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Electronic data interchange has failed because it is costly, complex and misguided, argues John Luscombe
The government’s goal of a £210 million renewable energy market by 2010 has received a boost with plans for new windfarms in Wales and Scotland. Amec and British Energy have been commissioned to create Europe’s largest windfarm on the Isle of Lewis, off Scotland’s west coast.
i2 aims to develop 50 per cent of its products in India in a bid to cut costs. The work will be split equally between the US and India, where only 17 per cent of products are currently developed. www.i2.com
A disagreement over the number of engines supplied by BMW is forcing Land Rover to cut back production of its best-selling Freelander model by around 12 per cent. Ford, which bought Land Rover last year after BMW broke up and sold its Rover operations, and BMW are in discussions about raising the annual supply from 32,000 units to 50,000 units.
BAE Systems has called on the Ministry of Defence to allow it to build all 12 of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers, rather than share construction with rival Vosper Thorneycroft.