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Audi Neckarsulm wins European Automotive Lean Production competition; big data, smart factory

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The trade magazine Automobil Produktion and the consulting company Agamus Consult award the prize each year in recognition of production facilities that apply the factors of production in a particularly efficient manner. This is now being developed into a holistic corporate system. With it, we interpret and define “lean” anew.

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2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid powertrain named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines List

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Transitions between all-electric and hybrid modes are completely seamless, something that drivers will undoubtedly appreciate on long journeys, and the six-speed automatic transmission gives drivers a greater sense of connection, compared with other hybrids in the segment. —Drew Winter, editor-in-chief, WardsAuto World magazine.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. One study surveyed by the CAR group found auto companies make up one-quarter of the top 20 corporate spenders on R&D globally. Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. Click to enlarge. Source: IRI 2013, CAR.

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Commercial Aircraft Corp of China and Boeing to partner on aviation energy conservations and emissions reductions

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The companies will collaborate with China-based universities and research institutions to expand knowledge of technologies—such as sustainable aviation biofuels, aviation connectivity infrastructure and other areas—that improve commercial aviation’s energy efficiency or reduce the industry’s carbon emissions. programs in China.

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Noodoe EV Opens New Headquarters in Houston

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According to Fortune magazine, Houston has become a major corporate center, home to 23 Fortune 500 companies, second only to New York City. As one business group noted, “Houston connects companies to the world.” “The Irvine office is a vital part of our operations.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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Jobs also redefined what a high-tech corporate campus should look like, according to a 2011. One of the final products he pitched was Apple Park , the company's corporate campus in Cupertino, Calif. On its 25 October 2005 cover, Time magazine hailed Jobs as "the man who always seems to know what's next." IEEE Spectrum article.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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An article describing how the platform works was published in the September issue of IEEE Communications Magazine. “If The service used mounted cellular base stations with many antennas to provide high-speed Internet connections for voice and data to homes and small businesses. That would completely kill the business model,” he says.