E.D. Smith and Sons,Ltd.

Lew Smith, the chairman of a privately owned Canadian processor, must decide whether his company will build a plant in the United States. He has been asked to do so by one of his major customers, Loblaw. The company has been making many improvements to its operations but it’s performance has been hurt by the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States. The company has been doing very well, however, as it shifts its focus from making private label to controlled label. Is now the right time to expand the business into a foreign market?     

钱大群创造智慧成长在海量数据的困境中寻找成长机遇

2012年3月16日．以“科技创新，成就智慧增长”为主题的“IBM论坛2012”在北京隆重举行。IBM大中华区董事长及首席执行总裁钱大群说，信息技术已经到达一个新的突破点，正迎来新一轮的创新大潮。但在这轮创新大潮中，市场环境极其复杂，甚至陷入了增长动力衰减、成本上升等困境中。