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The Most Innovative Tech Companies Based On Patent Analytics

The Most Innovative Tech Companies Based On Patent Analytics

By Louis Columbus on December 23, 2019

Microsoft, Apple, and IBM lead the world in hardware & software patent innovation according to PatentSight. Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, LG Electronics. Alphabet, Qualcomm, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Sony, and VW are the ten most innovative companies in the world, according to PatentSight’s patent analytics research. Ford leads the global automotive industry in patent innovation, due […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged apple, Fanuc, ford, ibm, intel, Johnson & Johnson, LG Electronics. Alphabet, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Most innovative companies of 2019, Patents, PatentSight, Qualcomm, samsung, Sony, VW

When Smart People Double Down on #FAIL

When Smart People Double Down on #FAIL

By Jeff Nolan on September 19, 2011

I awoke this morning to an email from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings saying he was sorry… although it wasn’t entirely clear if he was sorry for losing half of his market cap in the last year (shareholder) or sorry for the crappy streaming catalog and losing Starz while implementing a price increase (customer). It became […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged DVD, ford, Netflix, Streaming media | 1 Response

Friday Morning Green Numbers round-up 03/26/2010

Friday Morning Green Numbers round-up 03/26/2010

By Tom Raftery on March 26, 2010

Here is this Friday’s Green Numbers round-up: GE Announces Major European Offshore Wind Expansion with a Planned €340 Million Investment for Manufacturing, Engineering and Service Facilities in Four Countries GE today announced plans to invest approximately €340 million to develop or expand its wind turbine manufacturing, engineering and service facilities in four European countries—the United […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged 1e, Carbon footprint, coal, Corporate Responsibility Magazine, duke energy, energy star, environmental protection agency, ford, freedom of information, GreenNumbers, ibm, Los Angeles, offshore wind, smarter cities, water, Wind power

Is Contrarian Purchasing a Good Savings Strategy?

Is Contrarian Purchasing a Good Savings Strategy?

By Jason Busch on February 8, 2010

Recent headlines about Toyota have no doubt been music to the ears of its major rivals — especially Ford and GM. From a giant recall for gas pedals that stick (making the Audi 5000’s sudden-acceleration PR woes look tame by comparison) to botched hy…

Posted in Business | Tagged Audi, Autos, contrarian purchasing, ford, General Motors, resale value, Spend Management, Toyota, Toyota recall

Why is the Automotive Supply Chain Failing?

Why is the Automotive Supply Chain Failing?

By Jason Busch on January 15, 2010

The Detroit Free Press recently ran a story that captures the
two essential reasons why more automotive suppliers will fail in 2010,
despite a forecasted upswing in the market. According to the story, the fundamental challenges
are twofold: …

Posted in Business | Tagged Automotive industry, Chrysler, detroit, ford, General Motors, gm, supply risk, sypply chain, Tata

Ford discusses their Electric Vehicle and smart grid integration plans

Ford discusses their Electric Vehicle and smart grid integration plans

By Tom Raftery on January 13, 2010

Just before Christmas I had a chat with Ford’s head of battery electric vehicle applications, Greg Frenette. We discussed how Ford has been working with utilities and industry organisations to ready its electric vehicles for deep integration into smart grids.
It was fascinating for me to see just how far Ford have proceeded with their thinking […]

Posted in Business | Tagged battery electric vehicle, electric vehicle, ford, ford escape, ford motor company, Ford Transit Connect, greg frenette, lithium ion, Lithium-ion battery, plug in hybrid, plug-in Escape, smart grid, Southern California Edison, vehicle to grid | 1 Response

Can the UAW Be Owner and Representative?

Can the UAW Be Owner and Representative?

By Jeff Nolan on October 26, 2009

Interesting times we live in… the UAW is finding itself increasingly at odds with it’s members over the negotiated but not yet approved Ford labor agreement.  

On Sunday, 92 percent of workers at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant voted against proposed contract changes. The vote there came after a stormy meeting at nearby Winnetonka […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Chrysler, ford, General Motors, trade unioins, uaw, UAW Vice President, unions, United Auto Workers

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