These days everyone is an entrepreneur and has to be the captain of their own ship, or so it seems.
China also is developing its own advanced anti-ship missiles and its navigation satellite-guided bombs, like the U.S. JDAM.
Today it's not uncommon for suppliers to build large chunks of an automobile--a complete dashboard or a front-end module, say--at their own factories, then ship them to the auto plant for final assembly.
Ship operators who own more of their ships will therefore have an advantage in terms of reducing fuel use.
And they are ready to make a change, whether at their current employers or by jumping ship and starting their own initiatives.
Most funds are clustered near a few places, such as Connecticut and London, and there is a steady buzz about the latest manager to jump ship and start his own firm.
Instead, they pass the order along electronically to manufacturers or distributors who then ship the goods from their own warehouses direct to the buyer.
The ship generates and distributes its own power, provides and maintains sanitation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and makes several hundred thousand gallons of water every day from sea water.
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Using its own tactics, the union held its ship in Vancouver harbour for days with a log boom, and then blocked a road to bar the greens' access to a further logging site.
Two others who succeeded her have also failed in their own unusual ways to right the wayward HPQ ship.
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Among the dunes, Robert has built his own small memorial, and segments of the ship's hull still lie partly buried in the sand, like an excavated dinosaur skeleton.
The survivors swam on their own either back to the harbour or to the ship.
His cause was peace not a bad cause, but Ford pursued it with his usual black-and-white view of the world. (Every question had only one possible point of view: his own.) In December 1915 he chartered a ship to Europe to persuade the belligerents to lay down their arms.
And while it is cheaper to send non-perishable items by ship in the summer, this creates its own problems.
It seems certain that Apple will eventually offer up an iDog, or its very own Edsel, and momentum investors can be counted on to jump ship at that point.
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Like a city, the ship has a fire and emergency response capability and its own security organization, including security forces, legal services, brig and a process by which the captain enforces good order and discipline.
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Doing excursions on your own in places like China or Vietnam can be very cheap, especially compared to the ship prices.
With companies vying for their services, such employees jump ship frequently, so firms must make sure they have a pipeline of new talent available to manage their own growth, says Mr. Palepu.
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