Yards stay on scene by planning lean To nudge ahead of Asian competitors, Norwegian shipyards overlap various stages – simultaneously designing vessels, acquiring materials and constructing the ships.
Big stores enhance small ones Lower prices and more jobs. The openings of giant retail establishments, or “big-box” stores as they are often called, have a surprisingly positive effect on a local economy.
Norwegian industry complied with German war efforts Seventy-three years ago, on 9 April 1940, Nazi Germany attacked and occupied Norway. The Germans needed aluminium to win the war. But rather than resist their German occupiers, Norwegian industry leaders chose to cooperate instead.
Musicians still flock to traditional recording companies Although artists can now record and sell their own music digitally, aspiring musicians still cling to the skirts of the traditional music industry.