What’s next? Sun plans to install i2′s Rhythm forecasting tool, which will automatically generate the demand forecasts that Sun still creates and collects manually before sharing with suppliers. i2′s software collects anticipated sales from company divisions and even customer demands through the Web, assimilating them into a single demand forecast. Special algorithms can model projections against historical trends, scenarios, and other statistical analysis, offering more thorough demand planning than just asking salespeople how many chips they think they can sell. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Relationships’ Category
Supply and Demand
Thursday, May 19th, 201114 tips for Stepmoms
Monday, April 11th, 2011Stepfamilies come with built-in complexities and ambiguities. There are no easy answers to the dilemmas that stepmothers face. Plus, society still pretends that the original nuclear family is what counts. There’s not much around to help you understand how a well-functioning stepfamily works and what a stepmother’s experience is really like. You need and deserve all the help and support you can get to make your stepfamily work. (more…)
Gun Denhart
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011Who She Is: Founder and chair of Hanna Andersson, a mail-order children’s clothing business. The company is famous for its brightly colored 100% cotton Swedish-style outfits.
City Living Post 2
Thursday, March 10th, 2011Although the largest Canadian cities are only mid-sized by world definitions, we will experience the same general trend, on our own scale. We will continue to see growth in our largest population centres, such as Vancouver and Toronto, but we will see even more growth in our smaller-sized cities.
City Living Post 1
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011Big cities still get the press, but these days smaller ones get the people
A milestone was passed this July 12, at exactly 8:45 p.m. (EST).
According to the magazine American Demographics, that was the
moment the world’s population crossed the 5-billion mark. The majority of these new arrivals will live in mid-sized cities – that is, cities with a population of 400,000 to 4 million people.
Summer School
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011What is your opinion about summer school? I’m thinking of sending my daughter, but I’m not sure if I should.
There are two types of summer programming. Some schools offer one or both. Before you make a decision, let’s be sure you understand the purpose of each.
Should I Forgive My Ex
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011My ex-husband, Jerry, and I were married for almost ten years when he left me for another woman. It turned out that he’d been cheating — and lying about it — for a long time. We’ve been divorced for four years now, and our paths never cross since we didn’t have children. But I still feel bitter. My friends say, “Let it go” and “Move on!” But what John did was unforgivable. Why should I let him off the hook when he has caused me such pain?
A Solid Foundation 2
Friday, January 21st, 2011Whatever it is that challenges your marriage to grow and change when you become pregnant and have a child, you must be prepared to forge ahead together and allow those challenges to make you stronger as a couple, and not to tear you apart.
Communication
What may seem like simple advice is that it’s vital to communicate. Many times new Moms let things build up and then suddenly go over the edge about something quite silly. If only we carve out the time to address issues as they arise, the relationship benefits and we are happier individuals.
A Solid Foundation 1
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011Marriage is hard work. Before a couple decides to have children, they can spend a lot of time working on their relationship. There is time and energy to stay up late and have those heart to heart talks; time to make love and war; and no reason not to have romantic dinners out, movie nights, and sleeping in and cuddling the next morning.
When you bring a new baby into the picture, everything changes. Adding children to a couple’s lifestyle gives more love and more fun. It expands horizons in marriage in the most amazing ways. It can also add stress and turmoil if you don’t take the time to keep your marriage strong.
So many things change in a relationship when two people become parents. There are vistas of unexplored territory laid before your feet. Not only do you have to be your own tour guide, you have to shepherd your children through it as well, and do a lot of learning on the way.
