"They're totally blind, " says Karen Lee , a veteran 747 pilot and manager of the Advanced Flight Systems division at UPS (nyse: UPS - news - people ).
The outlook is equally grim for the dozens of start-ups making Wi-Fi chips, systems and equipment.
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Interconnected grid systems, properly designed as back-ups, can help to minimize on the outright duplication.
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Meanwhile, several logistics and information technology start-ups like PurFresh and Nova Analytics are implementing new systems to help executives manage potential water-shortage crises more effectively.
Dell's existing service business is at the low end, little more than extended-warranty tune-ups and installing such off-the-rack systems as Microsoft's Outlook Express e-mail software.
In contrast to UPS, Landstar integrates a network of third party freight movers and systems to get parcels from point A to point B more quickly and hopefully cheaper than its competitors.
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In some ways, the Khan Academy and other start-ups are packing in some elements of these machine-based tutoring systems as they evolve and grow, such that this revolution is really already under way.
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The types of start-ups they seek are: next generation e-commerce, marketplaces, systems that leverage social data, and influencer networks (the idea that individuals make up the power of a network moreso than the platform itself).
The responsibility still lies with the company, however, so executives must have systems in place to make sure firing decisions, for example, follow procedure and higher-ups are notified.
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