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Should we do strategic planning for our supply chain?
in Supplychainer, on July 14, 2009
...hat includes all of operations as well as marketing."
Without a strategic plan, companies are forced to rush to judgment without adequate preparation and run a significant risk of making costly ...
An X-shaped recession
in Sox First, on July 14, 2009
...se than we think . More companies are asking people to take unpaid leave and more workers are being forced into part time jobs, which doesn't show up on the stats, the average work week has droppe...
China Restricts Virtual Currencies
in China Venture News, on July 6, 2009
A number of news sources ( Metaverse Journal , CNN , Venturebeat ) are covering new restrictions on virtual currencies in China.
China's Ministry of Commerce has put an end to the exchange of virtual currencies for real money in China.
The virtual world Second Life is the most well known o...
The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...ral exterior; the only human feeling you could imagine him experiencing was a nightmare about being forced to fly coach.") And when Paulson announced the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Progr...
The Mother of all Dashboards
in The CIO Weblog, on July 1, 2009
... those hidden kingdoms and private efforts working at cross-purposes inside the organization can be forced to expose themselves, and either be justified or exterminated....
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
...ering would have worked: Unsavory people, from drug cartels to gangsters or greedy tax evaders, are forced to keep their ill-gotten gains hidden from police or tax authorities in dirty-money havens. I...
Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
...eowners are simply willing to abandon their financial obligations.
We have to remember that no one forced anyway into owning a house. Yes, the government promoted home ownership as the American ideal...
3rd Party Blog
in Wangtam, on June 23, 2009
...keeper And Personal Shopper Rolled Into One
• Adobe Flash Player 10 For Android Due In October
• A Manifesto on Health Data Rights
• Now We're Talking: AIM With Push Support Hits The App Sto...
Porsche's Affordable 912s to Gather in California
in Classical Drives, on June 19, 2009
... Sometimes great cars get overlooked because they are forced to compete with a more powerful sibling. That was certainly true of the Porsche 912. Essentially a 4-cylinder version of the 911 it never...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
...y, customer service, or other.
However, in this tough time when cash is the king and companies are forced to save money and reduce costs, is going for expensive solutions like Novis is the right stra...
Advice to F1. Look at the American Open-Wheel Disaster
in carzz.org, on June 17, 2009
...ted to NASCAR'S stock cars.
Eventually and predictably the competing open-wheel series were forced to amalgamate in the Indy Car series. In the long run the split did no one any good and if F1...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
...s it include "involuntary part-time workers" who are underemployed because they have been forced to take part time work because that's the only work available. And as reported here , ...
Will the Volt save GM?
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
...planet or creating a greener car industry. It's the kind of knee jerk response and hubris that forced GM into bankruptcy. It's a point I examine in my column here . Still, if there is anyth...
President at the Pump
in carzz.org, on May 20, 2009
...'s left of it) will not go down without a lot of screaming and hair-tearing, for it hates being forced by politicians to do things it doesn't like or pretends to be technically impossible. Not...
Times' reporter's story a reminder: It's easy to fall into foreclosure nightmare
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 15, 2009
... the story, the Andrews hadn't paid their mortgage in eight months. They still haven't been forced from their home. They are waiting, though, for the ax to fall.
The story, I think, serves as...
Print Books Are Target of Pirates on the Web
in Wangtam, on May 13, 2009
...ipi
• FreshBrain
• Microsoft SharedView
• Google Chrome 2.0.180.0
• Windows 7 gives Firefox 3, IE8 speed boosts, while Firefox 3.5 slows down
• Microsoft says hackers seek to attack PowerPoi...
Bankrupt Chrysler's $134 million advertising budget
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
...lion in advertising over the nine weeks? Advertising Age says that Obama's auto industry task forced has given it half that amount. So what were Chrysler's arguments? According to the repor...
Visiting Pablo Neruda's Homes in Chile
in Latina Viva, on May 10, 2009
...nd in addition to being a poet, he was a diplomat for Chile and a dissident. He was eventually forced to leave Chile and live in exile.
Pablo Neruda had three homes in Chile: La Chascona in Sant...
Ratings agency crackdowns
in Sox First, on May 1, 2009
...hich they base their ratings, they will have to publish an annual transparency report, they will be forced to review the quality of their ratings and they will have at least two independent directors ...
GM Drops Pontiac, Journalists Miss the Point
in carzz.org, on April 29, 2009
...re was a Pontiac to be reckoned with.
What happened to Pontiac in contemporary times was a tragedy forced upon it by, yes, more marketing "experts." The Aztec, possibly the ugliest producti...
The great economic cover up
in Sox First, on April 10, 2009
...: Well, then the banks will, as they did in Japan, either stay enormously weak, or Treasury will be forced to increasingly absurd giveaways of taxpayer money. We've seen how horrific AIG - and rem...
Thomas Tears Into USGA. Again
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 8, 2009
...the pros a challenge on a week to week basis.
Even Bobby Jones' revered Augusta track has been forced down that road.
Thomas has now been taking the USGA to task over its change to the rule gove...
Bossnapping: it's French for industrial action
in Sox First, on April 8, 2009
...#39;s French unit, released after being held overnight by workers). At Caterpillar, executives were forced to listen to revolutionary rock music. Where will it end? As the Independent warns, the da...
Giving banks permission to lie
in Sox First, on April 4, 2009
...pay interest on bad loans and the bankers could say that the bad loans were good loans. Until Japan forced its banks to write off bad loans and stop making new loans to pay interest on bad loans, the ...
Bailouts total $3 trillion with no oversight
in Sox First, on April 2, 2009
...n on their use of funds." All this raises an obvious question. Why hasn't the US Treasury forced the TARP recipients to provide certified reports to Treasury on how they are using taxpayer m...
The New Ho Chi Minh Trail
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 25, 2009
...nd 50s.
Many will recall how French forces were defeated at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, a defeat that forced France to give up its claims in Indochina and withdraw completely.
That, of course, clea...
Interview with Warren McGregor, IASB board member
in Sox First, on March 11, 2009
...oard . Here is the interview. SOX FIRST: Last year, the IASB got rolled by the Europeans and was forced to change the rules to help banks avoid taking a hit. Are you still coming under pressure? ...
Whither the call center?
in The CIO Weblog, on March 9, 2009
...Satyam's troubles play out one scenario, the image of slightly shady off-shoring centers being forced off their balancing act by the economy and exposing the savings they offered as being not wor...
Dubai bailout
in Sox First, on February 23, 2009
...g $15 billion this year in maturing loans and bonds. This is why the United Arab Emirates has been forced to step in and buy half of an unsecured, $20 billion, 5-year notes issue at an annual interes...
Time To Gear Up For Spring Flower Digital Photography
in Digital Shot, on February 21, 2009
It's never too early to start thinking about and planning the first of your springtime "good weather" photo trips.
This is the time of year when you should be laying out your picture taking itineraries and researching the places you want to go to and the photographic techniques yo...
Pontiac, Great Indian and GM Chief, Soon to be Buried
in carzz.org, on February 18, 2009
...n marque. Trouble was, BMW stayed with the performance-oriented rear-drive layout while Pontiac was forced to use Chevrolet front-wheel-drive platforms. Worse still, it added Americanised versions of ...
GM Fires Robot, Saves TV Commercial
in Classical Drives, on February 17, 2009
...als beware of attacks by special interest groups who see sinister things in humble concepts. GM was forced to delete scenes in its 2008 Super Bowl commercial where an assembly line robot is fired for ...
Madoff and the conspiracy of silence
in Sox First, on February 16, 2009
...erta" running through the financial mafia. If they had the guts to come forward, it might have forced the SEC to act sooner. People needn't have lost their savings and investment had they don...
Compliance and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 11, 2009
...ators become more aware of these issues, however, it is reasonable to expect that companies will be forced to spend more to ensure that their compliance needs are met....
Eliminating Financial Waste to Save Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 11, 2009
...their money. With a tighter economy, and less money in people's pockets, the choices were often forced, and people had to start being more frugal with their money. Some were surprised that they st...
Geithner's vague debut
in Sox First, on February 11, 2009
...ctly how that will work. Nor do we know whether banks lumbered with toxic debts will be allowed, or forced, to fail. And don't ask how those illiquid assets will be removed from balance sheets. Fo...
Will GM and Chrysler go bust?
in Sox First, on February 10, 2009
...an by March 31, the automakers will be required to pay back the government loans. And they could be forced into bankruptcy as a condition for additional bailout aid. "Under such a deal, the gover...
New report from Aberdeen considers innovation in warehousing processes a must
in Supplychainer, on January 31, 2009
... more with less: As you can see from the following chart, nearly half of the warehouse managers are forced to support more sales out of their facilities. Another interesting issue I found in the new A...
Google introducing off-line Gmail access
in The CIO Weblog, on January 28, 2009
...offline. Although this seems likely to upset some users, it's a position the company has likely forced itself into by encouraging users to think of the inbox as a bottomless, but searchable, pit. ...
A Wall Street Bailout?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 22, 2009
...Yet how many of us who are recreational golfers will be greatly troubled by the new rule change and forced to replace our irons with new, conforming equipment?
Not many. The majority of recreational ...
Greek Shipping Magnate Released By Kidnappers
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 20, 2009
... Pericles Panagopoulos and his driver were forced out of their car at gunpoint last week and quickly whisked away to a still unknown location.
Mr. Panagopoulos was released and left just outside o...
Range Finders - Threat to the Game?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 14, 2009
...dvantage over others in a tournament. Frankly, they were the ones who had the advantage when he was forced to walk.
I supported Martin's position - still do - but I remain unconvinced that distan...
Selling Golf In Tough Times
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 10, 2009
...tionary times.
Whenever the golf industry introduces new equipment or training aids, companies are forced to bear a level of costs to produce those items. Then, the marketing guys go to work creating...
Blagojevich and Spitzer: a moral tale about power
in Sox First, on January 8, 2009
...nt-elect Barack Obama's former Senate seat, and former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who was forced to resign after it was revealed he was Client No. 9 in a high-end prostitution ring, have bot...
土豆网再发声明回应激动网起诉
in Wangtam, on January 6, 2009
...网再发声明回应激动网起诉
• Project Turtle
• Dropcash
• China Launches Crackdown on Internet Pornography
• Seagate first to demo USB 3.0
• Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac OS X provides screen sharing, WiFi access...
China Renews Battle Against Pornography
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 5, 2009
China, still essentially a closed society, despite their emergence as the world's foremost manufacturer of diversified goods, has identified pornography as the leading source of the county's problems.
Officials of the Chinese Government feel that the youth of their country becomes too distr...
Philip Powell's 2009 Classic Car Predictions
in Classical Drives, on January 2, 2009
... will be affected by advertising cutbacks. Museum presentations, vintage races and rallies, will be forced to reduce their budgets.
If all the above sounds like the apocalypse arriving, relax. I also...
Microsoft layoffs may be imminent
in The CIO Weblog, on December 29, 2008
...so says "I'm all for cutting back, but it should have been done long ago, responsibly, vs. forced upon us." The changing conditions compelling this action have been changing for some tim...
New era of regulation
in Sox First, on December 29, 2008
...or companies to fulfill certain social responsibilities. What that means is that companies will be forced to deal with regulators in new ways. The folk at McKinsey say that the only way they can addr...
Please! Bring Back Those Handy Vent Windows
in Classical Drives, on December 24, 2008
...ows closed to reduce exterior noise, the car's airflow system won't keep me cool so I'm forced to turn on the air conditioner. Old fashioned side vent windows would make that unnecessary. ...
Choosing the Perfect Attendants
in White Lace Wedding, on December 12, 2008
...ur brother...whatever. Just don't ignore Person B's feelings.
You also shouldn't feel forced to choose an attendant due to parental pressure. On your wedding day, you want to be surround...
Genetic Blood Test Provide More Accurate Evaluation For Cystic Fibrosis Patients
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 3, 2008
...the results of other methods currently used to measure patients' response to treatment, such as forced expiratory volume. A larger trial with 60 CF patients are currently underway to further demon...
eHarmony Gets Sued
in The Dating Weblog, on December 1, 2008
...ticle said they thought the lawsuit was frivolous.
What do you think? Should eHarmony have been forced to accept same sex couples?
...
Indonesia Considers Requiring RFID Implants for HIV/AIDS Patients
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 27, 2008
...ockphoto , Mitar Holod
The provincial council of Papua, Indonesia is considering requiring the forced RFID tagging of local HIV/AIDS patients, along with a severe fine for deliberately infecting ...
In-Flight Wi-Fi on Virgin America: Blogging at 30,000 Feet
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 22, 2008
... Internet Free peace is gone - forever," writes Gizmodo's Brian Lam . "You'll be forced to work on flights instead of valium napping or reading comic books, and your boss will expec...
After The Cheers Finish
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 16, 2008
...n to form, if his swing isn't irreparably damaged by his time away from the game, he too may be forced to consider another life entirely.
There is a fascinating look at Pete Sampras in a story ...
IASB chief Sir David Tweedie nearly resigned
in Sox First, on November 14, 2008
...g it tough with the chairman Sir David Tweedie admitting he nearly resigned when the IASB was forced to allow the reclassification. However, Sir David says he is hanging in because he wants to s...
Ratings agency crackdown
in Sox First, on November 12, 2008
At long last, the European Union is introducing measures that would bring ratings agencies into line with controls that seek to prevent conflicts of interest, and forces them to be more transparent. It's been a long time coming and there is every sign ratings agencies will face similar co...
Staying Upbeat in During Tough Times
in Home Based Business, on November 10, 2008
...ether you are an employee or self employed, is a thing of the past. While many businesses are being forced to cut back, freelancers and contractors should take heart. It's not necessarily a bad th...
AIG's bigger bailout
in Sox First, on November 10, 2008
... order to give back the collateral it accepted. AIG's exposure to the securities-lending market forced it to seek a $37.8 billion loan from the government to cover its commitments. Under the new p...
One Version of How the Meltdown Happened
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 20, 2008
...nd only Ben Stein would suggest that if advocates for the poor hadn't muscled their way in and forced the government to help poor people buy homes, everything would be fine....
Hedge fund implosion
in Sox First, on October 16, 2008
...7 , is hedge funds going down the drain. Way too much leverage and the whole thing has the whiff of forced selling. As the New York Time s points out, hedge funds are already down 17% and investors a...
Quantenna Communications Intros High Speed 802.11n Chipsets
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 15, 2008
...hips are being designed to solve the problem of uneven Wi-Fi coverage that results when signals are forced to travel through walls, weakening their strength," explains GigaOm's Stacey Higgin...
USB drive resembles old-school floppy
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 13, 2008
...ved losing a floppy disk. I only bring this up because watching that episode from the late nineties forced me to think of the last time I used a floppy disk.
Since thumb drives have replaced the flo...
A Car Movie Worth Seeing: Flash of Genius
in Classical Drives, on October 13, 2008
... As a young man forced to quit art school when his stepmother locked him out of the house for dallying with a female student, thus missing the 11 PM curfew his father had imposed while absent on bus...
Week 5 Fantasy Freaks
in End Zone Buzz, on October 4, 2008
...rdinals and an aging Edgerrin James, and a New England team that they took a big early lead on and forced to pass. That shouldn't happen Sunday, as the Chargers and Philip Rivers should get an ear...
9you Gets $100 Million from Temasek Holdings
in China Venture News, on October 2, 2008
... launch an IPO in Osaka last year. A lawsuit over licensing fees for the online dance game Audition forced 9You to cancel its Osaka IPO in August. Korean game designer T3 Entertainment filed the s...
Flash Support for iPhone 3G coming soon?
in The Smart PDA, on October 1, 2008
...sh support on the iPhone 3G. However with some much competition in the industry Apple might soon be forced to allow Flash support on the iPhone 3G, which would mean that iPhone 3G will become a more p...
Missing earnings targets: career consequences
in Sox First, on September 30, 2008
...chance of being sacked. For CEOs, it's a bonus cut of 14% and 0.61% higher probability of being forced out. And their position is more precarious in the post Sarbanes-Oxley environment. The paper...
