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China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...rm recently published a report on countries' risk profile and interestingly, in a survey of 130 global companies China was the top contributing region for nine of 15 risks examined, including supp...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 3)
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...This is the third part of Robert Hanfield's talk in PMMS Leadership in Procurement: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times. In this part Robert touches upon issues such as early retirement policie...
ExxonMobil funds climate sceptics
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
... been pouring money into lobby groups campaigning against environmentalists and questioning whether global warming exists!...
AMR Research gets new hires for its supply chain group
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...sold-out supply chain conference, underscoring the company's momentum and the importance of the global supply chain in today's economy.
"We are thrilled to welcome Allen, Paul, and Steve...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 1)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...PMMS Leadership in Procurement: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times was an event organized some while ago in Montreal Canada. Since there are some interesting videos from the presentations in this ...
The Pirate Bay Sold...Woah
in Digital Music - The Future, on June 30, 2009
...hange about TPB...but being sold was totally not in my mind at all! The site has been snapped up by Global Gaming Factory X, a sweedish company that plans to pay users in order to allow the transmissi...
Credit Scores and Car Insurance
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 29, 2009
© me and the sysop
One way to get better car insurance rates and save money is to keep your credit score in good shape. For some time now, insurers have been looking at credit scores in order to determine rates, according to an article by KOMOTV .
This means that if you have not been payin...
Beware the China bubble
in Sox First, on June 29, 2009
...ould be followed a big downturn into next year as the stimulus wears off. The implications for the global economy are massive. Watch this space....
Three US IPO Listings for Chinese Companies
in China Venture News, on June 28, 2009
...ne at the moment for three Chinese companies that recently released IPOs on the US market.
Duoyuan Global Water Inc. listed on the NYSE. The company describes itself as "a leading China-based do...
Supply chain video: Massimo Marchi on supply chain risk and innovation
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...eo below, Massimo is talking about risk management and innovation in supply chain.
Risks to global supply chains are increasing. In Massimo's opinion, US companies importing most of their ...
INQ1 wins Phone of the Year Award:
in The Smart PDA, on June 28, 2009
... After winning the "Handset of the Year" Global Mobile Award and "Best Newcomer" Mobile News Award, INQ1 has recently won the "Phone of the Year" Meffys Award. Here is...
Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on June 27, 2009
...ead faster than anything we saw with asbestos. We are already seeing signs of this happening. The Global Climate Law blog lists the cases already happening. And we now have reports that more comp...
Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
in Wangtam, on June 27, 2009
• Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.4 Build 572242
• Microsoft Giano 2.1
• 盘中:分众-新浪一事,黄了?
• Google Chrome 3.0.190.1 Dev
• 35 Examples Of Stunning Macro Photography
• 傲慢与偏见:iPhone 入华受挫调查
• MySpace聚友网回应快乐女声合作权益争端
• HP releases iPho...
Polaris Project: How to attack human slavery challenge?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 27, 2009
...Two gradute students in Brown university participated in the annual entrepreneurship competition, they knew they would have a tough time: Their idea was establishing a social enterprise which was more...
Verizon's New Global Smartphone Aims for the Ozone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 26, 2009
...ad? Verizon understands where you're coming from and, with HTC, are planning on bringing a true global handset to the market.
Set to run Windows Mobile 6.1 this new smartphone will run on both CD...
Adobe 将于十月推出手机版 Flash player 10 beta
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
Adobe 的 CEO Shantanu Naraye 最近在一次会议上宣布将于今年 10 月早期推出Flash player 10 beta 版,该版本将支持大多数智能手机系统,包括 Android、webOS、Windows Mobile 和 Symbian。
这则消息对使用 Google Android 或 webOS 操作系统的手机来说可谓意义重大,目前为止,在这两款操作系统中一直没有好用的 Flash 视频播放器。基于 Symbian 和 Windows mobile 的系统中则已经实现了对Flash视频的支持。而 Adobe 的 iPhone 系列手机普遍缺乏对 Adobe...
Elevator pitch for the social enterprise
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 25, 2009
...Have you ever heard the term "Elevator Pitch"? Well the term is certainly a commodity in entrepreneurship world and refers to the following situation: Imagine you are in the elevator with a big time i...
Stimulus packages create corruption opportunities
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
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The global stimulus packages are likely to provide massive opportunities for fraud, according to a report from risk consultancy Kroll . According to the report, corruption could swipe about $500 ...
Survival strategies for a deepening recession
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
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The green shoots are turning into yellow weeds. The World Bank forecast for the global economy is a sobering read. According to the World Bank, the global economy will shrink by nearly 3 per ce...
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. mit „Clean Sea Award“ ausgezeichnet
in Kreuzfahrten, on June 22, 2009
..." sagt Jamie Sweeting, Vizepräsident "Environmental Stewardship" und Global Chief Environmental Officer für Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. "Als Reederei sehen wir uns in einer besond...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
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It's hard to believe but bankers are now raking in enormous bonuses despite the global financial crisis. The Financial Times reports that Merrill Lynch, UBS and Citigroup are actually crank...
Georgia Tech opens a new supply chain center in Costa Rica
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...Don Ratliff, executive director of Tech's Supply Chain & Logistics Institute. According to Global Atlanta , the president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Sanchez, is expected to attend opening cer...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...ents are looking for new ways of changing the world and fortunately one of the main areas is social entrepreneurship. I try to cover some of the initiatives they have been taking in my posts but the o...
Social Entrepreneurship using Facebook
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
... a website for sharing photos and contact info. with friends but also a good way of starting social entrepreneurship initiatives.
The video below illustrates this in a very easy way:
Find more...
Study Anticipates Increasing Use of Linux on Mainframes
in HackITLinux, on June 21, 2009
...mainframe remains an ongoing focus for IT investment."
"Of the 100 IT professionals at global enterprises contacted, 93 percent said they plan to either increase the use of IBM's Linux...
Airline crisis strategy: screw customers and staff
in Sox First, on June 21, 2009
...id a blog entry looking at how the airline business was going to the dogs. The combination of the global financial crunch and swine flu will cost them at least $9 billion this year. So what's t...
Verizon Wireless Intros USB1000 Global Modem
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 20, 2009
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Verizon Wireless yesterday introduced the $150 Verizon Wireless USB1000 Global Modem , which supports data connectivity worldwide. GlobalAccess Monthly Data Plans are available at $130 for up...
Aircell Gets FAA Approval for ATG 4000 Business Aviation System
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 20, 2009
... system for the continental USA, Aircell is offering its satellite-based SwiftBroadband product for global service, which will be available in July," notes Flightglobal's Mary Kirby . "...
Climate change impacts
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
With the Waxman-Markey discussion draft, "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" now going before Congress, the Obama Administration has released a timely report on climate change , designed to warn Americans about the dangers of not acting. It's politically loaded...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...when they made millions by encouraging the spread of risky products that subsequently shattered the global economy. That's just not good enough. As New York University economics professor Lawrenc...
Seht - es ist eine Olympus PEN
in Daily Gadget, on June 18, 2009
Was gibt es noch außer einer Spiegelreflexkamera und einer Schnellschusskamera für den Urlaub? Ja, es gibt eine ganze Menge dazwischen, versteht sich. Im Bestreben, etwas ganz Besonderes zu bieten, sehen wir vor allem Designerkameras ehemals wirklich bedeutender Namen für die Vitrine. Bridgekam...
More Tips to Save Money on Air Conditioning
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...few others. The reason is to help reflect the heat back into the atmosphere to lower the effect of global warming. A white roof will help you to save money on your cooling costs in the summer months, ...
A GM name change?
in Sox First, on June 17, 2009
...gh somehow I don't think Stars and Stripes Automobile Manufacturing Co. is going to cut it in a global market. But a name change might be necessary. "If the goal is to try and put this compa...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...s risk 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 manager...
Vopium-Free VOIP Application for Smartphones
in The Smart PDA, on June 15, 2009
Vopium is a carrier-grade mobile telephony service designed to offer affordable and reliable international calls from any mobile handset. By using the Vopium application on their mobile to make calls from their home country, consumers and businesses alike can save up to 90% on international mobi...
FIA 公布 2010 年 F1 参赛名单
in Wangtam, on June 14, 2009
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• iMapWeather™ | Local, National and Global Weather Conditions, Forecasts, Animated Radar and Watches and Warnings
• Again But Slower Dot Com
• Roosterfly.com
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NIKA Water: Helping Body and Soul
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 12, 2009
...eneurs who have joined forces to combine their cumulative experience and knowledge to help solve global problems. The group personally funds all of NIKA's startup costs and, in a display of altrui...
13-inch MacBook Pro 2009 拆解
in Wangtam, on June 11, 2009
...BetaGroup - Web Entrepreneurship in Belgium , Internet Startups, Web 2.0 , Online Media , Entrepreneurs , Belgique , Belgie
• TweeSpeed - Twitter Instant Speed Meter
• T-Mobile Accidentally Posts ...
Wal-Mart Promises to Promote Women. Do you Believe Them?
in Bizinformer, on June 11, 2009
...y, June 5, to boost the retailer's commitment to developing female leaders by launching a "global women's council." Just 27% of Wal-Mart's senior managers are women, and that num...
The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors
in carzz.org, on June 10, 2009
... On April 1, 2009, Bob Lutz, GM's vice-president of global product development, stepped down from his esteemed position. This move may have been unexpected but I think I know why he did it. Firs...
Health supply chains in Africa to be discussed in CSCMP 2009 conference
in Supplychainer, on June 9, 2009
...to be discussed this year at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP) 2009 Global Conference. The conference will be held September 20-23 in Chicago, Illinois.
This session ...
Hedge Fund Competing To Buy British Bank
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...ing with U.K.'s third-largest bank, Barclays Bank plc, about the potential purchase of Barclays Global Investors (BGI), including the iShares business.
BlackRock's BGI buyout will break its ...
Planes, trains & automobiles & climate change
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
... to power the public transport. If they use dirty fossil fuels, it's not that effective to stop global warming. The scientists also maintain that a lot of it depends on usage. A train carriage th...
Crunch for airlines
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
...nes are set to lose $9 billion this year with demand for air travel falling away as a result of the global recession and swine flu. A statement released by the International Air Transport Associatio...
Wind in Virginia Gains Support
in IfEnergy, on June 7, 2009
Wind energy is gaining support in Virginia's far west, according to the Associated Press .
I live in an area where the proposed construction of 400-foot high wind turbines has become a contentious issue. Supporters of the region's coal industry see wind as a competitive threat. Local resi...
Entrepreneurial Life
in TJ's Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...o every entrepreneur, but evidently most of them wish they'd made the jump to the world of entrepreneurship earlier in life.
Entrepreneurs tend to view themselves as unemployable; they work ...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
...e accounting change, it looks like US Government will want to repeat the same mistakes that plunged global markets into a crisis....
RFID: UHF-Label auch auf Metall nutzbar
in RFID Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...abei funktioniert das neue Label mit nahezu allen Readern auf dem Markt und ist mit dem EPC Global Class 1 Gen 2 ISO 18000-6c protokoll kompatibel....
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
...sion faster than other industries? That seems to be the suggestion in the latest REN21 Renewables Global Status Report . Despite the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, grid-connected ...
Global Rejection of Genetically Engineered Wheat
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 3, 2009
...mmary statement:
In light of our existing experience with genetic engineering, and recognizing the global consumer rejection of genetically engineered wheat, we restate our definitive opposition to G...
Dokument der Hilflosigkeit im Hauptmeinungsstrom der Pharmalobby
in Allergizer, on June 3, 2009
© wdr Quarks Allergien (pdf) 14 Seiten Skript und 41 Minuten Sendezeit sind dem wdr in der Redaktion "Quarks" es wert, um mir zu dokumentieren, was mir vierzig Jahre lang NICHT geholfen hat, beschwerdefrei zu leben. Ist das nicht wunderbar? Für mich macht es keinen Untersch...
60+ Amazing Poster and Advertisment Tutorials
in Wangtam, on June 2, 2009
• 60+ Amazing Poster and Advertisment Tutorials
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• Cloud Computing Expo: Sun To Build Clouds
• Who Cares What People Write ?
• Eee PC spotted running Android + Qualcomm 1GHz CPU
• Swapping SIMs to save big bucks on calls abroad
• Topsy
• Skinnyboard.com - Project Ma...
GM's bad ad
in Sox First, on June 2, 2009
It's hard to go past the chutzpah of General Motors' latest ad, posted on YouTube and Facebook, shortly after it filed for bankruptcy. You can watch it courtesy of AdvertisingAge . With images of wind turbines, public transport and butterflies, GM proclaims it is a new beginning. "...
What the GM bankruptcy means
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
...ets, the question needs to be asked about what this means for the auto industry, both in the US and globally. This is the world's biggest industrial bankruptcy. It's the world's third larg...
Blame the recession on Reagan: Paul Krugman
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
...ir view about the role of government. And if nothing else, this crisis marks a punctuation point in global history. The Reagan-Thatcher ideology that government should have nothing to with markets is ...
Fujitsu expands to Australian ERP market
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
...consultants will be supplemented by off-shore capabilities in the Philippines, providing additional global benefits to customers with offices, facilities and services located globally. "The acqui...
Social entrepreneurship: A three decade history
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...Skoll Foundation has created a n excellent video giving an overview of social entrepreneurship initiatives done in the last 30 years. Leaders from Acumen Funds, Skoll Foundations and some entrepreneur...
Beer company to contribute to social entrepreneurship movement
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...ess Fund for Social Entrepreneurs. The money is aimed to support approximately twenty-five social entrepreneurship initiatives in Ireland for at least the next two years.
Accrding to Social Earth , ...
A First Taste of PowerPlay Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 29, 2009
...y had flown over from the UK to explain the concept and the plans for making PowerPlay Golf a truly global game.
That is already a reality in many ways. There are now 21 countries involved, or more s...
Is sacking people unethical?
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
With all the layoffs going on, it's worth asking whether managers ever ponder the ethical implications of what they're doing. As the self-styled "ethics guy" Bruce Weinstein says , sacking people is an ethical issue because it impinges on the rights of others. ""No ...
Windows 7: More of the New '7'
in Wangtam, on May 27, 2009
... Twitter Guys: We'll Still Be Running This Company in 5 Years
• People Networks President Joanna Shields Leaving AOL (With Full Internal Memos)
• New York Times Hiring 'Social Media Editor...
Vera Wang Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 27, 2009
...llections hold impeccable customer appeal.
Vera Wang collaborates with leading global partners, directly employs more than 200 people and manufacturers the majority of its bridal collection in compa...
More on the Satyam-PWC scandal
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
...id the strategic importance of Satyam as a systems integration partner and technical resource cause global PwC leadership to overlook, look the other way, or not take action on reports of poor quality...
British Airways axes first class: more to come?
in Sox First, on May 24, 2009
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Air travel has taken a hammering in this global financial bloodbath. International Air Traffic Association figures show a steep decline in passenger numbers. So it's not surprising to read ...
Sony to reduce the number of suppliers to half
in Supplychainer, on May 23, 2009
... unit is expected to post a second consecutive year of losses. The financial crisis has eviscerated global demand for consumer electronics and a strong yen has eroded profits earned overseas. Sony did...
Social entrepreneurship in China
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 23, 2009
Kristi Heims of Seattle Times gives nice examples of how some Chinese companies are taking responsibility towards creating a socially responsible business and also the role of the entrepreneurs in this area.
One interesting one was the following: In Guangxi Province in southern China , a w...
Peak oil and lifestyles
in Sox First, on May 22, 2009
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Peak oil is back and it will unleash seismic change. As The Wall Street Journal reports, global production of petroleum peaked in the first quarter of last year which means oil prices will soon ...
Tweeting Too Hard
in Wangtam, on May 21, 2009
...e drops idea to buy newspaper
• South Carolina's McMaster softens rhetoric, but still considers suing Craigslist
• 如果金融界由女人来掌管
• Tweeting Too Hard
• Microsoft unveils Windows Media Center ...
MBAs and Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on May 21, 2009
... as a nation with the MBA and suggested that perhaps we should be more concerned with the talent of entrepreneurship than with training. Rarely have I seen the contrast spelled out so clearly... Now,...




