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Supply chain: Prices

Customers are unwilling to entertain higher prices, even if the products involved offer better value than before. George F. Brown, Jr.

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Home Depot reports improving results

The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported second quarter net earnings of $1.2 billion, compared with net earnings of $1.1 billion in the same

Ballast Nedam to construct South American bridge

Dutch construction company Ballast Nedam has signed an agreement to design and construct the Carolina Bridge across the Suriname River in South America.

Vale opens coal mine in Mozambique

Vale, the world’s second largest mining company, has opened a new coal mine in Moatize, Mozambique.

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SGS closing in on Time Mining acquisition

Operations: Customer service

John Tschohl explodes three popular customer service myths. If you believe them, you’re in trouble, he says.

Smart phones boost Motorola results

Motorola has reported strong second quarter results thanks to consumer demand for its Droid phones, which run on Google’s Android operating system.

GM announces new CEO

After reporting profits for two consecutive quarters, General Motors Co. has announced that its CEO Edward E. Whitacre Jr.

Peak Resources

Richard Beazley, managing director of Peak Resources, talks to Gay Sutton about the discovery of a world class rare earths mineral deposit in Tanzania and how the company is tra

Another deal for Tullow

Tullow Oil has announced its second acquisition in the space of seven days—this time purchasing the interests of EO Group, which include those offshore Ghana.

Kaesong resumes production

In a tangible sign that the tension between North and South Korea is over at last, the jointly managed industrial estate is back in business