The Dow crossed 12,000 for the very first time on Wednesday and this was a major milestone. The stock market is not an area of expertise for me but I have been studying too many global sourcing decisions to not at least start taking some interest on the impact the stock market has on sourcingContinue reading “Dow crosses 12,000”
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Sandy Springs,Atlanta
I was on the elliptical machine at my gym which has nice LCD TV’s attached to the machines. Had been watching CNN when a fascinating story about outsourcing town hall came up. Tried to locate the story from the CNN website but it seems to have lost out to other momentous events of the day.Continue reading “Sandy Springs,Atlanta”
Consumer Data Privacy and British Channel 4 TV Sting Operation
At a recent talk at the North East Supply Chain Conference on Global Sourcing (I will report with photos of this great conference at Marlborough MA soon), the audience had a great deal of interest in the privacy and IP protection regime and culture in India. I emphasized India’s democracy and free media. Quite simplyContinue reading “Consumer Data Privacy and British Channel 4 TV Sting Operation”
Prescription drugs for 4$ a month?
From the moment I learnt that Walmart will be selling a month’s supply of prescription drugs for $4 – I was intrigued. Apparently Walmart is starting this with 300 generic drugs out of its Tampa, Florida stores and no you cannot mail order. Yes, you can order by telephone and get your friendly retired UncleContinue reading “Prescription drugs for 4$ a month?”
Bangalore Summer 2006-with Industry
My Bangalore trip in the Summer of 2006 went off just great. I wanted to catch up with all my friends in Bangalore and things were really helped along by my classmate Sunil (below right with co-organizer Smita) who organized a great meeting at the Leela Hotel. The Leela is awonderful hotel but charges aContinue reading “Bangalore Summer 2006-with Industry”
Ford cuts workforce and might form alliance with GM
I have been rather glum over the weekend with the news that Ford motors is cutting its workforce including 10,000 white collar workers and 75,000 hourly workers whom they have offered to buy out. Ford motors is not only an institution in the US but is revered for ages, worldwide. My father, for example, arguedContinue reading “Ford cuts workforce and might form alliance with GM”
Europe going strong in Biotech R&D and Pharma research
A recent report suggests that contracted biotech and pharma research is the largest chunk of subcontract work in Europe and is growing at a (spectacular by Europe standards) rate of 5%. Intriguingly this piece suggests that low costs in Asia are less attractive to companies in this sector than doing new product research in theirContinue reading “Europe going strong in Biotech R&D and Pharma research”
Mario Andretti and Creative Content
Mario Andretti is a familiar name to racing car ethusiasts and to video gamers. My only exposure to car racing has been at the Australian Grand Prix about a decade ago when my client Southcorp Holdings kindly invited me to sit in their box at the Adelaide Grand Prix. Frankly, I was a little upsetContinue reading “Mario Andretti and Creative Content”
Lord Ganesha made in China
Today is Ganesha Chaturthi the festival to celebrate and glorify Lord Ganesha the Hindu God of beginnings, success and " the remover of obstacles." Lord Ganesha is one of the most familiar icons of Hinduism and Homer Simpson once dressed up like the beloved elephant God in "The Simpsons" during Apu’s wedding to chuckles fromContinue reading “Lord Ganesha made in China”
Advertising is always outsourced
Advertising has always been outsourced by business. Typically advertising agencies are the providers and Marketing and Sales Departments are the outsourcers though frequently the CEO is deeply involved. Advertising agencies are engaged to create creative advertising for media like print, TV , outdoor, film and now web. The reasons that advertising is not created in-houseContinue reading “Advertising is always outsourced”