... businesses can package an information-rich, personalized, locally sourced assortment of goods to sell. Consumers, however, will need to do their part by paying extra for the privilege. ...
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... creating new ones. New data this week on family incomes in the US shows a hefty 5.2% increase in 2015 alone. Some of this comes at the bottom of the pay scale with higher hourly wages, and some from the creation of entirely new jobs. It’s happening in manufacturing, logistics and retail, but it requires ...
... a wide range of shipping options make sense as a way to manage complexity in consumer demand. A few extra miles in transit could be a small price to pay for the market agility such an approach offers. Volatility reality This story is really only about oil. The World Bank’s Commodity Price Index data for ...
... than sitting on the sidelines waiting for others to take the bleeding edge. Clear ROI is unlikely for a year or two, but abstinence will definitely not pay off. It’s probably enough to start simple and ask: how do we sell one more widget? ...
... infrastructure. FedEx built Memphis, UPS built Louisville and Delta built Atlanta as mega-hubs while the Federal government sat largely idle. It’s not ok. Paying For It The stall is a matter of dogma drowning out vision. Fiscal hawks won’t budge on deficits and many in Congress would rather have tax cuts than ...
... bargaining positioning is not as strong as he thinks. Trump on immigration “Building a wall” certainly sounds belligerent, and trying to force Mexico to pay for it is unlikely to work. NAFTA started a move to Mexico long ago, and as with China, turning back the clock on US manufacturing just won’t happen. ...
... Considering the retention problems with Gen Y, it may be wise to limit investment in training and IP to clearly demarcated chunks of work with ROI that pays along the way rather than years into a career. People are your most important resource, but increasingly this means harnessing their flexibility rather ...
... through an artificial intelligence algorithm similar to Google’s search engine, to stay ahead of problems. Rather than periodically assessing risk and paying for protection with working capital, BorgWarner constantly listens for tremors and responds before the problem gets out of hand. An even more forward-looking ...
... society and established a legacy little different from apartheid South Africa. Firestone naturally aligned with this ruling class and, while it provided paying work for thousands of Liberians, perpetuated a fundamentally extractive economic model that bred deep resentment. Attacking Firestone for this is unfair ...