Category Archives: Knowledge Work

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]

Japan Earthquake: heartbreaking images -seismologists, structural engineers and nuclear power industry worldwide to learn

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Libya- is it time for private initiative to help Build,Operate,Transfer (BOT) democracy ?

One was aghast at seeing Libyan diplomats defect the Gaddafi Government. Diplomats are usually  very circumspect folks and this brings up the idea of private initiatives to Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) democracies in entire parts of he world. Seems like an unusual business idea but by the time official folks in the UN andContinue reading “Libya- is it time for private initiative to help Build,Operate,Transfer (BOT) democracy ?”

Innovation and Change: NYSE merger with German Deutsche Boerse

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Innovation today is about making and selling world-wide- but look at the market first

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Get your taxi receipt via cell phone SMS in Hyderabad, India – Happy 2011 !

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Delivering cell phones to a billion customers- the doorman doubles as front receptionist

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Global organizations think local in India – GE,UTC ,Pepsi – the US small business “global” ecosystem?

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Amazon sales up 40% as Kindle and e-book sales soar -implications for business

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Poverty report – the mobility of skills and IBM’s Project Match

Public policy should actively encourage moves to wherever work is, by covering moving and relocation costs and setting off the public expense of trying to support the skilled person at a location where the skill may take time to deploy. Depending on economic recovery, or may never get a chance to flourish again.