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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO

The last thing any CIO wants is to experience catastrophic operational issues during a peak season, but that’s exactly what executives at Southwest Airlines faced last week. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlines’ operational impacts. Even before the blizzard hit, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan acknowledged on Nov.

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

CIO

We live in a world that is more global than ever before and it is important to experience different cultures, customs, and traditions,” he says. Oman offers a good work culture, lifestyle, and the salary is not taxed,” Pant says. “It When Richard Ventre got an opportunity to move to India from the Netherlands, he latched on to it. “We

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Friction

LeanEssays

One third of the fuel that goes into a car is spent overcoming friction. By comparison, an electric car loses half as much energy - one sixth - to friction. Who knew electric cars had such an advantage? Friction is the force that resists motion when the surface of one object comes into contact with the surface of another. More cognitive load.