Monthly Archives: April 2012

How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Global Taxes– A Great Example of Logistics Applied to Money!

Posted on April 29, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Global Taxes BUSINESS BIZ COMPANIES APPLE TAX TAXES MICROSOFT DELL FACEBOOK CUPERTINO RENO NEVADA CALIFORNIA AMAZON AMAZON.COM GOOGLE YAHOO WAL-MART NYT NEW YORK TIMES CNBC CNBC.COM The New York Times | 28 Apr 2012 | … Continue reading →

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U.S. Manufacturing–On the Rise

Posted on April 20, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

THE BUSINESS WSJ – April 19, 2012, 7:13 p.m. ET U.S. Manufacturing, Defying Naysayers By JOHN BUSSEY Anyone still thinking that the U.S. has lost its manufacturing chops hasn’t been to the Greenville/Spartanburg corridor in South Carolina. John Bussey has … Continue reading →

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Nylon-12 Crisis Continues

Posted on April 19, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

WSJ – April 18, 2012, 5:44 p.m. ET Search Begins for New Resin Auto Industry Acts to Stretch Supplies, Line Up Substitutes for Scarce Nylon-12 By JEFF BENNETT Global auto companies are moving to stretch supplies of nylon-12, a resin … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Windows 8

Posted on April 19, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

TECHNOLOGY WSJ – April 18, 2012, 7:50 p.m. ET All Eyes Turn to Windows 8 Investors Expected to Mine Microsoft Results for Insight Into Crucial New Product By STEVEN D. JONES When Microsoft Corp. MSFT -0.96%reports its third-quarter earnings Thursday, … Continue reading →

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Market-Driven Demand Management

Posted on April 18, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

Market-Driven Demand Management The process of market-driven demand management includes sensing market conditions based on demand signals, then shaping demand using programing like price optimization, trade promotion planning, new product launch plan alignment, and social/digital/mobile. convergence By Charles Chase and … Continue reading →

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What Are Companies Looking for Relative to New Employees?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

Attracting and Retaining Talent in Demand Planning SupplyChainBrain | April 13, 2012 The notion that companies are having no trouble finding supply chain talent is “a misperception in the marketplace,” says Jason Breault, managing director of LifeWork Search. Media reports … Continue reading →

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Shortage of Nylon-12 Impacts Entire Auto Industry

Posted on April 18, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

AUTOS Updated April 17, 2012, 8:36 p.m. ET Nylon-12 Haunts Car Makers Explosion at Big Supplier of Resin for Automotive Parts Has Industry Fearing Potential Shortages By JEFF BENNETT And JAN HROMADKO Production shortfalls at a single German auto-parts supplier … Continue reading →

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Ford–The Cost of the Battery in an Electric Car

Posted on April 18, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

AUTOS Updated April 17, 2012, 4:28 p.m. ET Ford CEO: Battery Is Third of Electric Car Cost by MIKE RAMSEY One of the auto industry’s most closely guarded secrets—the enormous cost of batteries for electric cars—has spilled out. Speaking at … Continue reading →

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Why MBAs Should Consider Operations Management

Posted on April 16, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

Why MBAs Should Consider Operations Management A guest post from Philip Delves Broughton, a former Paris bureau chief for Britain’s Daily Telegraph. Broughton graduated from Harvard Business School in 2006 and is the author of The Art of the Sale: … Continue reading →

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What Recruiters Look At During the First 6 Seconds…

Posted on April 16, 2012 by F. Robert Jacobs

What Recruiters Look At During The 6 Seconds They Spend On Your Resume Vivian Giang | Apr. 9, 2012, 12:04 PM | 1,042,670 | 163 Although we may never know why we didn’t get chosen for a job interview, a … Continue reading →

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