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Thursday, December 16th, 2010This article is cross-posted in the Baselodge blog: http://baselodge.com/blog/2010/12/iphones-the-us-china-trade-deficit/ Apple’s wildly successful iPhone line is a bright shining testimony to American design and engineering. Can it really be that such a great American product is actually adding to the United States’ trade deficit with China? Given the current way trade deficits and surpluses are calculated, [...]
Sharing Large Files with YouSendIt
Monday, August 10th, 2009This article has been cross-posted in the Baselodge blog. Thanks to John over at Fedcor Global, I have become a satisfied user of YouSendIt.com, a service that makes sharing large files a snap. Those of us in the manufacturing and sourcing industry have frequent needs to send and receive large files. For years I have [...]
Moving Beyond My Planner to GTD
Thursday, January 8th, 2009Cross-posted in Baselodge blog. I have been as devoted a user of the Franklin-Covey planner system as anyone could have been since 1996. It has been a loyal companion of mine for over twelve years now. In fact, my term of endearment for my planner is “my brain.” When I dropped it few days ago [...]
Manufacturing Cost Tug-of-War – Part 3
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008In this third and final installment in our series on the tug-of-war between OEMs and contract manufacturers, we will explore a variety of additional criteria OEMs must consider before making a final decision. These are listed in no particular order: Quality Systems / Certifications It is not enough to normalize the quotes and determine who [...]
Reflections on Starting a Business
Thursday, May 1st, 2008This article is cross-posted in the Baselodge Blog. May 1, 2008 marks the two year anniversary of Baselodge Group as a company. It seems like a good time to reflect back on the challenges we have faced, the triumphs, the disappointments, and the future outlook. Not Our First Rodeo Baselodge Group is not the first [...]
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