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While that popular “ made in China ” label won’t be disappearing from the international market anytime soon, buyers across the globe are becoming increasingly conscious that pricing by Chinese suppliers is on the up and up… and up. The only real variable is the reason for these frequent pricing increases. As inconvenient as these…
Pipe dreams: in the process of ushering water from its source to its final destination, up to a whopping 30% can be (and often is) lost due to leaks. This translates into a staggering $14 billion a year financial loss, according to the World Bank. So, how does one go about finding these leaks, when…
Evolution of language: it’s commonly assumed that languages all inevitably share the same roots. However, research is now indicating that this may not be the case. New research findings have highlighted a distinct lack of correlation with regard to grammatical features between language families, and very few within language family’s as well. Could it be…
Research findings have recently indicated that your Apple mobile phone is even more powerful than you anticipated. A database file has been found in computers – synced with Apple’s iPhones and iPads – that contains unencrypted details of the iPhone owners’ travels over the past year. A date-location style log found within this database indicates…
Is the sum of the parts greater than the whole? A number of the world’s largest companies are considering the degree of truth this timeless motto holds. Starbursting is the popular term given to restructuring a company by breaking it up into smaller pieces and sending forth these new, smaller divisions toward the stock markets….
If you thought that Italy’s seemingly unassuming yogurt industry was just that, think again. French dairy group Lactalis have historically set their sights on Italian owned company Parmalat. A strategic, successful bid for a greater percentage of the Italian-owned company placed the French stakeholders too uncomfortably close to the company takeover threshold for the Italians….
