IBM et les infrastructures

IBM, comme plusieurs autres compagnies, s'intéresse aux infrastructures globales.

Palmisano knows IBM isn't alone in drooling over big infrastructure projects. In tech, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, Fortune 500), Oracle (ORCL, Fortune 500), and SAP (SAP) all stand to benefit too. The same goes for the likes of GE (GE, Fortune 500).

"These are global issues and huge opportunities," Palmisano says. "Someone has to step out and take the lead. But we'll never do it by ourselves."

Green Abu Dhabi

Une ville complètement verte près d'Abu Dhabi. Ils y mettent le paquet.

Optimisation

La façon dont General Mills a réagi à la hausse du prix des céréales et à la récession : en optimisant les approvisionnements et les processus. Et ça fonctionne.

Margin management soon grew into a structured process at General Mills. Each division has a three-year savings goal, and virtually everyone meets once a week to focus on cuts. Ditching multicolored Yoplait lids, for example, saved $2 million a year. Factory-floor workers will point out when box sizes are inefficient for putting in trucks. And consumer researchers identify flavors that aren't selling.