UPS is offering customers shipping less than a container load of goods from Europe to the United States an alternative for faster and more affordable shipping. Its new preferred less than container load (PLCL) service started in 2011, servicing 26 ports in Asia, and now will include an additional four ports in Western Europe. The…
As the world braces for more conflict in the Korean peninsula, auto manufacturers and parts suppliers make plans to pull their production efforts out of the area in the event war breaks out. North Korea has moved two of its mid-range missiles from their military bases, and have announced plans to go ahead with a…
According to a new study by Navigant Research, consumers are embracing electronic vehicle technologies more quickly than companies who purchase fleet vehicles. Manufacturers of plug-in vehicles are trying not to produce too many, hoping to address the concerns over cost and technologies and spur a greater interest in their vehicles.
The Spanish fashion retailer Zara and its parent company Inditex are facing investigation by Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and 52 charges following a raid at one of their manufacturing facilities in Brazil. Local authorities received a tip from a workers’ rights group, La Alameda, and subsequently found 15 workers in the facility, one of which…
The latest Gartner Worldwide IT Forecast has just been released for the second quarter of 2013, and news is overall positive for the IT sector of the economy. Global IT spending is now expected to rise to $3.8 trillion this year, a 4.1 percent increase from the 3.6 trillion spent on IT in 2012. According…
On Thursday, March 28, the U.S. passed a law which requires NASA, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Commerce to get approval from federal law enforcement agencies before buying high-tech products from China. The law was a small part of a larger package of the U.S. spending bill. Restrictions are in response to…
2013 is predicted to be the year that businesses begin to fully tap into the potential offered by big data. Media buzz is playing a big role in the trend, giving information technology professionals the idea that if their business isn’t on the bandwagon, they’re behind their competitors. A newly released Garner survey indicates 42…
A recent study released by Deloitte identifies attracting and retaining top talent as a major cause for concern heading into the new economy. Deloitte just released the 2013 Top Five Global Employer Rewards Priorities Survey and found that roughly 25 percent of the two major human resources professionals organizations (the International Society of Certified Benefits…
INRIX provides traffic information which can be used for all sorts of intelligence gathering and decision making. Its Gridlock Index (IGI) tells some good news and some bad news. According to its data, traffic in the most populated 100 cities across the United States is picking up, leading to more gridlock and slower travel times….
Recruiting and keeping talent is important for growing companies, and how much companies are willing to invest in their talent management budgets is a key indicator of how senior management feels about the strength of the economy. Recently, Right Management (a subsidiary of the Manpower Group) polled over 2,000 senior human resources executives to find…