Going into a recession, the firm states it is extremely hard to see ahead. Company earnings estimates depend heavily on how deep and how long the recession is plus, how much of the world it includes. on the negative side, the shortage of credit, which appears more extreme than in past recessions, could…
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Benchmarks & Best Practices
Report: Credit crisis hits EMS sector
CFO for Nam Tai Electronics resigns. Again.
Mr. Farina’s departure increases the degree of uncertainty around Nam Tai Electronics and its future as …
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Savings and perils in lean supply chains
As more companies transition to a vendor-managed materials management solution, they put their supply chain destiny in the abilities of chosen …
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U.S. Job loss? Look in the mirror
Self-serving unions crying about U.S. job losses need to either learn how to help us create a new employment environment – or get out of the way.
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Playbook for IP patent competitive intelligence and better business decisions
Many executives mistakenly do not treat intellectual property (IP) as an asset. Value such as insight into trade secrets and potential competing products can be extracted from competitors when executives …
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Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) on innovation and failure
We rub elbows with Richard Notargiacomo, a former product development manager with Eastman Kodak and now the chairman and president of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA). PDMA is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization with the mission to improve the effectiveness of people engaged in developing and managing new products, covering new goods…
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7 Potholes along the REACH road to global supply chains
REACH is a major driver for a more integrated approach to compliance with entire supply chains coming together to facilitate ..
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EMS without Sanmina-SCI
The main question, at least on the minds of investors, is whether or not the Sanmina can turn itself around. The question on the mind of OEM executives is whether or not the Company can execute and meet commitments.
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Former IKEA exec Goran Carstedt on corporate change and why HR fails
Creating is very different from problem solving. In problem solving, we seek to make something we do not want to go away. In creation, we seek to make something we truly care about to come into existence. That implies a very different way of thinking. We need to use back-casting from sustainability principles, because forecasting…
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7 1/2 ways to win business in China
If you want to create good business ambience, simple gifts from your home state or town go down well – especially items …
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