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No accounting for difference
Organisations wishing to deal with their truly global clients need a strategy that goes beyond the traditional servicing of international accounts. Global Account Management is a technique that should...
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Are you being served?
Manufacturers are to become service providers to meet the pressures of globalisation.
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Automotive
To achieve significant growth in developing markets major auto companies need regional production strategies.
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Seeking world peace
Car makers are seeking closer ties with suppliers as they continue their quest to outsource production.
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Research at a distance
Multinational firms have not yet farmed out all their research and development to China and India but they are taking a much more global approach to this high-value activity.
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Creating global order
Too many multinational companies have created a haphazard network of plants, according to new research, but putting the pieces in the right places can reap huge benefits.
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Innovative britain
The UK's industrial future will depend on its ability to become a 'high value' manufacturer.
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Ore inspired
Mining operations are turning to increased control and automation to meet the raw materials needs of China.
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The diversity advantage
Engineering firms have a bad record on diversity - so can they turn it around.
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And now for the bad news
At the First European Futurists Conference in Lucerne two years ago, John Casti shocked delegates by predicting a major global recession in 2008. Here he explains why the prevailing mood means the...
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Profitable proximity
European manufacturers can no longer rely on outsourcing to drive growth, E&T explains.
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Marketing in rising economies
Globalisation, the Internet and the rise of new markets are affecting overseas business development. Marketing strategies need to adapt to these cultural changes, say the authors of 'International...
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How to do business with Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: cheap available labour and low manufacturing costs should combine to make Eastern Europe a good business venue. But detailed knowledge of the markets is essential.
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Mighty networks from little decisions grow
On New Year's Day it will be exactly 25 years since the UK got its first cellular network. E&T looks at the way that small decisions shaped the growth of the UK and global cellular networks.
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From farm to fork
There are lots of good reasons for using food traceability to keep track of how the food on our plate got there, reports E&T.
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GreenTouch alliance aims to cut network power
The global communications network has grown so quickly that its energy use is becoming a problem. Now the industry is responding.
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Green transport schemes given 266m boost
Transport schemes boosting green growth have received a £266 million cash injection from the government.
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Crop engineering fights food poverty
The current wisdom in agricultural innovation is to engineer crops to better withstand the effects of climate change. But will this help combat world poverty?
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On Thin Ice
The speed of society's response to melting ice in the polar regions has been glacial. Indeed, James Balog's photography shows that the response is making glaciers look alarmingly fast.
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Green schemes using biofuels could cause pollution
Green schemes to fight climate change by producing more biofuels could actually worsen a type of air pollution, a study showed.
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War on water shortage
Water supplies are facing new threats, but affordable, advanced technologies could make a difference for millions of people.
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Shell makes surprise chief executive appointment
Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell has made a surprise appointment to replace chief executive Peter Voser.
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Gatwick reveals extra runway plan to rival Heathrow
Gatwick bosses say their plans for a second runway would be less expensive and less noisy than an extra runway at Heathrow.
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IPCC climate change report prompts calls for action
Scientists are more certain than ever that humans are causing climate change, prompting calls for renewed focus on developing renewable energy.
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Agricultural technology to feed the world
With a growing population demanding more food, and an agricultural community constrained by lack of land and water while battling demands for greater sustainability, the challenge of feeding the world...
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China ordered to repeal rare earths export limits
The WTO has ordered China’s to repeal export limits on rare earths and metals vital for a host of technology applications.
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Seawater greenhouses: growing food in the world's driest regions
As conventional farming and climate change aggravates water and food shortages, a handful of entrepreneurs are growing food in the world's driest regions. But can they help?
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Satellite tracking to clamp down on illegal fishing
Satellite tracking will be used to help detect large scale illegal fishing on the high seas which involves an estimated one in five fish caught.
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Antarctica: the changing face of the White Continent
As ice thickness decreases and international agreements come up for renewal, the future of Antarctica could shift in emphasis from conservation to mineral exploration, while science is in danger of...
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Interview: Amy Zalman president of the World Future Society
Meet Amy Zalman, the new CEO and president of the World Future Society. Former global security professional, her job today is to engage everyone with a stake in the future in serious discussion about...
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UK likely to miss renewable energy targets for 2020
The UK won’t meet the legally binding European renewable energy targets for 2020, according to a report published today by a parliamentary committee.
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China’s recycling import crackdown sparks Hong Kong pile-ups
What amounts to a ban on consignments of waste paper and other potentially recyclable material has led to backlogs and strikes and should prompt a rethink in the West.
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Solar and wind farms could increase vegetation and rain in the Sahara
Large wind and solar farms built in the Sahara region could have an added benefit of increasing rainfall in the area and vegetation, according to a new study led by University of Maryland (UMD)...
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US must lead world in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, says Bill Gates
In an interview aired on US cable television network HBO, Bill Gates has said that it would be "tragic" if America doesn't lead in technological innovation for cutting emissions. Gates, co-founder of...
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