Why Michael Dell wants to buy back his own legacy – Management Today

March 8, 2013

Friday, 08 March 2013 Competition has caught up with the formerly giant-killing PC maker Dell, and now its eponymous founder is trying to take it private again. Here’s what he wants to blow $24bn on… Formative years Dell was born in founder Michael Dell’s college room at the University of Texas in the early 1980s. […]

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Survey: Manufacturers Targeting 1.5 Pct. Cost Reduction In 2013 – Manufacturing.net

March 8, 2013

MIAMI & LONDON, March 7, 2013 — US manufacturers are targeting an aggressive 1.5 percent reduction in cost of goods sold (COGS) for 2013 in an effort to drive margin growth, according to a new study from The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT).  With GDP growth stabilizing in major regions of the world, manufacturers are […]

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New campaign begins with high hopes for Warriors – Stuff.co.nz

March 8, 2013

The Warriors left Auckland in a buoyant mood yesterday, but how will they be when they return from Sydney? Tonight is the start of a new era for the Warriors when they play the Parramatta Eels. Memories of the eight-game losing streak at the end of last season have been banished and new coach Matt […]

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Griffin Textile Plant – Leading a New Wave of Onshoring? – GPB (blog)

March 8, 2013

The last remaining textile mill in Griffin, GA could become a leader in the new “onshoring” movement taking place in U.S. Manufacturing. Retail giant Wal-Mart recently announced it would purchase an additional $50 billion of U.S. made goods over the next decade. 1888 Mills in Griffin has become a major benefactor of this decision to […]

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Economy Adds 236K Jobs, Unemployment Edges Down – U.S. News & World Report

March 8, 2013

In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, photo, job seekers fill a room at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla. The labor market posted surprisingly strong gains Friday, cementing the notion the nation’s on-and-off job growth could finally be gaining traction. But a dark cloud hangs over Friday’s otherwise sunny numbers, as experts caution that looming […]

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Economic War: Trade wars, currency wars and intellectual property wars. – hedged.biz

March 8, 2013

When the pie shrinks, people are less likely to share. It was clear back in early 2011 that with successive rounds or quantitative easing and debt monetization rotating through the world’s central banks, that eventually a trade war would develop. With the consumer demoralized, businesses cautious and governments broke, exports would be the last […]

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Top 10 M&A predictions for Asia in 2013 – Lexology (registration)

March 8, 2013

1. Myanmar opens new market opportunities Perhaps one of the biggest changes for Asia’s M&A market in 2013 is the significant increase expected in inbound investment into Myanmar. The suspension of certain international sanctions, along with the passing of the new Foreign Investment Law, which was brought into force in November last […]

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Reshoring: Are manufacturing jobs coming back to United States?

March 8, 2013
Ford is in the midst of two massive projects — moving engine production from Spain to Brook Park and moving heavy-truck production to Avon Lake from Mexico. The automaker announced plans last month to move its 2-liter EcoBoost engine to its Cleveland …
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Research Alert: Manufacturers Targeting 1.5 Percent Cost Reduction in 2013 To … – Business Wire (press release)

March 8, 2013

MIAMI & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–US manufacturers are targeting an aggressive 1.5 percent reduction in cost of goods sold (COGS) for 2013 in an effort to drive margin growth, according to a new study from The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT). “Over the past few years major companies have outsourced the large majority of the activities that […]

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Impact of offshoring jobs from Australian financial institutions – TheBull.com.au

March 8, 2013

By Rosemary Howard, University of New South Wales We have all had at least one bad experience with dialing through to an Australian firm’s call centre. A long wait. Finally an operator. Answering lots of questions the firm already has in their database. Getting disconnected as they transfer you to another division, and then having […]

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