Comments on: Nortel Should Turf the Private Jet http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/ All the News about Nortel Networks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Spectrum Air http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-32381 Spectrum Air Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:44:03 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-32381 Your blog about the use of private jets in business was of great interest to me. I found your comments about the price being too high for Nortel to continue the use of services like private jets particularly intriguing. Not all jets have to cost an arm and a leg to be used. I look forward to reading additional posts in the future. We’re in the luxury travel business as well and would like to invite you and your readers to checkout our innovative private jet service: <a href="http://www.flyspectrumair.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.flyspectrumair.com</a>/. To cut to the chase, we are offer $3950 per-seat private jet flights between NYC and LA. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Your blog about the use of private jets in business was of great interest to me. I found your comments about the price being too high for Nortel to continue the use of services like private jets particularly intriguing. Not all jets have to cost an arm and a leg to be used. I look forward to reading additional posts in the future. We’re in the luxury travel business as well and would like to invite you and your readers to checkout our innovative private jet service: http://www.flyspectrumair.com/. To cut to the chase, we are offer $3950 per-seat private jet flights between NYC and LA. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

]]> By: Jet Charter Travel http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-32342 Jet Charter Travel Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:45:24 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-32342 Well the jet is gone now that's for sure! Well the jet is gone now that's for sure!

]]> By: Inlandmar2 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-31299 Inlandmar2 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:47:46 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-31299 The demise of Nortel comes as no surprise. I worked for Nortel from 1979 to 1981. Major problems were apparent when I worked there. Nortel (Northern Telecom, Ltd back then) was a lumbering dinosaur. The corporate management attitude impeded the ability to react to a rapidly changing market place. In 1979 they were still making cross-bar switches and just dabbling in digital switches. All of their competition was going full bore on digital switching. Nortel lost the edge and never regained it. I attended on strategy meeting in 1980. I was shocked. Sales presented their forecast of what they were going to sell. Production presented their forecast of what they were going to make. One big problem! They didn't match! I attempted to bring this contradiction to light, but was "shouted down" by my superiors. Addi tonally, a close associate of mine was appointed to a high level position in "new product development". I congratulated him but asked him about "old product development". He asked what I was talking about. I outlined the fact that the products they were making did not have accurate and up-to-date Bills of Material (BOM) for the products currently being made. Nortel was losing profits on most products being made. When Nortel did a procurement for their products, the wrong components were being ordered. The correct components had to be ordered separately at additional cost. The replaced components were scrapped at pennies on the dollar or thrown away. On several occasions, I tried to raise a "Red Flag", but was ignored. Frankly, I'm surprised that Nortel lasted this long. The demise of Nortel comes as no surprise. I worked for Nortel from 1979 to 1981. Major problems were apparent when I worked there. Nortel (Northern Telecom, Ltd back then) was a lumbering dinosaur. The corporate management attitude impeded the ability to react to a rapidly changing market place. In 1979 they were still making cross-bar switches and just dabbling in digital switches. All of their competition was going full bore on digital switching. Nortel lost the edge and never regained it. I attended on strategy meeting in 1980. I was shocked. Sales presented their forecast of what they were going to sell. Production presented their forecast of what they were going to make. One big problem! They didn't match! I attempted to bring this contradiction to light, but was “shouted down” by my superiors. Addi tonally, a close associate of mine was appointed to a high level position in “new product development”. I congratulated him but asked him about “old product development”. He asked what I was talking about. I outlined the fact that the products they were making did not have accurate and up-to-date Bills of Material (BOM) for the products currently being made. Nortel was losing profits on most products being made. When Nortel did a procurement for their products, the wrong components were being ordered. The correct components had to be ordered separately at additional cost. The replaced components were scrapped at pennies on the dollar or thrown away. On several occasions, I tried to raise a “Red Flag”, but was ignored. Frankly, I'm surprised that Nortel lasted this long.

]]> By: Inlandmar2 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-9037 Inlandmar2 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:47:46 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-9037 The demise of Nortel comes as no surprise. I worked for Nortel from 1979 to 1981. Major problems were apparent when I worked there. Nortel (Northern Telecom, Ltd back then) was a lumbering dinosaur. The corporate management attitude impeded the ability to react to a rapidly changing market place. In 1979 they were still making cross-bar switches and just dabbling in digital switches. All of their competition was going full bore on digital switching. Nortel lost the edge and never regained it. I attended on strategy meeting in 1980. I was shocked. Sales presented their forecast of what they were going to sell. Production presented their forecast of what they were going to make. One big problem! They didn't match! I attempted to bring this contradiction to light, but was "shouted down" by my superiors. Addi tonally, a close associate of mine was appointed to a high level position in "new product development". I congratulated him but asked him about "old product development". He asked what I was talking about. I outlined the fact that the products they were making did not have accurate and up-to-date Bills of Material (BOM) for the products currently being made. Nortel was losing profits on most products being made. When Nortel did a procurement for their products, the wrong components were being ordered. The correct components had to be ordered separately at additional cost. The replaced components were scrapped at pennies on the dollar or thrown away. On several occasions, I tried to raise a "Red Flag", but was ignored. Frankly, I'm surprised that Nortel lasted this long. The demise of Nortel comes as no surprise. I worked for Nortel from 1979 to 1981. Major problems were apparent when I worked there. Nortel (Northern Telecom, Ltd back then) was a lumbering dinosaur. The corporate management attitude impeded the ability to react to a rapidly changing market place. In 1979 they were still making cross-bar switches and just dabbling in digital switches. All of their competition was going full bore on digital switching. Nortel lost the edge and never regained it. I attended on strategy meeting in 1980. I was shocked. Sales presented their forecast of what they were going to sell. Production presented their forecast of what they were going to make. One big problem! They didn't match! I attempted to bring this contradiction to light, but was “shouted down” by my superiors. Addi tonally, a close associate of mine was appointed to a high level position in “new product development”. I congratulated him but asked him about “old product development”. He asked what I was talking about. I outlined the fact that the products they were making did not have accurate and up-to-date Bills of Material (BOM) for the products currently being made. Nortel was losing profits on most products being made. When Nortel did a procurement for their products, the wrong components were being ordered. The correct components had to be ordered separately at additional cost. The replaced components were scrapped at pennies on the dollar or thrown away. On several occasions, I tried to raise a “Red Flag”, but was ignored. Frankly, I'm surprised that Nortel lasted this long.

]]> By: zmailhater http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-8311 zmailhater Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:45:20 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-8311 According to google his 2008 fiscal year earning was 10,063,100 (<a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=NT.N&officerId=692854" rel="nofollow">http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerPr...</a>) divide that by 1950 work hours (37.5/wk) in year and that works out ot $5,128 hour. According to google his 2008 fiscal year earning was 10,063,100 (http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerPr…) divide that by 1950 work hours (37.5/wk) in year and that works out ot $5,128 hour.

]]> By: zmailhater http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-8309 zmailhater Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:37:35 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-8309 that was a great comment!!! that was a great comment!!!

]]> By: zmailhater http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-8308 zmailhater Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:35:48 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-8308 that would be too good to be true. that would be too good to be true.

]]> By: zmailhater http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-8307 zmailhater Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:28:15 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-8307 He should telework and save Nortel some real estate costs to boot. He should telework and save Nortel some real estate costs to boot.

]]> By: less http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-8204 less Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:48:07 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-8204 <i>"Loaded with Nortel's cutting-edge Ethernet equipment, and falling vertically out of the sky, thereby using less fuel than our competitors', our private [i.e. "de-listed"] jet handled as expected and achieved the promised benchmark of 100G as it hyperconnected with the ground that offers us solid footing.<br> <br>Newton's Third Law of Motion states "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." Therefore I firmly believe our stock will, in turn, skyrocket." <br>- Mike Z</i>. “Loaded with Nortel's cutting-edge Ethernet equipment, and falling vertically out of the sky, thereby using less fuel than our competitors', our private [i.e. "de-listed"] jet handled as expected and achieved the promised benchmark of 100G as it hyperconnected with the ground that offers us solid footing.

Newton's Third Law of Motion states “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Therefore I firmly believe our stock will, in turn, skyrocket.”
- Mike Z.

]]> By: Another_Nortel_Watcher http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2009/01/19/nortel-should-turf-the-private-jet/comment-page-1/#comment-8194 Another_Nortel_Watcher Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:50:32 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/?p=1909#comment-8194 When I'm in web.alive, can I throw my shoe at another character? When I'm in web.alive, can I throw my shoe at another character?

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