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...spike in shipping costs that led manufacturers in the West to take a closer look at all the costs - time to market, quality control, etc. - of stringing their supply chains across oceans. While shipping rates have since subsided, the shift in mind-set among executives has stuck, says John Ferreira, head of the manufacturing practice at Archstone Consulting. No longer is there a herd mentality pushing them to China and other faraway places, he says. When Ferreira surveyed U.S. and European manufacturing execs late last year, almost 90% said they were contemplating bringing some operations home or at least closer...
...sharp downturn in global trade has delayed action on those ideas. So far the only evidence of the shift is in consultant surveys like Ferreira's. In Beijing, though, the downturn has brought its own attitude adjustment. "The Chinese response is 'We are too coupled to the American economy,'" says Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, a political-risk consulting firm. That has led to more domestic spending by the government and attempts to boost Chinese consumers' spending. True, neither is necessarily bad news for foreign firms. It has, however, also meant an increasing reluctance to let U.S. companies...
...their team ahead for a 30-19 victory in the second set. The standout trio led Rivier with 11, 11, and 12 kills, respectively. On the other side of the court, Harvard finished the set with a dismal .034 hitting advantage.At one point during the second set, junior Matt Ferreira screamed, “It’s too easy!” to his teammates on the bench. Not surprisingly, the excessive celebratory rituals Rivier put on throughout the match received shouts of disapproval from the Crimson faithful. Harvard, however, would not give up in the third set without...
President of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Gilmar Ferreira Mendes spoke about the Brazilian constitution to a packed conference room in Harvard Law School’s Pound Hall, yesterday afternoon. Mendes was appointed to the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court in 2002, and became the President of the Court in 2008. Billy Magnuson and Alex Crohn, the co-editors-in-chief of the Harvard International Law Journal said that Mendes initially informed them that he would be in the Cambridge area and available to speak this month. “Justice Mendes has a lot of experience with comparative...
...wasn't size that put Portugal in the hole, it was the speed of Bastian Schweinsteiger. Playing wide on the right, Schweini made a terrific diagonal run across the field to meet Lukas Podolski's cross at the near post at 22 minutes, with Portugal's Paulo Ferreira unable to match his pace. It was a staggering shot across the Portuguese bow, and completely unexpected...