Category Archives: Careers/Jobs Strategy

Supply chain bottleneck for world auto as every car uses some Japanese electronics

The world auto supply chain has become so integrated (March 18, 2011) that you are likely to find the same parts suppliers supplying to all auto plants. There was a time when Ford would frown at suppliers supplying to GM let alone Toyota. Today the world is a far different place , with suppliers supplying to everyone in their industry. In fact , you can be sure that suppliers who recently started supplying to the rejuvenated GM had to provide good references from other customers like Ford and Toyota.

[Note: This post from March 18,2011 was updated for formatting issues on May 22, 2021]

Unemployment now under 9% -the Science and Math Education Value Chain

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35B$ Boeng mega contract to create jobs in low-cost US locations: what about high cost States?

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How the Internet affects business : Borders files for bankruptcy

If you went (February 2011) to a mall with the Borders Bookstore  and wanted  to relax- the Borders Bookstore with Seattle coffee was the place to go. The problem was that you would check prices at Amazon on your Blackberry/iPhone and  would  often postpone your purchase. Being inside the mall meant good traffic for Borders Continue reading “How the Internet affects business : Borders files for bankruptcy”

Federal job training programs: outcome assessment via Facebook page

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Jobs report: need to look at “Two-speed” economy of chicken tikka vs. chicken wings

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How does innovation create jobs? – The Music Industry example

But there comes a point when unless you change the technology platform you can only do so much. My favorite example is the vinyl records->music cassette -> disc-> MP3 music platforms. Just the number of songs you could fit in into a device has jumped exponentially, industries like cassette tape makers are extinct but their place is taken by an entire cell phone industry that offers MP3 music- famously led by the iPod and iPhone.

Jobless rate in US climbs by 0.2 % and the DOW climbs by almost same rate!

Today (December 2010) as the US jobless rate climbed by 0.2% to a dismal 9.8% the stock market actually went up by 0.17% which when rounded is a 0.2% rise! Experts on the stock market say that the market believes that the Government actions will increase as will be the bipartisan moves in the USContinue reading “Jobless rate in US climbs by 0.2 % and the DOW climbs by almost same rate!”

WikiLeaks on Cyber Monday – adding value when all information is available

The latest round of WikiLeaks on Cyber Monday (November 2010) is ironic. Cyber Monday got its name from early days of the Internet when folks would go to work on the weekend after Thanksgiving and use the high speed office broadband for Internet shopping for Christmas and the holidays.Now the Cyber Monday deals start onContinue reading “WikiLeaks on Cyber Monday – adding value when all information is available”

As US auto starts booming again time to bailout weaker Tier 1 Tier 2 suppliers who could not globalize

When US auto sales declined from 17 million in 2005  to a low of 10.5 milliom in 2009 the suppliers whether Tier 1 or Tier 2 got squeezed. The demand for lower costs and market contraction meant that  weaker auto suppliers barely stayed alive and certainly could not globalize into low-cost locations. There was neither hope nor cash to expand globally.