var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Actuarial sciences are primarily mathematical and depend on past data. Since there was no past data the risk of insuring the mortgage-backed securities was underestimated. AIG insured banksContinue reading “Managing risks, actuaries and lessons from AIG- where was the human factor?”
Category Archives: Global Sourcing
From Culture’s Consequences to “Project Match” – IBM needs to add home country fixed costs
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What can suppliers learn from job seekers and job keepers ? Understanding “value” contribution
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Outsourcing and innovation – Hackett Study and NESCON Workshop
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How do you green the upstream supply chain ?
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Will Budweiser change?
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); The news that InBev has taken over Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion is a major event for both marketing and the supply chain.Although,initial reports suggest that the big benefit of the merger isContinue reading “Will Budweiser change?”
Global B2B strategy and 4th of July
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Worldsourcing-made in this planet
Kudos to William J. Amelio of Lenovo for coming up with, and promoting the concept of "worldsourcing". Today Business Week carries a story and this earlier piece on BBC is also enlightening. Bill Amelio advocates lightening up on the "outsourcing" label and the superior attitude that prevails in the wealthier countries vis-a-vis the booming butContinue reading “Worldsourcing-made in this planet”
The Conceptual Age – reporting from ISM 93rd Conference St. Louis
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Upcoming KPO/BPO learning opportunities in Florida and New York
I am really glad to see the surge of recent interest on knowledge process outsourcing and the shared service domain. End of March you have the Orlando Florida event where you have the eminent strategy guru Ram Charan leading the proceedings. On a more applied and "what I can I do with this KPO thingContinue reading “Upcoming KPO/BPO learning opportunities in Florida and New York”