Tag Archives: Supply Chain

Google Buys Nest, The $3 Billion Distraction

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One of the most surprising things about Google and its purchase of Nest is the price. Over $3 billion! That’s what you’d pay for a fast growing social network. But seriously, Nest hardly has the...
    






Top 10 Investor Interests for Technology 2014

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Want to get a head start on what angel and venture capitalists are looking for in 2014? Here are some sectors we hear whispers about from investors: Healthcare IT Healthcare insurers want to...
    






Business’s Worst Nightmare: Big Bang Disruption

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“Address books, video cameras, pagers, wristwatches, maps, books, travel games, flashlights, home telephones, dictation recorders, cash registers, Walkmen, Day-Timers, alarm clocks, answering...
    






NAFTA And The Future Of Canada, Mexico And The United States

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By Marc Lanthemann The 20th anniversary of NAFTA’s implementation on Jan. 1 has revived some of the perennial arguments that have surrounded the bloc since its inception. The general consensus has...
    






Sourcing Goods And Suppliers In China: A How-To Guide For Small Businesses

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By Richard N. Frasch and Charlotte Zhanghaixia Westfall Horace Greeley, the famous early American newspaper editor and founder of the New York Tribune in the mid-1800s, famously responded to the...
    






Prediction 2014: Hardware Is The New Software

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The biggest thing that I noticed in 2013 was the amount of energy in small hardware startups. Even without a really robust infrastructure for the Internet of Things (IoT), the same kinds of...
    






Demand For Larger Screen Size To Drive Corning’s Display Technology Business In 2014

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Corning’s revenues from its display business are expected to increase in the coming year driven by growing demand for larger displays in TVs, mobile devices and tablets. Revenues from its display...
    






Gun Ban At Country Star Toby Keith’s Newest Restaurant Causes Outcry

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In mid-December, the 15th in country superstar Toby Keith’s growing restaurant chain opened its doors in the North Virginia town of Woodbridge, around 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. It didn’t...
    






China Chips Away At Taiwan’s Prized Tablet PC Industry

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This threat to the Taiwanese economy, which depends on grabbing sizable shares of new IT hardware trends, has already hit contracts for lower-end tablets and begun taking aim at the premium ones,...
    






The Last Lead Smelter In The US Closes Because The Hippies Won

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We’ve the news today that the last remaining primary lead smelter in the US is to close. Probably a good idea and the reason it’s closing is simply because we don’t need it any more. In this sense...