When Dow Chemical plans for the future it follows the approach that IBM gets the most headlines for: it looks decades down the road and prepares for trends and crises related to energy, environment, population, food, and other demands. The company is now shifting focus because of a trend that shippers can’t stop hearing about today: analytics. Dow has morphed from a supplier of basic chemicals and supplies to narrowing in on high-margin specialty and value-added products. The ...