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The Great Illumination
The
fascination with solar energy goes back further than Jimmy Carter and
his view of a solar panel on every 1970’s rooftop. It predates the
solar-cell kits popular in the 1950s during the space race. Long
before Einstein’s first Nobel Prize honored his explanation of the
photon-electron duality, humans have been longing for more energy
from the sun.
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Management 101: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder
Last
month, I discussed business strategy – what it is and why it is
needed to be successful. If you recall, business strategy is defined
as the selection and use of resources to achieve company goals and
obtain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. This month, I will
discuss what competitive advantage is and why it is needed.
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Politically Incorrect: Shop Around and Save
Most
PCB shops loose more money in the purchasing department then they
realize. The whole idea behind making money is to keep some of what
you bring in. If we can save 10 percent alone in the purchasing
department in a $10-million-a-year company, that means a $300,000
profit increase. After all my years in PCB shops, I have seen so many
poor purchasing practices, yet I can scream at the top of a mountain
and no one listens. So I asked myself, why?
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