Author Archives: aviyer2010

About aviyer2010

Professor

Walmart to charter ships to ensure capacity for the holiday season

Posted on August 19, 2021 by aviyer2010

An article in SupplyChainDive titled “Walmart charters ships to ensure freight capacity, inventory for peak season (August 18, 2021) describes the challenge of higher out of stock levels and delivery capacity constraints faced by the retailer. By chartering the vessels, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 59 Comments

Recycling coffee cups – why is it difficult ?

Posted on August 19, 2021 by aviyer2010

An article in the site HuffPost titled “Why can’t coffee cups be recycled” describes the challenges associated with coffee cups that have a polyethylene lining that is difficult to recycle. In addition, lined coffee cups if mixed with other cups … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 57 Comments

Toyota has chips for automobiles while others do not, how ?

Posted on August 19, 2021 by aviyer2010

An article in Investing.com titled “How Toyota thrives when the chips are down” (March 8, 2021) describes the impact of the global chip shortage and associated auto manufacturer impact but has left Toyota unaffected. Toyota plans to increase vehicle output. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 62 Comments

Global Supply Bottlenecks and rethinking China sourcing

Posted on August 19, 2021 by aviyer2010

An article in APNEWS titled “Shipping snags prompt US firms to mull retreat from China” (August 5, 2021) claims that firms are worried about container capacity, shipping delays and rising prices. Many manufacturers (52%) are thus considering moving production back … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 60 Comments

Manufacturers thinking holistically about opening in the New Normal

Posted on August 19, 2020 by aviyer2010

A report published by Purdue’s DCMME (https://tinyurl.com/y5579emz) describes an approach to leverage smart technology to enable manufacturers to operate as they open after the pandemic. The report describes process adjustments to prevent infection spread and rethinking the economics of technology … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, manufacturer, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 48 Comments

Benefits of customer flexibility during the pandemic

Posted on August 19, 2020 by aviyer2010

An article in ASCM Insights (https://tinyurl.com/yyneu93x) describes reasons why retail grocery customers might be stockpiling.  The article suggests that retailers should deal with each reason separately, with appropriate steps to reassure customers.    There is also discussion of smaller retailers … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, consumer, Cost, delivery, logistics, product, retailers | Tagged , , , , | 106 Comments

Hardware Chain Growth through the pandemic

Posted on August 19, 2020 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 16, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/yxuaxu64) describes the impact of the pandemic on hardware chains such as Home Depot and Lowes.   From cancelling customer attracting, but low margin, promotions to ensure social distancing, to reordering … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, congestion, consumer, Coordination, Cost, logistics, retailers, supplier, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 49 Comments

Building resilience in supply chains

Posted on August 19, 2020 by aviyer2010

A news report (https://tinyurl.com/y55ypho3) described six ways that supply chains can build in resilience to deal with the pandemic during the early days when suppliers in China were impacted. These include adjusting shipment modes, using alternate designs, building up inventory, … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, China, Coordination, disruption, logistics, product, ship, supplier, Supply Chain Issues, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 68 Comments

The logistics of organ transplants – supply but inefficient distribution

Posted on December 6, 2019 by aviyer2010

An essay in the Wall Street Journal by David Weill titled ‘Supply Isn’t the problem with Organ Transplants” (December 6, 2019), describes the increased supply of organs in the US but an inefficient distribution of the organs to patients who … Continue reading →

Posted in Coordination, delivery, hospital, logistics, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues, transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 55 Comments

The benefits of recycling robots to enable recycling efficiency

Posted on November 21, 2019 by aviyer2010

An article in techcrunch.com, titled “Recycling robots raise millions from top venture firms to rescue an industry in turmoil”, describes challenges faced by US recycling companies as a result of China’s lowering of the contamination threshold for recyclable content combined … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, Cost, productivity, recycling, Sustainability, technology | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment