Author: Dieter Adam
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Tears in a land far, far away
Dieter Adam, 15 February 2024 [This story is based on an article that first appeared in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung…
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The Wind blows, and the sun shines, at no cost. And then?
Dieter Adam, 7 February 2024 Most manufacturers use electricity as a power source for machinery and equipment but use little…
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More often than not, economic forecasts appear to be wrong – so, why bother?
Dieter Adam 12 January 2024 Do economic forecasts matter to New Zealand manufacturers? For making investment decisions such as replacing…
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An Exception to the Rule
Dieter Adam / 11 December 2023 The actions of and acts passed by the EU Parliament are often perceived to…
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Train them so they can leave …
Dieter Adam – 15 November 2023 “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough, so they…
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Going into overseas ownership – A good move?
Dieter Adam – 8 November 2023 We recently saw the news of the impending sale of another major Canterbury manufacturing…
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Thoughts on Manufacturing
Dieter Adam 16 October 2023 ‘Manufacturing’ is derived from Latin and combines the words for ‘Hand’ and ‘Making’; it literally…
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A (very) expensive lesson in leaky processes
Dieter Adam, 8 September 2023 Aurubis is one of the world’s largest recyclers and processors of non-ferrous metals, headquarted in…
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An idea worth exploring?
Dieter Adam 4 September 2023 We are all familiar with “we can’t get enough (of the right) young people to…
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If only … stopping short of commercial success
Originally posted by Dieter Adam 31 July 2023 This is the story of Charles Johnson of Auckland, as told in…
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