Competition From Emerging Markets
Learn how innovation and knowledge management is leveling the playing field of the knowledge economy. Examples include: Daiichi Sankyo Group, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Boeing and its 787 Dreamliner,...
View ArticleJobless Claims Hit 25-year High, Imports Plunge
The number of workers still on the benefit rolls after drawing an initial week of aid hit 3.9 million in the week to November 1, the highest since January 1983. The number of U.S. workers filing new...
View ArticleAuto Executives Take Case for Bailout to Congress
Senate Democrats submitted a $25 billion loan program plan to bailout the automakers. With the year's congressional calendar down to a few days, lawmakers and the Bush administration sparred over the...
View ArticleAuto Execs Testify as Legislators Try for Deal
While talk of dealmaking dominated the hallways of Congress, the auto executives at hearings continued to face withering criticism. Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking...
View ArticleAuto Execs Set for More Grilling on Aid Plan
Scheduled to testify are GM's Rick Wagoner; Robert Nardelli, head of Chrysler; Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford Motor; Ron Gettelfinger, head of the United Auto Workers union; Annette Sykora, chairman of the...
View ArticleDemocrats Set December 2 Deadline for Automakers' Plan
Here's a snapshot of what Democratic leaders of the House and Senate said in a press conference after several days of testimony on Capitol Hill by U.S. automakers GM, Ford and Chrysler. The auto...
View ArticleWhere IT Spending is Going in 2009
A new report by Gartner, titled Dataquest Alert: Utilities, Healthcare and Government Lead IT Spending Growth in Challenging 2009, details where IT spending is headed. Gartner analysts expect overall...
View ArticleProcess Management Drives Detroit Diesel
How Business Process Management works for a manufacturer of big iron.
View ArticleManufacturers Make the Most of Technology
Technologies such as radio frequency identification, product life cycle management and business intelligence/business analytics can help manufacturers improve performance and meet the demand for...
View ArticleTechnology-Business Alignment Pays Off in Efficient Collaboration
To meet the need for easy collaboration, the IT department of Federal Heath developed the Customer Status System, a project management system that allows salespeople, project managers, designers and...
View ArticleInsulation Against Cyber-Threats
By upgrading its network security, US GreenFiber reduced energy costs by 14 cents an hour and realized significant space savings with the removal of unnecessary hardware.
View ArticleIT Boosts Innovation, Profits for Manufacturers
Five very different manufacturing companies depend on information technology to keep their businesses innovative, efficient and profitable.
View ArticleL`Oréal`s Manufacturing Makeover
A new central IT system for process information improved efficiency by ensuring uniform production, quality and process methodologies at L´Oréal’s worldwide operations.
View Article3D Printing Takes Shape
A sci-fi technology is on its way to becoming a reality for businesses and consumers.
View ArticleTech Innovation Fuels Manufacturing
Differing requirements for efficiency, knowledge and security spawn a variety of technology approaches from these manufacturers.
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