Foxconn announced its future smartphone business strategy plan will be focused on diversifying its products to avoid “solely munching on Apple,” according to high ranking company official Chen Hui Long at the Zhengzhou ...
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Walmart announced that Kathleen McLaughlin, 48, has been named president of the Walmart Foundation, effective October 15. In addition to leading corporate giving, she will have responsibility for the company’s global ...
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I'm at the APICS fall conference in Orlando this week, rubbing shoulders with folks from areas of the supply chain we don't normally talk to in Modern. APICS's roots are in operations and as such there are a number of manufacturing ...
Automakers from around the world have made a significant impact on the 2013 Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) ranking of the most innovative companies. Traditionally the realm of technology and telecommunications companies, automotive ...
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Emery Oleochemicals, a leading natural-based chemicals producer, has established a new business unit -- Eco-Friendly Polyols (EP) in recognition of the opportunities in the global polyol industry. The EP business offers innovative, ...
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Nintendo's Wii U is currently suffering from weak shipments and its quarterly shipments are even lower than those of the Wii, the previous-generation model. Seeing the issue, most third-party game developers have decided to withdraw from ...
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Guardian Life Insurance, a mutual life insurer and a provider of employee benefits, has appointed Caitlin Pincus as senior vice president of Strategy & Guardian Labs and Dean Del Vecchio as senior vice president and chief information ...
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A business strategy cannot succeed unless the data supporting the strategy is fit for purpose. That's the view of Jon Stangroom, information governance manager at utility company British Gas. Further reading SAS brings a brighter ...
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Gevo, Inc. announced that Greg Roda has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Roda will be responsible for all business development activities for the Company. "Greg's background is ideally suited to leading ...
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In conjunction with its recent Global Partner Week event, Visual 2000 International Inc has released major new versions of its Visual PLM.net (V5) and Visual ERP.net (V8) fashion software. Held earlier this month, the annual business ...
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Michael A. Cash has joined Axalta Coating Systems as senior vice president and president, Industrial Coatings. In this newly created position, Cash will be responsible for developing and executing global business strategy for customer ...
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Industry executive brings extensive experience in global operations and corporate development View Inc., the leader in dynamic glass, today announced Harold Hughes, a semiconductor industry veteran, is joining the company's board of ...
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When Microsoft shipped Windows 2000 and Active Directory, Apple didn't really have a solution for identity management or for linking Macs to an enterprise network. The company was just beginning the transition from its classic Mac OS ...
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Rolled aluminum products producer Novelis has announced the commissioning of its $340m expanded aluminum rolling facility in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The expansion, which is set to bolster the company's commitment to the ...
Titan International Inc. posted net income of $23.2 million on net sales of $593.3 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. That compares to income of $44 million on sales of $459.2 million for the same period last year. ...