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John Oliver’s plea to apparel firms about their supply chains

Posted on April 27, 2015 by aviyer2010

A recent program aired by John Oliver in “Last Week Tonight” (first aired Sunday, April 26 2015) on HBO focused on the link between the demand for inexpensive trendy clothes and associated supply chains. He focused on examples where products … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, consumer, Cost, Global Contexts, labeling, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged code of conduct, global supply chain, mgmt5612019, subcontractors, working conditions | 103 Comments

Amazon’s Dash button for consumers

Posted on March 31, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in The Verge (March 31, 2015) titled “Amazon Has invented tiny plastic buttons that simplify ordering” describes Amazon’s partnership with 18 manufacturers to supply wifi enabled buttons that, when pressed, generate an order through Amazon Prime. These buttons … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer, Cost, delivery, Ecommerce, loyalty, manufacturer, ordering, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Amazon, Dash, Ecommerce, manufacturers, ordering, wifi | 1 Comment

Amazon’s patent for 3D printing and delivery

Posted on March 5, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (February 26, 2015) titled “When Drones Aren’t Enough, Amazon Envisions Trucks with 3D Printers” describes a recent patent awarded to Amazon that describes printing the required product for the customer rather than carrying it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 3D printing, Amazon, Cost, delivery, Ecommerce, trucking | Leave a comment

USPS evolution as ecommerce delivery expectations increase

Posted on March 3, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in EcommerceBytes (March 2, 2015 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y15/m03/i02/s04 ) titled “Online Selling and the future of package delivery”, describes the possible role for the US Postal Service that already serves every postbox every day. It describes use of the US Postal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amazon, consumer, delivery, Ecommerce, Retailers, transport | Leave a comment

Will Roadie provide an alternative cost effective delivery model ?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Technology Bubble? Ask Waffle House” (February 24, 2015, http://www.wsj.com/articles/technology-bubble-ask-waffle-house-1424754062?cb=logged0.0031108735129237175) describes an alliance between Roadie (a technology startup) and Waffle House (a 24 hour restaurant). Under the agreement, Waffle House’s 1750 stores will … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, Collaboration, Cost, delivery, Ecommerce, Operations Management, retailers | Tagged Capacity, Collaboration, Coordination, Cost, Design, Margins, Risk, Service | Leave a comment

Understanding USAID’s supply chain based on available data

Posted on November 1, 2014 by aviyer2010

A paper to be presented by A Iyer and G Berenguer uses the dataset provided in section j9 in this site The data provides delivery costs and flow paths from suppliers to country locations by product, by path (direct from supplier or … Continue reading →

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Will coordination between e-commerce retailers and carriers ensure on-time deliveries this Holiday season?

Posted on October 2, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (October 1, 2014) titled “UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping” describes pleas by the carriers FedEx and UPS to ecommerce retailers to stagger their promotions, avoid promising free overnight … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, Collaboration, competitiveness, consumer, Cost, delivery, Ecommerce, mgmt5612018, retailers | Tagged Capacity, delivery, Ecommerce, FedEx, mgmt5612018, packages, UPS | 74 Comments

The impact of California’s rules for a “Made in USA” label

Posted on October 1, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (October 1, 2014) titled “‘Made in USA” Spurs Lawsuits” describes the California Law that even one rivet in a product with such a label that is not made in the USA constitutes false … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Capacity, consumer, Cost, emb2019, Global Contexts, imm2018, labeling, Liability, Made in USA, product, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged California, emb2019, imm2018, Made in USA, product, production, regulation | 18 Comments

Auto Demand and supply mismatch worries impact platinum prices

Posted on October 1, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (September 29, 2014) titled “Platinum Skids on Car-Demand Worries” describes the recent price drop for platinum and traces the volatility of prices of the metal recently. A strike in a South African mine … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, consumer, Cost, Prices, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged autos, demand, output, platinum, strike, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Conscious Supply Chain Management at H&M

Posted on September 22, 2014 by aviyer2010

A report in Sustainable Brands (http://tinyurl.com/qg5gtn7) titled “H&M Unveils Conscious Denim, Signs Agreement for More Conscious Supply Chain Management” describes initiatives with the International Labor Organization (ILO), Solidaridad and Jeanologia to audit its water use, energy consumption, working conditions, fair … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, competitiveness, consumer, Cost, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged audit, conscious supply chain, H&M, jeans, nonprofits, sustainability | 1 Comment