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WHEN American personal care product giant Johnson & Johnson opened its shared-services centre in Prague during 2006, it employed 12 people and provided only in-group procure-to-pay services. Currently this Johnson & Johnson finance centre is the largest of the five centres the company operates worldwide in terms of staff numbers as well as the scope of services it provides to internal business partners.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has released details of how it plans to boost aviation tracking following the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The Commission released a detailed note at a meeting of EU transport ministers in Luxembourg in Thursday (June 5).…

Big data is creating a growing range of opportunities that can help the global pharmaceutical industry develop and manufacture drugs more effectively. However, the industry faces a number of challenges in the way it manages and analyses the increasingly broad range of data that is available, with collaboration essential for the industry to capitalise on the potential of the big data explosion.…

THE INTERNATIONAL Civil Avition Organisation (ICAO) is pushing hard for a global aircraft tracking system in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370. But, while recommendations on aircraft tracking solutions will be issued later this year, binding standards may still be some way off.…

Colombia’s struggling automobile sector is anticipating the April 15 launch of a new government program designed to help it follow the successful tactics of its principal competitors abroad.

The primary objective of the scheme, PROFIA, (Development Program for the Automotive Industry) is to help the sector recover market share from cheap imports, notably by imports by slashing tariffs on parts and materials imported for vehicle assembly.…

Astellia, a leading provider of network and subscriber intelligence enabling mobile operators to drive business performance, is constantly developing solutions helping mobile operators exploit big data. Astellia’s vendor-independent real-time monitoring and troubleshooting solutions cover end-to-end 2G, 3G and 4G from radio access to core network, and its scalable products and expert services address the needs of operators’ full value chain.…

WHEN the Percassi family, owners of the successful make-up brand KIKO Make Up Milan, purchased in October 2013 a UNESCO-listed historic industrial site called Crespi d’Adda in northern Italy, it was not only a sign of their success, but proof of the old adage that tough economic times can be good for the beauty industry. …

TECHNIQUES being developed to analyse ink offer significant benefits for examining questioned documents. Forensics has voyaged far since handwriting experts had just magnifying glasses and experience to underpin giving evidence as experts.

It has had to: high-quality inkjet and laser printers make it tougher to distinguish between photo-quality frauds and commercially printed, legitimate documents.…

The Russian government is to draft fresh state measures to support domestic producers of wool and flax fibres.

Acting on direction from the office of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian ministry of industry and trade will boost Russian wool production through the creation of special trading centres that will buy wool from farmers at prices that are high enough to encourage production.…

THE ORGANISATION for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has created a global model for using export credits in new railway infrastructure projects, including rail control, electrification, tracks, rolling stock, and related construction and engineering work. The system covers contract repayment terms and more.…