restricted infants in the study group. Also, there were fewer babies weighing more than 1...
Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Repair Heart Tissue
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
...c remodeling, recruited bone marrow progenitor cells and induced myocardial expression of multiple growth factor genes," Lee said.
"These findings highlight the critical 'cross-talks...
Economists predict recession ends this year. As if!
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
... dream all they want." Economist Nouriel Roubini predicts that the US will have sub-optimal growth for two years and that there is too much optimism. Personally, I have given up believing in ...
ROI Measurement and Misunderstanding
in The CIO Weblog, on May 26, 2009
...hat for at least some of those 40%, this decision makes sense. But the inevitable question in tight economic times is, how can you prove the project is worthwhile?
This all comes up again because Joe...
Krugman, Soros and Roubini: how to fix the crisis
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...e comments in this piece and you'll see there are are no easy solutions. It's political and economic dynamite....
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...cial pressure. As Jonathan Chevreau says in the National Post says, there is a pretty compelling economic argument for people to go down this course. He writes: "Some financial planners argue ...
Higher rents and sale prices for green buildings
in Sox First, on May 25, 2009
...compelling reason why it is important. Building owners can actually make money out of it in a tough economic climate. According to the study, buildings with a "green rating" command rental ...
Social entrepreneurship in China
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 23, 2009
...e approaches to address poverty, pollution and other problems unleashed by the fierce juggernaut of growth. One example is related to the recent earthquake that ravaged Sichuan Province. The tragedy u...
BroadSoft and Acme Packet Enhance Joint SIP Trunking Solution
in The VoIP Weblog, on May 21, 2009
...tions specifically designed for large enterprises has been a limiting factor in adoption and market growth," says BroadSoft CEO Michael Tessler. "With the BroadSoft/Acme Packet solution, ser...
The recession: blaming the business schools
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
...e difference the school had hoped for. Business schools have shown a remarkable ability to miss the economic catastrophes unfolding before their eyes. In the late 1990s, their faculties rushed to writ...
Employee disengagement in a recession
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
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A key problem in this economic climate is working out how to keep your staff motivated and engaged. That's particularly hard at a time like this when money is scarce. It's a point examined...
Logan ProxTalker: RFID gives voice to disabled children
in The RFID Weblog, on May 21, 2009
...ife would certainly become easier for the disabled children from now on and help in their effective growth and development.
...
NetApp Buys Data Domain for $1.5 Billion
in On Storage, on May 20, 2009
...App and Data Domain," says NetApp CEO Dan Warmenhoven. "Data Domain is an innovative high-growth company with a complementary product line ideally suited for multi-vendor environments where ...
Military joins climate change battle
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...s and exacts a huge price tag-in dollars
and lives. "US dependence on fossil fuels undermines economic stability, which is critical to national
security. A fragile domestic electricity grid make...
Cashing in on the disgust with banks
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...ther retailers. "The lack of trust in the banks means there is a huge opportunity if you are a growth company," she said.>br /> Welcome to the future. In 20 years time, the banking sec...
2009 may not turn out to be as bad for RFID as you might think
in The RFID Weblog, on May 16, 2009
...e RFID sector . Even if we include the automotive sector the market for RFID is expected to clock growth at 11% between 2009 and 2010 and on the other hand if we exclude it the growth rate is expecte...
Corporate social responsibility and recession
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
...h of those companies, it compared the stock price on February 11, 2008, before the worst of the economic crisis, and 12 months later, on February 10, 2009. Then, for each of those two groups of 25...
Times' reporter's story a reminder: It's easy to fall into foreclosure nightmare
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 15, 2009
...as intrigued, then, by a story my wife forwarded me yesterday. It was written by Edmund Andrews, an economics reporter at the country's top newspaper, the New York Times.
What is intriguing is th...
Bad retail figures expose recovery myth
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
... in that the pace of contraction has slowed, the most recent data may still suggest that the global economic contraction is still in full swing with a very severe, deep and protracted U-shaped recessi...
微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
刚才在洛杉矶的 TechEd 2009 会议上，微软 Windows 业务高级副总裁 Bill Veghte 确认，微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7。公司旗下的另一款产品，适用于客户端及服务器版本的 Windows Server 2008 R2 也将于同期上市。
微软同时表示，将在今年 7 月向此次年会的参加者放出 Office 2010 的技术预览版。微软的一位产品经理 Ward Ralston 则表示，这并不意味着 Office 2010 步入了正式发布前的阶段。微软尚未公布该产品的发布日期。
微软在半月前推出了首个 RC 版的 Windows 7，这也意味着该...
Downturn easing without recovery
in Sox First, on May 12, 2009
...irst to emerge out of the crisis, and that China will overtake the United States as the world's growth engine. Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz has a slightly different take. In this piece , Stig...
Credit card losses to hit banks
in Sox First, on May 11, 2009
...n in credit card losses by the end of 2010. Federal regulators called that a "worst case" economic situation" but the paper suggests it could be a lot worse, more than double that figur...
Facebook for Windows Mobile 6
in Wangtam, on May 9, 2009
...ifah
• TicketLeap Goes Anywhere With Online DIY Box Office Solution
• The Cellphone Industry's Field of Dreams
• SproutBox Offers Entrepreneurs a New Form of Venture Capital
• Literary Twe...
Kapalua Saved. PGA Sighs With Relief
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
... so let's get right to it.
I note that the PGA Tour has landed its first new sponsor since the economic meltdown. Depending on which economist you like to believe in, that could be the first new ...
Survey: Most Women Work Because They Have To
in Well Woman Blog, on May 8, 2009
...hey want to . Additionally, almost half (48%) of working moms are more stressed due to the current economic climate and the majority (65%) are cutting their family budget.
Some further evidence that ...
No recovery yet
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
...#39;s a sign that the US is on the road back again. "The results are not as bad as feared. The economic conditions are improving and the economic trough is not too far away," economist Sung ...
Financial crisis worse than the 1930s?
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...he 1930s. There are some claims that this might be the case. In Britain, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has forecast that GDP in the UK could GDP could fall more this year t...
134 KHz RFID Tag: The Hygienic Animal Tag
in The RFID Weblog, on May 7, 2009
...ract any kind of infection.
Polyurethane has been used for creating the animal tags which prevents growth of bacteria and in turn outbreak of any kind of serious epidemic. These tags can be used for ...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...oubini argues that the stress tests are actually "fudge tests" because they are based on economic data that's wrong. So are the stress tests for real? Or are they designed to stop pani...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...book , the University of California's Akerlof and Shiller, best-selling author and professor of economics at Yale University, argue that that economists have ignored these forces and have dismisse...
Lung Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 2, 2009
...g tumors shrank, proving the gene was involved in cancer development and must be present for cancer growth.
"What was most interesting is that this same gene was over-expressed in 60 percent of ...
