Dell's recent Austin closure and plans for improved operating costs are no doubt influenced by a move to a an outsourcing model that …
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Trends & Observations
Outsourcing’s influence on Dell’s manufacturing overhaul
Worldwide survey: One in five CIOs had IT budget cuts
April 3, 2008 –
Geographically, IT budgets continue to exhibit growth with budget growth increasing in Europe (+3.86 percent) and …
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Global views on Russia, Japan, Iran, and United States
April 1, 2008 – These results are based on 17,457 in-home or telephone interviews conducted across a total of 34 countries …
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Expect 150,000+ applications for 58,200 H-1Bs for skilled foreign workers
April 1, 2008 – H-1B is the broadest non-immigrant visa category enabling United States employers to sponsor foreign workers in occupations …
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Virtual manufacturing behind auto maker’s continuous quality improvement
March 25, 2008 – Ford employs advanced motion capture technology with human modeling software to …
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Alliance for American Manufacturing cites China’s practices, pricing for U.S. job loss
March 25, 2008 – Analysis by the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) found that the U.S. trade deficit with China has taken a …
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Speed bumps and capitalistic economies
This is a serious problem for exporting manufacturers because budgets are now 20 percent lower than expected. It is difficult to squeeze …
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Electronic components global market valued at $169 billion by 2010
March 19, 2008 – Global market for electronic components is likely to register a compounded annual growth rate of 7.1% through …
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Stanford Business School on teamwork and manufacturing productivity
March 19, 2008 – Those who work in the most complex manufacturing environments have the most to gain from the use of problem-solving …
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The EMS business forecast – A tale of two scenarios
This outlook is based in part on the macroeconomic forecast data available through mid-February, which formed our most likely scenario: the U.S. would …
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