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The definitive guide to the greening of business.
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August 22, 2011 | Andrew Winston | Read Comments (0) | Post A Comment
Excess Inventory Wastes Carbon and Energy, Not Just Money
By Andrew Winston
Inventory. For those of us not in operations, supply chain, or logistics, it’s a vaguely familiar line item we learned about in finance class. We know it’s important and that we’re supposed to reduce it by increasing “turns.”
But inventory is not a minor issue. By some estimates, the world is sitting on roughly $8 trillion worth of goods held for sale, and nearly... …Full Post…
July 26, 2011 | Andrew Winston | Read Comments (0) | Post A Comment
Innovators, Meet Your Old Friend: Government Regulation
In the midst of the debt ceiling debacle, the House recently found the time to vote on (and fail to pass) a bill that would’ve repealed the so-called “light bulb law” that raised energy efficiency standards for lighting. The mandate was considered by authors of the repeal attempt — and apparently by 233 House representatives — as a “government intrusion.”
Hear, hear! I’m tired of all these higher government standards. I want to... …Full Post…