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50 Ways to Leave your Lover: Keep Failing Til the Last Thing You Try Is Successful

Mills Scofield

To many, a modern meat plant might seem somewhat “shocking”, but to us this “automotive assembly plant operating in reverse” is common place and, in fact, we are not easily “shocked” by much of anything (for evidence of this you are welcome to view the video on our website).

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Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault-Nissan

Harvard Business Review

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, famously coined the term "frugal engineering" in 2006. He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. Yet engineers and scientists love challenges.

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How Volvo Reinvented Itself Through Hiring

Harvard Business Review

Its cars didn’t match up well with those of top luxury brands like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi, yet the company lacked the capacity to compete with mass-market leaders like Toyota and GM. “Once, you needed mechanical engineers. To get the skills and change agents it needed, Volvo looked outside the automotive industry.

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GM and Ford Highlight Facebook's Challenges, Opportunities

Harvard Business Review

GM lost the ability to demonstrate leadership in a time where the advertising and automotive industries are flailing. One of Ford's much touted successes on Facebook was its introduction of the 2011 Ford Explorer via its "Reveal" campaign. Now within the timeline, marketers can see reach data for each post.

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GM and Ford Highlight Facebook's Challenges, Opportunities

Harvard Business Review

GM lost the ability to demonstrate leadership in a time where the advertising and automotive industries are flailing. One of Ford's much touted successes on Facebook was its introduction of the 2011 Ford Explorer via its "Reveal" campaign. Now within the timeline, marketers can see reach data for each post.

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We're Running Out of Resources, and It's Going to Be OK

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, the automotive service industry currently employs 827,900 people , losing less than 100,000 jobs since its pre-recession peak in 2003. The domestic remanufacturing industry grew by 15% between 2009 and 2011 to "at least $43.0 The market has huge profit potential. International Trade Commission report.