The Los Angeles TimesMore from The Los Angeles TimesBusiness Strategy AlignmentBecause of Drought, Critics of Ethanol Policy Say, Stop Feeding Your Car CornThe worst U.S. drought in more than half a century has rallied critics of the federal renewable fuel standard, which will reserve about 40 percent of the nation's corn crop for ethanol production this year.August 28, 2012All TechnologyU.S. Efforts to Fight Conflict Minerals Causes Fight with BusinessesU.S. officials deployed new financial weapons to try to end the bloodshed in Central Africa and the exploitation of natural resources worldwide, raising the ire of corporations that said the rules could cost them billions of dollars.August 27, 2012All LogisticsFrito-Lay to Use Even More Electric Vehicles in Its California Delivery OperationsFrito-Lay plans to put 45 more electric delivery trucks on California roads in the coming months, bringing its fleet of such vehicles in the state to 105 by the end of the year.August 14, 2012All LogisticsAs Global Economy Slows, China's Shipyards BecalmedIn another sign of China's economic slowdown, shipyards are now closing and half-finished vessels lie rusting. Prosperity is receding like the tide, and thousands of laborers have lost their jobs.August 7, 2012Business Strategy AlignmentWalmart and Target Decide That Urban and Small Is GoodPutting aside their big-box ways, giant retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. are going urban with a new look and a metro-oriented feel as they expand in Southern California.July 31, 2012Business Strategy AlignmentSmartphone-Enabled 'Augmented Reality' Comes to the Ikea CatalogAt the end of this month, 211 million Ikea catalogs will be sent off into the world. If one lands on your doorstep, you'll want to have your smartphone handy.July 25, 2012Business Strategy AlignmentMimicking Apple, Best Buy Re-Tools Its Retail StrategyGood artists copy, but does the saying apply to retailers too? Best Buy hopes so, as it's converting 60 of its locations into Apple Store lookalikes, according to a new report.July 11, 2012Global Supply Chain ManagementForeign Spies Target U.S. Technology and Trade SecretsDriven in part by the global financial crisis, foreign intelligence services, corporations and computer hackers have stepped up efforts to steal technology and trade secrets from American companies, the FBI's top spy hunter told Congress.July 3, 2012Global Supply Chain ManagementPrices of New Autos Drop as Inventory Shortage Caused by Japanese Earthquake No Longer a ProblemNew car prices have fallen from a year ago, primarily because the inventory shortage created by the Japanese earthquake has been entirely erased.July 2, 2012Business Strategy AlignmentU.S. Orders Tariffs Beginning at 31 Percent on Chinese Imports of Solar PanelsThe Obama administration ordered tariffs of 31 percent and higher on solar panels imported from China, escalating a simmering trade dispute with China over a case that has sharply divided American interests in the growing clean-energy industry.May 22, 2012Previous PagePage 2 of 3Next Page