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  Finance Factory - Journal Vol. 18

•  Letter from Rob Heyvaert
•  Letter from Shahin Shojai, Editor

NOBEL LAUREATE VIEW

•   A perspective on the challenges facing the global economy
  
  A Discussion With Prof. Vernon Smith

FACTORY

•   Transformation of the European auto industry the future of Lean (Opinion)
  
  Gareth Stone, Automotive Researcher, University of Bath School Management
  Glenn Parry, Research Fellow & ILIPT Core Team Leader, University of Bath school of Management
  Andrew Graves, Professorial Fellow - Chair for the Management of Technology, University of Bath School of Management
•   Manufacturing change the trading floor of the future (Opinion)
  
  Adam Bryan, President and CEO, Omgeo
•   Data management in the finance factory (Opinion)
  
  Ian Webster, Global Head of Market Data, Barclays Global Investors
•   Why and when financial instruments are created a learning story (Opinion)
  
  Ana Fernandes, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Bern
•   Developing sustainable competitive advantage in asset management (Opinion)
  
  Peter Moles, Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Edinburgh Management School
•   Strategic trends and opportunities in banking (Opinion)
  
  Norm Balthasar, Chief Operating Officer, Fiserv, Inc.
•   The mortgage processing market crying out for a utility (Opinion)
  
  Mark J.M. Dynes, Managing Principal, Capco
  Keith MacDonald, Partner, Capco
•   Financial services factory
  
  Surech Gupta, Partner, Capco
•   Measuring efficiency in the finance factory time for a rethink
  
  Peter Welch, Independant Analyst and Consultant, Specializing in the Banking sector
•   Private equity, spice for European economies
  
  Thomas Meyer, Deutsche Bank Research
•   Pricing effects of private seasoned equity issues in New Zealand s laissez-faire regulatory environment
  
  Hamish D. Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Department of Finance, Banking and Property, Massey University
  Lawrence C. Rose, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Business, Massey University
•   The evolution of US insolvency law for financial market contracts
  
  Michael Krimminger, Senior Policy Advisor to the Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Division of Resolutions and Receiverships

INDUSTRIALIZATION

•   Transformation using Lean Six Sigma measures for service processes (Opinion)
  
  Allison Stahl, Consultant, George Group consulting
•   Applying Lean and Six Sigma for operational excellence in financial services (Opinion)
  
  Robin Davies, Managing Director, Venturehaus
•   Achieving competitive advantage through Lean thinking (Opinion)
  
  Massimo Appiotti, Partner, Valeocon
  Thomas Berlets, Partner, Regional Director Americas, Valeocon
•   Improving operational effectiveness selecting and applying the right approach and tools (Opinion)
  
  Ansgar Bruell, Project Manager, White Room Associates
  Kester Vorrath, Principal, White Room Associates
  David Pincus, Project Manager, White Room Associates
  Bodo Mann, Managing Director, White Room Associates
•   Prototyping as standard practice in financial services (Opinion)
  
  Randall E. Duran, Chief Executive Officer, Catena Technologies Pte Ltd
•   Success for the sell side in an unbundled world (Opinion)
  
  Mark Burton, Co-Founder and Vice President of Consulting, Holden Advisors
  Nelson Hyde, Consulting Manager, Holden Advisors
•   Earnings of large EU banks is internationalization the better way (Opinion)
  
  Armin Polster, Senior Economist - Banking, Financial Markets, Regulation - Deutsche Bank Research
•   Mass customization providing custom products and services with mass production efficiency
  
  Frank Piller, Associate Professor of Management, TUM Business School
  Ashok Kumar, Professor of Management, Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University
•   The application of agile manufacturing for customer value
  
  Guonan Ma, Senior Economist, the Bank of International Settlements
  Ben S. C. Fung Assistant Chief, Bank of Canada
•   Demutualization and cross-country merger of exchanges
  
  Reena Aggerwal, Stallkamp of Faculty Fellow & Professor of Finance, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
  Sandeep Dahiya, Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
•   Improving liquidity through efficient stock market structure and operational design
  
  Pankaj Jain, Suzanne Downs Palmer Professor of Finance, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, University of Memphis
•   Using asset management companies to resolve nonperforming loans in China
  
  Guonan Ma, Senior Economist, the Bank of International Settlements
  Ben S. C. Fung Assistant Chief, Bank of Canada