When a company produces customized products, like printing, the goal is to keep the production line busy with profitable work. That’s the goal. Realistically, there are going to be times when there are production gaps — those times when there is no work. Downtime. In the printing industry, for example, 30% of the typical printer’s production schedule […]
Where Were The Harpoons? Sea World Resumes Show Amid Questions
reprint from www.backupamerica.org The AP reported that the Orlando Sea World resumed it’s killer whale Shamu show, "Believe," less than three short days after the death of one of its most experienced trainers, Dawn Brancheau, who was killed by one of the whales after a dinner show, "Dining with Shamu." As one who was present […]
Telecom firms seek secure climate
A bleak year rolled past the telecom industry. But stakeholders — instead of reminiscing the past — look to the new government’s steps to tackle the global economic crisis that threatens to dampen mobile operators’ massive investment intentions. It is still too soon to assess how the new democratic government will carve out a strategy […]
Entrepreneurship: What does it REALLY mean?
In a world where ideas drive economies, it is no wonder that innovation and entrepreneurship are often seen as inseparable bedfellows. The governments around the world are starting to realize that in order to sustain progress and improve a country’s economy, the people have to be encouraged and trained to think out-of-the-box and be constantly […]
Role of Gazprom Remains Pivotal
Although Tashkent is trying to drive a hard bargain with Russian gas company Gazprom, it has little alternative to working with the firm to develop and export Uzbekistan’s oil and gas, NBCentralAsia energy experts say. In late May, a high-level Gazprom team led by company president Aleksei Miller visited Uzbekistan for talks on exploration work […]