In the age of outsourcing the prevailing wisdom is to do as little as possible in house to streamline your operation. This strategy is not without merit, but it is not always the appropriate one for a manufacturing business. Sometimes ...
LIKE several Japanese technology firms, Toshiba has its back to the wall. The vagaries of the yen, decline in demand for TVs and computers and Japan's earthquake and Tsunami in 2011 left manufacturers wounded. Case in point is Toshiba ...
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Only 13.4% use unified communications within their operation About 68.9% of retail executives were not familiar with, or fully aware of, the advantages of unified communications technology, according to a new report. The new report, ...
Gasoline stocks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region fell 15.9% week on week in the seven days to May 16, according to a report by BNP Paribas released Friday. Stocks fell by 1.5 million barrels to 7.8 million barrels, and were 3.2% ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Investors have continued to cut back on share ownership, both directly and through managed funds, according to an ASX survey released today. The survey, conducted every two years, revealed that more than half a million people, or almost 3 ...
Every time a fire accident takes place, it leaves behind a trail of sorrow and destruction. Charred buildings, harmful gases, leftover ashes which tells a sordid tale of destruction caused by gory fire. Whatever be the cause of flames, no ...
The American Midwest is often thought of as the land of rolling plains, family values and, in recent years, shrinking economies. However, one industry stands to help the heartland get back on its feet: the construction industry. The ...
Waitrose is considering legal action after its long-term online grocery distribution partner Ocado signed a deal with Morrisons last week. A Waitrose spokeswoman said: “We have instructed lawyers so that we can get a clear and ...
Energy and climate change minister Greg Barker is to set up a working group to free up blockages in the financing of commercial rooftop solar. Addressing questions after his keynote speech at the Large Scale Solar Conference in April, ...
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The European Union (EU) plans to announce the details of its anti-subsidy tariff against China-based solar firms on June 6, 2013. The tariff is expected to be 30-67.9% with the average as high as 47.6%. The anti-dumping tariff rate will be ...
Tags: Solar Trade Tariffs, Lights
The Ford Fiesta Metal, Suzuki Swift Sport and Volkswagen Polo GTI are entry-level hot hatchbacks. They're a classic recipe of the automotive world, as simple and delicious as san choy bow. Take one small and light hatchback (the lettuce ...
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Cyber-crime incidents that are reported by the press are "just a snapshot" of what is actually happening, according to the government spy agency GCHQ's director Sir Iain Lobban. In an article entitled "Countering the cyber threat to ...
Tags: Cyber-Crime, Computer Products
Supermarket Morrisons has agreed a partnership with the online distribution business Ocado – including the acquisition of its distribution centre – in a deal that will see deliveries to customers start by January 2014. ...
Norway needs to improve its import control system and veterinary checks of products of animal origin coming in to the country, according to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The agency found that it is not guaranteed that all ...
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Iran's Petrochemical Commercial Co is expected to offer more LPG to Asia after selling a cargo to South Korea, possibly its first to this region in 2013 since an EU ban late last year, by using ships made available for CFR deliveries, ...