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How Toyota Thrives When Things Are Bad

[ad_1] Toyota may have pioneered the just-in-time manufacturing strategy, but when it comes to chips, its decision to stock what have become key components in cars dates back a decade before the Fukushima disaster. After the catastrophe broke Toyota’s supply chains on March 11, 2011, the world’s largest automaker realized …

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Commentary: The gig economy: a surprise boost from the pandemic and in Singapore, it’s going nowhere

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has dashed hopes for a better future. In Asia Pacific, 81 million jobs were lost in 2020, according to a new report from the International Labor Organization. Commercial Commercial The unemployment rate in many countries has increased from single digits to double …

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Myanmar police shoot protesters in former capital Bagan

[ad_1] YANGON: Police in Myanmar’s former capital Bagan opened fire on Sunday (March 7) on protesters protesting last month’s military takeover, injuring several people, according to eyewitness accounts and videos on social media. . At least five people were reportedly injured as police tried to break up the Bagan protest, …

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