Business WeekMore from Business WeekAll TechnologyAsian Suppliers Confident That Price for New iPhone Will Mean Good News for ThemThe debut of the iPhone 6 wasn't just a big moment for Apple. It marked a major event for manufacturers in Taiwan and elsewhere in Asia that make the components for the device.September 15, 2014All TechnologyIs Traditional Wireless Internet Network, Built for Smartphones, Suitable for Internet of Things?There will be over 20 million devices designed to automatically relay information over the internet by 2022, according to Machina Research. For most of these "things," traditional wireless internet networks will be a pretty poor choice.September 12, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentInsurance Springs Up to Cover Small Businesses as They Come Under More Cyber-attacksIn light of all the hacker attacks in the news, is there insurance that covers smaller businesses in case of an attack? Yes, there is.September 3, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentSkills Gap? Isn't Highly Qualified U.S. Workforce Just Under-Trained?In the debate over why the U.S. has been so slow to emerge from the Great Recession, many have laid the blame on what's become known as the skills gap: Despite an abundance of workers, too many simply aren't qualified to fill the jobs available. Even now that hiring is running at its fastest clip since the late 1990s, business and industry groups such as the Chamber of Commerce continue to emphasize the damage the skills gap is doing to the economy. So do a lot of consulting firms.August 25, 2014Global Trade ManagementCould Chinese Know Something About Business in Africa Others Don't See?Over the past decade, Chinese companies have built bulging order books in Africa, cutting their teeth in a part of the world where Western competitors, when present at all, have not brought their A team. The Chinese astutely calculate that the wealth they accumulate in Africa and the lessons they learn will serve them well as they push into bigger, richer, and tougher markets.August 5, 2014Global Supply Chain ManagementLabor Costs Unrelated to Decision to Build Version of Dreamliner in South Carolina, Boeing SaysBoeing will build the biggest version of its 787 Dreamliner family exclusively in South Carolina at a nonunion plant it built five years ago. It's part of an effort to lower labor costs, but the company said organized labor had nothing to do with its decision.August 4, 2014All TechnologyNeed Something from the Vending Machine - Saw Blade, Drill Bit, Wrench?There's an episode of The Office TV show involving a prank on a hapless colleague in which the victim's desk contents - his stapler, pencil cup, plate, even his wallet-are stashed inside the office vending machine. It does not occur to any of the sitcom's characters to turn these hijinks into a business model, but now someone has.July 30, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentSmall Business Finds 3D Printing Can Bring Cost SavingsSince David Friedfeld took over ClearVision Optical from his father in 1985, he's seen most eyewear manufacturing move overseas. The 120-employee company, based in Hauppauge, N.Y., is bringing a small piece of it back. Last year, Friedfeld purchased an entry-level 3D printer for just under $3,000. He still does the bulk of his manufacturing abroad, but he can now print eyeglass prototypes in-house.July 15, 2014All TechnologyElon Musk Looks to Blast His Way Into Pentagon's Satellite BusinessThere's a custom in Washington that U.S. defense contractors don't talk trash about their competitors, at least not in public. After fiercely competing for multibillion-dollar Pentagon contracts, the winner often placates the loser with a piece of the action. When Lockheed Martin was awarded the contract to build the F-22 fighter jet, it hired Northrop Grumman to build the plane's radar. Boeing won the contract to build the Air Force's KC-46 tanker plane and asked Northrop and Raytheon to contribute key components. Everyone ends up happy. It's how it’s always been done.June 5, 2014Rail & IntermodalIs Keystone XL Pipeline Project, Stalled for Years, About to Become Irrelevant?When TransCanada first proposed the Keystone XL pipeline in 2008, the company hoped it would be done by 2012 and begin carrying heavy crude from the Alberta oil sands in Western Canada down to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Six years later the pipeline remains in limbo, stymied by Department of State reviews, route adjustments, lawsuits, environmental and economic studies, and (most important) an Obama administration that appears truly divided on the issue. Last month the State Department announced that no decision would come until after November's midterm elections.May 27, 2014Previous PagePage 5 of 22Next Page
