| May 22, 2007 |  | ||
On Today's BlogSome creative ideas are brilliant and complex, while others are good and simple. Creativity may be a haughty term, but businesses need it to stay innovative and competitive. You can also approach creativity in a practical way. Here are some tips on how to get your creative juices flowing. » Read more... | » Comments... Business intelligence, corporate intelligence, manufacturing intelligence, industrial intelligence -- whatever you call it, we do it openly but prefer the target company be unaware. How do we pursue aggressive but legitimate competitive intelligence-collection activities without being liable for espionage? » Read more... | » Comments... Science fiction has portrayed machines capable of thinking and acting for themselves with a mixture of both anticipation and dread, but what was once the realm of fiction has yet again become the subject of serious debate as robots become more intelligent. » Read more... | » Comments...
You May Have Missed Who Will Compromise, and What Will Be Left of Them? The purchase of Chrysler has been a huge story recently. The automaker aims to return to profits in '08, but the main hurdle lies in its ability to clinch a new contract with the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union that reduces costs, particularly for health care. Will a private company be tougher for the auto union to deal with because the owners could be uncompromising, or can private equity investors fix Chrysler for good without a confrontation with the union? Light Friday: Found -- 585 New Species and Richest Shipwreck Treasure Ever... ... Forever Stamps, Political Food Stamp Challenge, Britain's Animal-Human Hybrids and The Mineral Moon Mosaic! Visibility Forecast: Occasionally Poor, Moderate or Good, Best-in-Class While many in the service industry grouse over Sarbanes-Oxley's demand for transparency, one of manufacturing's enduring buzzwords is visibility. In the early days of the industrial revolution, the foremen carried the information about worker productivity, and perhaps supply levels, to the boss. Today it can all be automated on the plant floor. |
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