Tag: manufacturing

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Two plus two equals … what exactly?

Shailendra Ghorpade of MetLife, Daniel Hamilton of Johns Hopkins University and Penelope Naas of Citi are all committed Atlanticists: but they all see some issues ahead, especially for Europe, and according to Daniel the window of opportunity for putting things right is a small one. In the AmCham EU panel

Peter Dorrington 0
Humanity, our ultimate differentiator

In his new book, Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100, world renowned theoretical physicist and futurologist Michio Kaku shared his view, and those of 300 other global top scientists, about what is in store for the rest of

Michael Newkirk 0
Made in the World

With a US political season approaching, we will hear – once again – a rising tide of voices decrying manufacturers moving jobs overseas. However, National Association of Manufacturers and Manufacturing Institute research proves that most US-based manufacturers that build overseas do so to gain entrance into emerging markets, and that

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Sustainable banking - The social dimension

We live in a world of digital communications, where social media provides the global population with the opportunity to come together like never before. This has brought a whole new dimension to consumer interaction. It provides instant channels for information exchange, experience and opinion sharing. Social media and multichannel digital

Michael Newkirk 0
What I really want is a speed boat not a tanker

SAS recently commissioned the Wall Street Journal to conduct a survey of top manufacturing executives. In this study, we were interested to know what were the top of mind issues or initiatives that they were considering. Nearly ninety percent of the respondents are employed in a managerial position or higher.

Peter Dorrington 0
Moving the global economy out of neutral

Balancing the short term with the long term has never been easy, and during a time marked by significant uncertainty in global financial markets, it just got harder. Organizations worldwide are searching for signs of stability, while weighing the risks of pursuing new opportunities against cautious steps that recognize continued

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Michael Newkirk 0
Do cows need analytics too?

Recently, I had the privilege of visiting one of our small to midsize business (SMB) customers, Oberweis Dairy, a family owned, 90-year-old business located in the Chicago area. Essentially, Oberweis has morphed from a family dairy farm to a significant, regional food manufacturer and retailer. With 39 retail stores, 40,000

Michael Newkirk 0
The day manufacturing died

In 1897 a reporter was sent to determine if Mark Twain might have died since some rumors had been circulating to that effect. This prompted Twain to make his famous statement that “the report of my death was an exaggeration.” In 1907, the New York Times speculated that he had

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