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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

The constantly fluctuating number of barrels of crude available from nimble shale operations is a primary driver, but so are the long-term impact of increased fuel efficiency and the fits and starts of the global transition away from fossil fuels on world demand. These increasingly efficient survivors now represent half of U.S.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

One example is when the New York School’s system hired them to boost the efficiency of their school bus network, which they did, saving the city $12M. Transportation and Infrastructure. 2014) Due Diligence Provider of the Year – Unquote British Private Equity Awards. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services.

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How Likely Is Your Industry to Be Disrupted? This 2×2 Matrix Will Tell You

Harvard Business

For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. In the durability state, we found efficient, mature industries — think alcoholic beverages or tires and rubber. New competitors are not even staying away from more traditional, low-margin industries.

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Driverless Car Completes California to New York Trip; UK Rewriting Traffic Laws as Tests Begin

MishTalk

Delphi’s self-driving car, which is modeled after a 2014 Audi SQ5 and debuted at CES 2015, features six long-range radars, four short-range radars, three vision-based cameras, six lidars, a localization system, intelligent software algorithms and a full suite of Advanced Drive Assistance Systems.

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Conversation with North Highland

Tom Spencer

Tom: North Highland offers a range of solutions including Data and Analytics, Managed Services, Operating Efficiency Ratio, People and Change, Professionalising IT, Social Insights Lab and Strategy and Advisory. Examples of this include our strategy and advisory group, launched in 2014, and we’ve seen tremendous interest in that offering.

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Oil Patch Problems: Rigs Down 60%, Production Down 3%, $40-$50 Price Doesn't Work

MishTalk

companies have stunned global rivals by continuing to produce oil—particularly from shale deposits—ever more cheaply as American crude prices plunged from over $100 a barrel in 2014. But the recent drop toward $40 a barrel and below puts even the most efficient operators in a bind. oil producer, said in an interview.

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First Self-Driving Truck Hits the Road Already, Nevada License AU010

MishTalk

And according to Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, it will make long-haul road transportation safer, cheaper, and better for the planet. The lack of qualified drivers has created a “capacity crisis,” according to an October 2014 report by the American Transportation Research Institute.